Back from a blog break, that is – and back to sharing more news and views about, for instance, the use of public spaces.
Like this:
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And this:
Pop Rocks is an innovative architectural installation that uses recycled materials to transform the 800-block of Robson Street in downtown Vancouver into a playful social space from August 15 until September 3, 2012.
Designed by Matthew Soules Architecture and AFJD Studio (Joe Dahmen & Amber Frid-Jimenez), and sponsored by the City of Vancouver’s Viva Vancouver program, Pop Rocks deploys fifteen large pillow-like forms across an entire city block to create a soft landscape that offers comfortable seating while creating a monumental presence at the centre of the city.
The installation is constructed entirely from re-used materials that will be recycled at the end of the project. Each of the soft forms is made using fabric from Canada Place’s ‘Sails’ – which became available after the tensile roof’s recent refurbishment.
Opening Celebration: Please join us for an opening celebration at 6:00pm on Wednesday, August 15.
Why don’t people use the proper tense any more?
Pop Rocks WILL BE ….
or
Pop Rocks is an … THAT WILL USE…
That’s just about as bad as the condo marketers whose pre-construction marketing brochures describe buildings as if they currently exist.
The music is neat and it’s a great use of public space, but that’s no flash mob.
At best you can call it an impromptu or unscheduled musical performance.
Just like a “flash mob” where the participants are paid by Coca Cola is an acting performance.
Welcome back. Always missed. Hope your break was recharging.