Monthly Archives: March 2012

MoRUS – Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space

Thanks to urbanculturalstudies :: this is news that really makes me happy! Finally a group of New Yorkers, activists and supporters of the idea of reclaiming space for open – public – creative use, decided to start MoRUS – Museum … Continue reading

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Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space in New York City

Originally posted on urbanculturalstudies:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXrXFdfwOHk&feature=youtu.be A new, exciting museum is being planned to keep alive the rich history of reclaimed urban space in New York City. The Museum of Reclaimed Urban Space, MoRUS, will be located in the storefront of…

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Built environment :: a heavy legacy

via BBC News – Ordos: The biggest ghost town in China. This picture is taken from an article published on March 17th on the BBC news magazine. It portrays the city of Ordos in Inner Mongolia. 10 years after construction, … Continue reading

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Women’s City

Today is Women’s Day. Two days ago, Rome’s Public Attorney published the data about crimes against women in Italy: it results that between 2010 to 2011, the increase of crimes against women is about 34.4%. Telefono Rosa, an organization that … Continue reading

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Reclaiming public space in NYC

Last summer my husband and I spent a month and a half in NYC to seek work and get back in touch with my friends and my past. A wonderful experience, to be repeated soon. One of the things that … Continue reading

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