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Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Pledges $250 Million To Reimagine Monuments In U.S. Elizabeth Alexander, president of the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, talks about the initiative to spend $250 million in grants to reconsider monuments across the U.S.	"I don't just want to create popular Instagram spots" Says Camille Walala Camille Walala has created two public artworks for the inaugural London Mural Festival as part of a new focus on community-oriented projects.	World’s First Large-Scale COVID Memorial Designed for Victims of the Pandemic Architecture firm Gómez Platero has designed a new memorial to honor those affected by COVID-19. Sited in Uruguay, the monument is made to be an expression of hope in an uncertain time.
D.C. Mayor Bowser has 'Black Lives Matter' painted on street leading to White House The act was intended to honor protesters who had peacefully assembled earlier this week.	You’re Invited: Urbanist Trivia Night Do you identify as a transit nerd? Have strong opinions about brutalist architecture? Keep a running list of your favorite pieces of public art from around the globe?	The Iconography of Social Distancing Around the World Around the world, people have devised various ways to denote the prescribed social distancing protocol using chalk marks, tape, floor stickers, signs, furniture and other crafty means.
11 Rules to Follow When Creating Vibrant Public Spaces The 3rd International Placemaking Week, presented by Project for Public Spaces (PPS) took place on October 1-4, 2019 in Chattanooga, Tennessee.	Bolshaya Morskaya Street / AB CHVOYA + AM TRI A part of Bolshaya Morskaya Street, located between Nevsky Prospekt and the Arch of the General Staff Building in Saint-Petersburg, is a small yet important part of the main city ensemble and the t	Kaleidoscopic Gateways to Celebrate the Holiday Season in New York On the 18th of November, Hou de Sousa will install Ziggy in New York City to celebrate the upcoming holiday season with vibrant hues and playful gateways.
Timber Pavilions and Other-worldly Installations Animate the Plains at Burning Man 2019 Burning Man revellers, including architect Bjarke Ingels, have captured the installations, pavilions and stages at this year's event, including elevated stepping stones and a huge arm made of scrap	Coalition of Survivors Protest Museum for Orlando Pulse Shooting A group of survivors from the deadly 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, Florida are protesting the creation of a museum and memorial for the tragedy – which firms including Studio Libeskind	Daniel Libeskind Designs Photo Installation at Auschwitz Daniel Libeskind has designed an outdoor installation called Through the Lens of Faith in Poland to showcase photographer Caryl Englander's portraits of Auschwitz-Birkenau survivors.
Saturn V to be Projected on Washington Monument To honor the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing, the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum later this month will project the image of a 363-foot Saturn V rocket onto the Washingto	Public Spaces Aren't Really Available for Everyone A young woman does not cross a deserted street at dawn in the same way as a white man wearing a suit or as an immigrant who may not be welcomed by local citizens.	Optical Illusion Added to IM Pei's Louvre Pyramid then Immediately Destroyed Artist JR has created a giant 3D optical illusion from paper that imagines the iconic pyramid at the Musée du Louvre in Paris continuing underground, but it has already been destroyed.
L.A.’s Walt Disney Concert Hall Will Be Lit by Algorithms in Dream-Like Light Show The Walt Disney Concert Hall is set to be transformed through digital art projections by media artist Refik Anadol and Google Arts & Culture.	MTA Unveils Digital Signage Artwork at Fulton Transit Center MTA Arts & Design, a digital artwork provider for the Metropolitan Transit Authority, recently unveiled its fifth digital signage artwork entitled Skyyys at the Futon Center Transportation Hub	This Installation is Made of 10,000 Pounds of Plastic Waste Designed by Brooklyn, N.Y.–based architecture firm StudioKCA, the giant whale sculpture aims to raise awareness about the amount of plastic waste that ends up in the oceans each year.
‘Design Crimes’ Campaign Gets Bars Removed from Benches Hostile designs can look innocuous, like “armrest” bars dividing up a public bench to prevent rough sleeping.	Sharing the City: 5 Takes on How We Should Create and Use Public Space On December 1st 2017, reSITE invited a handful of intellectuals to Berlin for the My City / Your City salon held in partnership with Airbnb, spending a day and night with them brainstorming about p	Future Expansion Installs Mirrored Tubes Outside New York's Flatiron Building Titled "Flatiron Reflection," the design comprises a set of vertical metal tubes that together create a horseshoe shape in plan and a fluted perimeter.
Future Expansion Installs Mirrored Tubes Outside New York's Flatiron Building Titled "Flatiron Reflection," the design comprises a set of vertical metal tubes that together create a horseshoe shape in plan and a fluted perimeter.	UBC Art Installations Aim to Brighten Your Rainy Day The art installations, which are located along UBC's main mall walkway, work in a way that is similar to invisible ink.	This Season's Lighting Festivals As winter approaches, cities around the world are preparing to celebrate the season by transforming their buildings, squares, plazas, and streets into magical illuminated spaces.
New Harvey Milk Memorial in San Francisco's Castro The work of late gay rights activist and politician Harvey Milk will be celebrated in San Francisco's famous Castro District with a large set of ramping steps, designed by US architecture firm Perk	Check Out the Dazzling Pumpkin Architecture at New York's Great Jack O'Lantern Blaze In the US, pumpkins are the ultimate symbol of fall – from autumn holiday centerpieces to Thanksgiving pies to those infamous spiced lattes, the loveable gourd is near inescapable the time October	New York City’s Proposal for the Missing Green-Link in Midtown The city of New York is connecting all 32-miles of coastline with public amenities, piece by piece.
Projection Mapping Light Show Tells the Story of the Guggenheim Bilbao on Its 20th Anniversary From October 11-14th, the 20-minute-long multisensory production Reflections combined music, light and projection, creating a show on the building’s north-facing titanium facades that told the stor	The End Of The High Line Era Several high-profile, billionaire-backed public spaces are on the outs.	What If Algorithms Controlled Your Life Offline, Too? Inspired by the pervasive and sometimes creepy effect of the algorithms that power these recommendation ads, Scott Kelly and Ben Polkinghorne–a pair of advertising executives who moonlight as artis
German Street Artist 1010 Creates Cave-Like Illusions in Unexpected Places For more than a decade, 1010 has been painting colorful cave-like illusions that make flat surfaces appear as if they have been breached by holes go on forever.	Desert Storm Memorial Flies Under the Radar (But is Already Law) According to a joint resolution, the memorial will be constructed in Area I, which surrounds the National Mall in Washington, D.C.	Campaign to fund David Bowie memorial for Brixton launches A crowdfunding campaign to bring a lightning-bolt statue in memory of David Bowie to London aims to raise just under £1 million in 28 days.
Immigration-Themed Valentine's Day Heart Erected in Times Square A celebration of New York City’s rich immigrant culture, the sculpture takes the form of 33 metal poles inscribed with the origins of foreign-born NYC residents.	Foster, Adjaye and Libeskind shortlisted for UK Holocaust memorial The shortlist for the National Holocaust Memorial and Learning Centre was revealed on January 27 – Holocaust Memorial Day.	Cleveland urban art project - InterUrban InterUrban's goal is to become the largest outdoor art museum in the world, spanning the entire city.
Uncovering The Secret History Of Street Signs A projection mapping project celebrates a fading layer of our cities.	Record-breaking Mural for the Rio Olympics Eduardo Kobra is attempting to set the world record for the largest mural created by a single person.	An Olympic Sized Experience in Rio JR Creates amazing large fabric sculptures in Rio for the Olympics.
Stefano Boeri Designs an Urban Tree Lounge for 3M Stefano Boeri designs a tree made from 3M materials that he hopes will influence the creative approach to design in public spaces.	Foon Sham: Public Art in DC Foon Sham of the Maryland University has created some beautiful vases to compliment the new experimental rainwater run off natural gardens in the heart of DC's Golden Triangle District.	ArtEverywhere US Brings Art to Public Places ArtEverywhereUS brought 58 of the world's most important artworks to the public realm, created a social media sensation, and even made billboards look good. We'll call that a victory for Art.
15 Interactive Installations for Cities This collection of interactive installations contain some really interesting ideas. Click on the videos to get a sense of the intraction, they will make a lot more sense.	The 5 Coolest Things about the Revamped Smithsonian Design Museum Cooper Hewitt has been working with designers to create a space that's as relevant and engaging to a world-renown professional designer as it is to a group of schoolchildren.	15 Interactive Art Installations The city is a playground. 15 interactive ideas for city spaces.
Jim Campbell Scatters Light Painting is irrelevant, technology is relevant, so why not use what you are living with to comment on what you are living with?

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