public art
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One City’s Bright Idea For A Dark Highway Overpass: A Huge Chandelier
The dark caverns created by freeway overpasses are some of the unfriendliest parts of cities. A 5m chandelier has been approved by Vancouver’s city council to illuminate one such forgotten passageway. And it’s kinda brilliant.
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Why An Artist Totally Whitewashed This Motel — Palm Trees And All
With a sweep of a paint sprayer, an artist has managed to take a decrepit motel in my Los Angeles neighbourhood and turn it into a destination — not by fixing it up, but by temporarily erasing it from the street.
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6,000 Used CDs Never Looked So Pretty
One person’s trash is another visionary person’s community art project. In this clever and beautiful repurposing of old CDs, Ignatov Architects has created Mirror Culture, a shimmery entrance to the public park in Varna, Bulgaria. A bunch of used CDs never looked so good.