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FEED YOUR BRAIN
30 examples at street level
Some streets are impossible to walk…
…others are just plain boring.
Yet others offer visual vitality…
…that feed our psyche…
…and increase our motivation to walk.
EXAMPLES:
visual vitality
Take a seat! 1 Campus Martius, Detroit Robson St., Vancouver
outside Whitney Museum, Cardboard Beach, New York Toronto
“Nepenthes” Dan Corson Portland, Oregon
2 Solar-powered landmarks photo: Dan Corson website
“Urban Hydrology” (carved granite) Fernanda D'Agostino 6th Street Transit Mall, Portland, Oregon
Diatoms on the swales 3
Busker wildlife 4
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BUSKER BAROMETER
ordinary
unique characters
The Violin Monster Zachary Storey Ann Arbor, Michigan
Mural by Uber5000 Kensington Market Toronto, Ontario
Crazy-happy laneway murals 5
“Inside/Out” temporary display from Detroit Institute of Arts on Liberty St., Ann Arbor, Michigan
Boundary-free art museums 6
Aspirational statements “Keep Portland Weird” Dante’s Portland, Oregon
7
“Woodpecker Column” Fastwurms Toronto Convention Centre
Supersized wildlife 8 “The Birds” (18’ sparrow) Myfanwy MacLeod Vancouver, British Columbia
“PAUSE” Exploratorium with Gehl Architects Market Street, San Francisco, CA
9 Experiments in interactivity
Portland, Oregon and Detroit, Michigan 10 Small business personalities
Milonga Al Fresco Michigan Argentine Tango Club Regent’s Plaza Ann Arbor, Michigan
11
12 Heidelberg Project Tyree Guyton & Friends Detroit, Michigan
Signature streets
Links to the past Plaza walkway on former industrial lands Olympic Village Site Vancouver, British Columbia 13
Temporary installations “Balloon Forest” 100in1day Toronto, Ontario 14
Supersized plant life “Sonic Bloom” Dan Corson Seattle, Washington
15 “The Silicon Forest” Brian Borello Portland, Oregon
Socio-economic reflection 16 Heidelberg Project Tyree Guyton Detroit , Michigan
Art from memories and detritus 17 Heidelberg Project Tyree Guyton Detroit , Michigan
artist: Moses Kofi Kensington Market Toronto, Ontario
Assembly-line escapees 18
Below grade parking Pearl District Portland, Oregon
Ventilation with vitality 19
20 Irresistible interactive sculpture “Endover” Tony Rosenthal Ann Arbor, Michigan
Designed by students of B. F. Day School Fremont, Seattle, Washington
Pavement patterns 21
Sea Life Skate Stops Rincon Park, Embarcadero San Francisco, California
Functional artistry 22
"Uniform Measure/Stack“ Stephen Cruise Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario
District art 23
Bus Stop Seating Woodward Avenue, DDOT Detroit, Michigan
Gestures of civic kindness 24
Croft Lane Toronto, Ontario Garage door commentary 25
Faces in the ‘hood 26 Heidelberg Project Tyree Guyton Detroit , Michigan
“Man in the City” Project John Sauve Detroit, Michigan
Reasons to look up 27 blue bear of La Brea Avenue West Hollywood, CA
Mirvish Village Markham Street Toronto, Ontario
One of a kind streets 28
Astute architectural color 29 Dan Tel Aviv Hotel Yaacov Agam Tel Aviv, Israel
Detroit, Michigan and Toronto, Ontario Presence of youth 30
Is your walk mean…or motivating?
Nature is essential, but cities need art and artistry.
Could your street use more visual vitality…
to feed hungry brains?
Sharon VanderKaay
@svkaay
vanderpalette.com