Emergent Urbanism | Rediscovering urban complexity

Emergent Urbanism | Rediscovering urban complexity

Holly Cole Trio - I Can See Clearly Now

I can see clearly now,
The rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Gone are the dark clouds that had me blind.
It's gonna be a bright
It's gonna be bright sunshiny day.
I think I can make it now,
The pain is gone.
All of my bad feelings have disappeared.
There is the rainbow I've been praying for.
It's gonna be a bright
It's gonna be bright sunshiny day.
Look all around
Nothing but blue sky.
Look straight ahead
Nothing but blue sky.
Look all around
Nothing but blue sky.
Just look straight ahead
Nothing but blue sky.
I can see clearly now
The rain is gone.
I can see all obstacles in my way.
Gone is the dark cloud that had me blind.
It's gonna be a bright
Gonna be bright sunshiny day.
Gonna be a bright, gonna be bright,
It's gonna be bright sunshiny day.

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Parkour or Free Running - exploring the urban - movement + touch + appropriation + playfulness

The city is a space of interaction, movement, encounters... spaces to be occupied, used, explored, enjoyed! These guys doing "parkour" or "free running" seem to be having the most of it!

Check this:

My Playground - Preview

This is a filme which "explores the way Parkour and Freerunning is changing the perception of urban space and how the spaces and buildings they are moving on are changing them. Mainly set in Copenhagen the film follows Team JiYo as they explore the city and encounter the obstacles it presents. 

Award winning architect Bjarke Ingels, founder of BIG Architects, is fascinated by the way Team JiYo convey architecture and takes the team to his buildings, to explore and unfold their skills, that may be just as groundbreaking as the architecture itself. The film travels around the world from Denmark to Japan, United States, United Kingdom, and China to explore where the urban mobility is heading."

 Another examples are younger guys doing the same in Belo Horizonte, Brazil:

 

Em Sao Paulo:

 

Here come the girls... http://ping.fm/46xcM

These guys are cool. I really appreciate the fact that they are out there having fun and not sitting in front of a computer: http://ping.fm/Cf4IC