urban planning – human-centered and historically informed (continued)

Rotterdam, meeting of the International Advisory Board to the Mayor, Ahmed Aboutaleb. I have seen my role as a member as one of representing the principles of human-centered design to the processes of urban planning and government. (See also – [link] [Link] [Link]) My emphasis has frequently been upon narrative and story – understanding people’s…

urban planning – human-centered and historically informed (introduction)

My fourth year visiting Rotterdam as a member of the International Advisory Board to the Mayor of this city and port, the largest in Europe, second only globally to Shanghai. New construction – Maasvlakte 2 (and 1) – enormous artificial extensions of the port facilities out into the north sea. Mayor Ahmed Aboutaleb with members…

Song Dong | YBCA

Song Dong at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. Dad and Mom, Don’t Worry About Us, We Are All Well is a large-scale installation called Waste Not. It comprises over 10,000 items ranging from pots and basins to blankets, bottle caps, toothpaste tubes, and stuffed animals collected by the artist’s mother over…