#newcity design

[ianfulgar]

Revit users, say hello to Forma! Forma by Autodesk is an AI-driven tool for generating and analyzing Building Information Modeling (BIM) projects. With the "Send to Revit" feature, users can easily convert the conceptual models into Revit elements, where they can further develop the design. This integration allows users to take a conceptual proposal developed in Forma and transform it into a detailed Revit project, complete with editable elements such as buildings, terrain, and other site features. Additionally, any changes made in Revit can be sent back to Forma for further analysis and validation, ensuring that the design remains aligned with the initial project goals and environmental considerations. This bidirectional workflow between Forma and Revit enhances the iterative design process, enabling architects to refine their projects more precisely and efficiently.

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Set design for Merce Cunningham’s “Suite for Five," presented by Zephyr Dance (Oct 19-22, 2023, in Chicago), curated by SITE/less co-directors Michelle Kranicke and David Sundry with Paige Cunningham-Caldarella. SITE/less aims to rethink the connection between movement and architecture and deepen the relationship between the viewer and the venue, inviting viewers within inches of dancers with an architectural platform installation that reflects the team's "ongoing critique of the proscenium stage presentation style that positions the audience as the fourth wall.” Sundry explains that “The current stacked platform construction allows the audience to change their proximity and views of the work at will throughout the evening. The immersive, radial nature of the SITE/less space expands upon Cunningham’s idea of there being many points that could be considered the ‘front’ of the dance.” Photo: Padgett & Co., via Newcity Stage.

Press release: https://zephyrdance.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Zephyr-Cunningham-release.pdf

[abwwia]

source HERE

Nayda Collazo-Llorens, born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, is a visual artist engaged in an interdisciplinary practice incorporating multiple mediums and strategies. She earned an MFA degree from New York University and a BFA degree from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. She has received grants from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation, and Beta-Local's El Serrucho, among others, and is a former Visiting Fellow at the Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership. Her work has been exhibited at El Museo del Barrio in New York City, The Mattress Factory in Pittsburgh, Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum in Miami, Bass Museum of Art in Miami Beach, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts in Grand Rapids, Richmond Center for Visual Arts in Kalamazoo, Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in San Juan, Museo Universitario del Chopo in Mexico City, and The Dowse Art Museum in New Zealand, among other institutions. Her work is featured in the book Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago, published by Duke University Press; A to Z of Caribbean Art, published by Robert & Christopher in Trinidad and Tobago; and The Dark Would: Language Art Anthology, published by Apple Pie in the UK. Her work has been reviewed in The New York Times, Art News, Art Net, Art US, Art Nexus, Arte al Día International, BOMB, and Newcity.

Nayda Collazo-Llorens, nacida en San Juan, Puerto Rico, es una artista visual interdisciplinaria que incorpora diversos medios y estrategias. Obtuvo un MFA de New York University y un BFA del Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Ha recibido becas de la Fundación Pollock-Krasner, El Serrucho de Beta-Local, y el Arcus Center for Social Justice Leadership, entre otras.  Su obra se ha exhibido en El Museo del Barrio en la ciudad de Nueva York, The Mattress Factory en Pittsburgh, Museum of Latin American Art en Long Beach, The Patricia & Phillip Frost Art Museum en Miami, Bass Museum of Art en Miami Beach, Urban Institute for Contemporary Arts en Grand Rapids, Richmond Center for Visual Arts en Kalamazoo, Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico y el Museo de Arte Contemporáneo en San Juan, Museo Universitario del Chopo en la Ciudad de Mexico, y The Dowse Art Museum in New Zealand, entre otras galerías e instituciones. Su obra ha sido publicada en los siguientes libros: Relational Undercurrents: Contemporary Art of the Caribbean Archipelago por Duke University Press, A to Z of Caribbean Art, por Robert & Christopher en Trinidad y Tobago; y The Dark Would: Language Art Anthology, por Apple Pie en el Reino Unido. Su obra ha sido reseñada en The New York Times, Art Net, Art US, Art Nexus, Art News, Arte al Día International, BOMB, y Newcity.

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Newcity Film 50 2022: MAKERS — Producers, Crew & Production Services

Tim Konn, Louise Rider and Drew Weir - Managing Director, Executive Producer and Sound Designer/Mixer - Another Country Chicago

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99% Invisible

99percentinvisible.org

From Radiotopia

Caitlin's rating: 5/5

"99% Invisible is about all the thought that goes into the things we don’t think about — the unnoticed architecture and design that shape our world." -99% Invisible website

Aside from Phoebe Judge, Roman Mars is probably my favorite podcast host. He is so talented, and 99% Invisible tells so many interesting stories that as soon as I listened to my first episode (Squatters of the Lower East Side), I was hooked. There are so many things around us that we neglect to notice, and Roman Mars gives us all a chance to learn more about our surroundings. This podcast helps you stop and smell the proverbial flowers. Favorites of mine:

The Trials of Dan and Dave (57:01) - In 1992, Reebok had an ad campaign with two decathalon athletes. Super interesting. I've asked several people if they remember it (not old enough myself) and most of them say yes, so it's amazing to see how much of a lasting effect this ad campaign had. The power of advertising! This is a 99% invisible/ESPN 30 for 30 episode.

The Pool and the Stream (34:46) - Swimming pools changed skateboarding.

In the Same Ballpark (29:34) – The evolution of baseball parks in America. I love love love this episode.

Squatters of the Lower East Side (30:32) - People were illegally living in NYC and eventually came to own the places they were staying in basically by relentlessly defending their residence. POSSESSION IS 9/10 OF THE LAW.

Curious City

wbez.org/shows/curious-city

From WBEZ Chicago

Caitlin's rating: 3/5

"[Curious City's] mission is to include the public in editorial decision-making, make journalism more transparent and strengthen multimedia coverage about Chicago, the surrounding region and its people (past or present)." -WBEZ website

Again, a hit or miss for me, probably because I don't live in Chicago. Listeners send in their questions about Chicago (e.g. Where does all the poop go?), and Curious City answers them.

What Happens to the Lincoln Park Zoo Animals in the Winter? (5:39)

Chicago Bathhouses: More Than a Century of Sanitation, Sex, and Sweat (13:37)

What Happens to "Number 2" in the Second City? (9:03)

A Lot You Got to Holler

design.newcity.com/a-lot-you-got-to-holler-podcast

From Newcity Design

Caitlin's rating: ??

"The podcast explores Chicago’s singular history of architecture, design and urbanism, with an emphasis on pop culture." -Newcity Design website

To be honest, I never listened to this one, but it's on my list because it sounds like a Chicago version of 99% Invisible.

Love and Radio

loveandradio.org

From Radiotopia

Caitlin's rating: 3/5

"Love and Radio features in-depth, otherworldly-produced interviews with an eclectic range of subjects, from the seedy to the sublime. You’ve never heard anything like it before. New installments are added monthly." -Love and Radio website

Love and Radio is interesting because there's very limited narration. The story starts, and you basically have to figure it out as it goes on. I've liked the episodes I've heard, but it hasn't hooked me like some of the other shows. Recommendation:

Relevant Questions (46:05) - Polygraph expert helps people cheat the system. This is the same guy who is in the polygraph episode of This American Life mentioned above, but not the same broadcast.

Snakes!!!!!!!! (33:48) - Guy self-immunizes with snake venom.

A Girl of Ivory (42:16) - Polyamorous relationship with an unexpected twist.

Part Time Genius

parttimegenius.show

From How Stuff Works

Caitlin's rating: 3/5

"Every episode packs incredible research, fun-filled quizzes, nerdy interviews and a giant, head-scratching question into one superfun show." - Part Time Genius website

I don't particularly like the humor in this show, but it does have some interesting fun facts, and I definitely learned something new every time I listened. Recommendations:

Was Mr. Rogers the Best Neighbor Ever? (41:52) - BRB sobbing

What are the Greatest Things We Just Learned about Japan? (40:41) - OMG at the baseball story. That cracked me up.

How Did Putin Come to Power? (42:32) - Between this and watching Icarus, Putin terrifies me.

Is Recycling Worth the Hassle? (47:11) - Shoutout to this episode for putting me on even more of an environmentalism kick. I am especially trying to reuse plastic grocery bags now and, sadly, throwing them in the trash whenever they've finished their purpose.

What Are the Most Surprising Jobs at the White House? (43:39) - I already knew some of this thanks to Veep. :) But it was still good.

Science Vs

gimletmedia.com/science-vs

From Gimlet

Caitlin's rating: 5/5

"Science Vs takes on fads, trends, and the opinionated mob to find out what’s fact, what’s not, and what’s somewhere in between." -Gimlet website

I LOVE Science Vs! Another show with an Aussie host, this show is pleasant to listen to and always helps me learn more. Wendy interviews doctors, scientists, and other experts to back up her material. They break down the science-based evidence in a way that any audience can understand without being condescending. Favorites:

Opioids: How America Got Hooked (45:56) - Did you know that in 2016, opioids killed more people in America than AIDS did in its most dangerous year?!

The Bee-pocalypse (31:44) - Bees are dying, and you should care.

Vaccines - Are They Safe? (35:09) - Short answer: Yes.

The Rise of Anti-Vaxxers (32:24) - My eyes are rolled all the way back into my head right now.

Abortion: What You Need to Know (46:07) - Understanding the process is important, in my opinion, especially in this political climate. Don't make claims for one side or the other until you know the facts of how it works!

Strangers

storycentral.org/strangers

Formerly from Radiotopia, but now from Story Central

Caitlin's rating: 5/5

"Each episode is an empathy shot in your arm, featuring true stories about the people we meet, the connections we make, the heartbreaks we suffer, the kindnesses we encounter, and those frightful moments when we discover that WE aren’t even who we thought we were." -Story Central website

Strangers is so fascinating to me. It tells the stories of people. Usually they're stories that I can't relate to, but the people in these stories still have the same feelings that we all experience, so the stories aren't irrelevant. They're funny, they're said, they made me angry. Any time of show that evokes this type of emotion is a winner in my book. Lea's voice is soothing in the same way that Phoebe Judge's is. She talks about her personal life some, and I know that's appealing to some listeners. Personally, I'm more "Get to the story!" but that's okay. The wait is worth it. Favorites:

Franky Carillo - Life (34:39) and Franky Carillo - Life Now (29:35) - Guy serves 20 years in prison for a crime he didn't commit.

Kugel vs Khaled (37:52) - Alaa Khaled aka Alec Ledd talks about how he had to change his name to hide his ethnicity and break into acting.

Claire Obscure (57:31) -

Twelve Years On (33:44) - A refugee Somali family moves to a white neighborhood in Vermont

Eleven Up (1:07:51) - A family adopts children from another family, and then the families make plans to move in together.

The Truth (50:03) - A family divides when a member gets accused of the worst thing possible

Lex (35:06) - What do you do when you think your child is capable of being violent?

Claire Obscure (57:31) - Girl grows up with very abusive family, changes her identity so that her dad never finds her. Super intense.

The Son, The Goddess, and Leopoldo (47:37) - Guy is born into a lesbian witch coven, lives in communes with his mother, and eventually becomes an attorney.

Spooked

spookedpodcast.org

From WNYC Studios and Snap Judgement

Caitlin's rating: 4/5

"True-life supernatural stories, told first-hand by people who can barely believe it happened themselves." - Snap Judgement website

Whether you believe this kind of stuff or not, the stories are interesting and creepy. As a huge Stephen King fan, this appealed to me. The narrator, Glynn Washington, is amazing. He also hosts a show about Heavens Gate, which I tried to listen to, but it gave me nightmares about the cult I used to be in. Womp womp. Anyway, here are my favorite Spooked episodes:

Spooked: A Friend in the Forest (29:56) - Weird appearance of a boy who was supposed to be dead. Narrator is Irish.

Spooked: Lost in Time (36:37) - Two people walk into a bar that time warps.

Spooked: Final Act (35:26) - An EMT gets lost and someone who is supposedly dead helps her.

Wait Wait . . . Don't Tell Me!

npr.org/programs/wait-wait-dont-tell-me

From NPR

Caitlin's rating: 3/5

"NPR's weekly current events quiz. Have a laugh and test your news knowledge while figuring out what's real and what we've made up." -NPR website This one's okay. I subscribed to it so that I could prep for bar trivia (don't judge). I like that they have celebrity guests on the show. The newest episode has LeVar Burton (9:44), and I am stoked to listen to that! Bradley Whitford's episode was good, too. He's so problematic for me because I love him in West Wing, but I hate him in Get Out. Such a skilled actor.

[prasannakota]

Sunday Detroit Morning

A few months after moving to the city, waking up by the window looking at the beautiful view it finally feels like Home, twenty fifth home until I move again.

[zoranstevanovic]

Logo inro video #newcitycompany #newcity #liquidgold #centarruskihviza #ruskevize #ncONE #ui #design #logo #videoedit #phonedesign #appdesign #beograd #ig_belgrade #ig_nbg #serbia #profimaxstudio #graphic #aplication #VoIP #newcitycompany #iteccion #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #arilje #mobileapp #mobiledesign (at Belgrade, Serbia)

[notbecauseofvictories]

hi sarah! I'm relatively new to Chicago - any advice for figuring out What's Going On in Chicago politics/how wards work/keeping up to date on all that?

As with poetry---as with anything---I think the key is to make it part of your ordinary, unremarkable routine. Personally, I outsource a lot of my "keeping up with Chicago news" to twitter, because otherwise I'd have to deliberately check so, so many different websites every morning. It streamlines the process to simply follow the account of every paper, alt-weekly, local news source, or Designated Chicagoan you can find.

Right now I follow:

My alderman;

My state and federal reps, plus the IL attorney general;

The Chicago Tribune (conservative, but the paper of record for Chicago), The Chicago Sun-Times, WBEZ (Chicago's NPR!), The Triibe (Black-centric Chicago news), Block Club Chicago (really local, I donate every year!), The Chicago Reader (free paper copies at your library, also one of the orgs I support), the Hyde Park Herald, Newcity Chicago, ProPublica Illinois (amazing, deep-dive investigative journalism), South Side Weekly, Chicago Magazine (mostly ads, but occasionally they hit an article out of the park), The Chicago Reporter, Time Out Chicago, and a few others I'm forgetting; and

several other Chicago-specific twitter accounts, including hyperlocal organizations, nonprofits I support, and fun things like Forgotten Chicago and the Chicago Genius Herald.

........I think I also follow the Chicago Public Library? I can't remember at the moment.

Anyway, what this means is that when I open twitter, it is pretty much just jokes from a couple mutuals and an RSS feed of local news. That way, I can absently scroll and click on stories that interest me, check in on whether my alderman is coordinating services to shovel sidewalks, or see what's happening in Chicago this weekend.

Also, since the Trib is notoriously stuck behind a paywall, I'll just remind everybody that archive.today exists.

[souzasuzan1991]

Cada um sabe o que carrega no coração #resiliencia #gerenciar #sentimentos #particularidade #design #yellow #pastelcolor #flower #girlfeeling #png #newcity #daybyday #overcoming https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvngq05hg9C/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16fqjca7d32n2

[animationforce]

Helen McCarthy’s Words Broke Cultural and Gender Barriers in Manga

(This interview took place in 2019, now published for the first time in a two-part series. Read part two here.)

A longtime fan of Japanese comics, British writer Helen McCarthy was determined to showcase women’s place in art and fandom.

When British author Helen McCarthy set out to write a book about manga, Japanese comics, in the 1980s, few people were open to her idea of writing an English language book about Japanese animation. Yet McCarthy had already fallen in love with the way manga told stories through imagery; manga didn’t rely on words, which, to a writer, was remarkable and humbling. 

“It took me 10 years of knocking on doors, being rejected, and having people hang up the phone on me,” McCarthy, 68 of London, said. “I knew nothing about how to write books. I knew nothing about pitching, but I was determined to do it and I kept going.”

Manga — the comic or graphic novel style telling of a story — and television-centric anime are distinct from Western animation. Both styles favor large, expressive eyes above minimally drawn noses and mouths (which can, conversely, also be overly exaggerated). Greater detail is given to things like eyelashes, hair, and clothing; colors have more variance and are shaded to add more depth, according to Lifewire. 

While Western comics are often considered a “family-friendly superhero genre,” UK-based magazine Manga Big Bang noted, manga is more likely to explore darker themes and material like “sex, violence and scatology.” 

“The reason for this freedom in exploring such concepts is cultural, as the primary religious affiliations of Japan is Shinto and Buddhism—religions that do not equate sex with shame,” the magazine added. “This allows the Japanese to be more liberal in exploring sexuality than most Americans.”

Perhaps because of this subject matter and lingering anti-Japanese sentiment in Britain following WWII, McCarthy was told time and time again that there was no interest in consuming or reading about Japanese animation. Yet her own experience voraciously reading manga would prove otherwise.

“It was actually the rejection that kept me going. People, it was mostly guys, were essentially saying, ‘Go away little girl and do something sensible,’” she said. “And why should I do something sensible? I'm going to do this. And I'll show all of you.”

McCarthy initially read everything she could find on Japanese animation in the UK library system, the British Library, and then the British Film Institute Library, though she found very little information. But being from a family of Irish immigrants (and, McCarthy says, the Irish love to read), she learned early on that “if there wasn't a book about you [or a topic] ... you go and write it yourself.” 

“In 1983 Frederik L. Schodt published his seminal ‘Manga! Manga! a History of Japanese Comics,’ and I expected a flood of books to follow in its wake,” McCarthy explained via email, “but that didn't happen, so we just plodded on getting as much as we could, meeting the few other Brits who knew about anime and manga and building a small network.”

In her 30s, McCarthy began reaching out to anime/manga fans around the world and relied on the knowledge of fans from other fandoms like Star Trek and supermarionation (a style of puppetry popularized by British television production company AP Films in the 1960s) to learn more about the art form and the culture surrounding it. She travelled throughout Europe, purchasing cheap manga in French and Italian, which she understood enough to passively read.

In the 1980s, McCarthy noted, “there were very few people in Britain who could even pronounce the word anime. And as far as I know, nobody was doing any work on manga in English—even [UK based comics journalist] Paul Gravett hadn't got hooked at that point!” 

Before a publisher would give her a chance on the misunderstood medium, McCarthy took things into her own hands. In 1991 she co-founded the magazine Anime UK, a worldwide publication that covered Japanese pop culture. McCarthy was inspired by Anime-zine, the first American semi-professional anime magazine, and the Japanese magazines she and her partner, Steve Kyte, loved. The magazine grew from a fan publication newsletter, also called Anime UK, created after British national sci-fi convention Eastercon in 1990. Wil Overton, who subscribed to the newsletter, shared the newsletter with his boss Peter Goll, who agreed to publish and fund Anime UK through his company, Sigma. Overton and Kyte worked for the magazine as designers and artists while McCarthy served as editor. 

Anime UK hoped to tap the UK’s burgeoning anime fandom, and achieve the aesthetic beauty of those Japanese magazines, mirroring the “accessible yet authoritative writing of Anime-zine.” The magazine ceased publication in 1996. 

A year later, McCarthy’s first book, Manga, Manga, Manga: A celebration of Japanese Animation at the ICA Cinema, was published.The book collected illustrations, offered plot synopsis, a term lexicon, and descriptions of prominent anime of the time such as Akira and Kiki’s Delivery Service. Since, McCarthy has published 12 books, won a handful of awards for her work and curation, and attended innumerable conventions (including one she chaired), where she has spread her love of Japanese animation across the globe. 

CONTINUED IN PART TWO

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Amanda Finn is a Chicago based freelance journalist who spends a lot of evenings in the theater. She is a proud member of the American Theatre Critics Association. Her work has been found in Ms. Magazine, American Theatre Magazine, the Wisconsin State Journal, Footlights, Newcity and more. She can be found on Medium and Twitter as @FinnWrites as well as her website Amanda-Finn.com. 

[ianfulgar]

Sharing real property insights from the point of view of an architect. Thank you very much Shang Properties and Philippine Daily Inquirer for having me. I had a blast! #speaker #event #realestate #architecture #sharingiscaring #luxurymarket #shangproperties #inquirer #design #stage #presentation #propertyinvestment #newcities #philippines #grateful #letstalkarch #newmarket #lifeofanarchitect #serviceindustry #happylife #lifestylebrand #loveyourself #atrium

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More footage!! Just me...playing tunes from a 3hr set at Chicago Home of House Exhibition on June 12th Presented by Epiphany Center for the Arts, the Design Museum of Chicago, Connect Gallery, The Silver Room, City of Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events, The Vintage House Show on WNUR and The Modern Dance Music Research and Archiving Foundation. • #epiphanycenterforthearts #epiphanycenter #thecatacombs #housemusic #chicagohousemusic #vintagehousemusic #chicagohouse #edm #dj #chicago #chicagomusic #westloopisthebestloop #westloopchicago #artgallery #chicagoart #chicagoexhibition #newcity #chicagoreader #chicagogallerynews #funkyblackman #funkyblackmanstories #adventuresofthefunkyblackman (at Epiphany Center for the Arts) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQPwl-DBVLi/?utm_medium=tumblr

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A career in urbanism

*I wonder why he's citing my book.  It’s a work of futurism, but it’s to say it’s a work about urbanism.  But, who knows, maybe it is.

https://www.allthingsurban.net/blog/Futurist-Greg-Lindsay-on-His-Career-in-Urbanism

Autonomous Mobility, Twitter and Blade Runner: Futurist Greg Lindsay on His Career in Urbanism

11.11.2019, ANASTASIA SUKHOROSLOVA. (((what a great name)))

Greg Lindsay is a journalist, urbanist, futurist, and speaker on the future of cities, technology, and mobility. He is the director of applied research at NewCities and director of strategy at its mobility offshoot CoMotion, as well as a co-author of the international bestseller Aerotropolis: The Way We’ll Live Next.

In the run-up to the CoMotion LA Leadership Conference, we spoke with Greg about his career in urbanism, what brought him to the field and how he envisions the future of cities and urban mobility.

Your career started in journalism. How did it shift to urbanism?

It's like the line from The Sun Also Rises about bankruptcy: gradually, and then suddenly. My interest in cities was awoken by the fact that ultimately every fundamental challenge of the 21st century — whether climate change or inequality, mobility or opportunity — are all urban challenges as well. The city is where these problems and paradoxes are made flesh. And so that’s where I found myself trying to make sense of the world.

What was the most exciting project you worked on, and what was special about it?

From a purely intellectual standpoint, it was when I was asked by the architect Jeanne Gang to join her team for a 2011-2012 MoMA exhibition named “Foreclosed: Rehousing the American Dream.” It was an effort to grapple with what had gone wrong before and after the Great Recession and foreclosure crisis, and whether there was anything designers could do about it. It was fascinating for me because, as a journalist, it was my first time sitting on the same side of the table as architects and understanding how they see the world. For me, everything is a story — what is our narrative arc and who are our characters? — and ideas are hung on that framework. For them, it was: what is our site, and what is our program? Meaning: what do we build and where do we build it? In this case, the site was Cicero, Illinois — no longer the hideout of Al Capone but an overwhelmingly Hispanic neighborhood — and our program was to invent new, more flexible ways of living and working that wasn’t necessarily tied to ownership. In 2012, we didn’t have a name for it, but today you would call it co-housing designed with the needs of local residents in mind. So, I’d like to think we were onto something, even though it never made it out of the museum.

A lot of your work is focused on the future of cities and urban mobility. Can you name three trends that seem most important to you?

Number one is the slow decline of public transport as we know it in the United States, and the causes are both clear (e.g. cars) and complex. On the one hand, a decade-long bull market means a lot of people have bought cars, even though Americans have unprecedented levels of auto debt and the length of car loans are beginning to exceed the length of actually owning the car — seven years, give or take. While that’s happening, bus ridership has declined across America due to disinvestment. (Congestion caused by ride-hailing is making the problem worse.)

The second is mobility-as-a-service, which started as a theoretical means for public agencies to embrace innovative private services while reasserting the importance of mass transit. Instead, the biggest enthusiasts are Uber and Lyft, which are building proprietary “walled gardens” to cross-subsidize operations and build moats around their business. We’re now in an arms race, and I hope cities embracing tools like LADOT’s Mobility Data Specification will swiftly create open standards for public mobility-as-a-service.

Third is autonomy. Not autonomous cars, but autonomy as a general capability that will trickle down to scooters and deliverybots and other forms of robotics that may only vaguely look vehicles. Autonomy will be a lot stranger than most people expect, and I’m anxious to see how cities will regulate them — and whether they will regulate them enough.

What advice would you give to those who are just starting their career in urbanism? What skills will be crucial in the next 5-10 years?

I’m honestly not sure. My core skills are pattern recognition and storytelling, and I don’t think you can go wrong using those to make sense of the world. Find the smartest people you can wherever you can and learn from them. Honestly, the most important tool in my kit is listening to conversations on Twitter.

What are the most thought-provoking books about cities that you’ve recently encountered?

The most thought-provoking book I haven’t read yet is Anthony Townsend’s GHOST ROAD. The best book on smart cities might be Tim Maughan’s INFINITE DETAIL or Bruce Sterling THE EPIC STRUGGLE OF THE INTERNET OF THINGS.

And also BLADE RUNNER, because if you recall the opening credits, the film is set in Los Angeles, November 2019. It’s not the future anymore, but a retro-future, a dystopia-that-could-have-been.

This interview was made as part of our partnership with CoMotion LA, that brings together the global leaders of the new mobility revolution. Join us in Los Angeles on November 14-15 with a 25% discount, register now!

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CHI / Sharon and Guy: Remnants: Recombined, Reconsidered

Guy Villa Jr and Sharon Oiga, Narrative, 2022. Found materials on card stock, 8.5 x 11 inches (detail)

Sharon and Guy: Remnants: Recombined, Reconsidered On view by appointment: June 25 to August 6, 2022 Opening reception: Saturday, Jun 25, 2022, 1 to 4pm Closing reception: Saturday, August 6, 2022, 1 to 4pm

Tiger Strikes Asteroid Chicago is pleased to present Remnants: Recombined, Reconsidered by design duo Sharon and Guy, a cross disciplinary exhibition exploring the boundaries of graphic design through photography, collage, and other media.

Bits of color, twisted form, faded words—stimulation is inspiration. The mode of operation is that of a street photographer, constantly noticing the unnoticed: the decrepit, the dilapidated, the dismissed. Our eyes scan, automatically and systematically, as they move through the city, waiting for delight, for curios to reveal themselves. Whimsy and happenstance are key. When found, these trash treasures are photographed or brought back, examined, and then set aside until one day partnered or grouped with other finds. Such is the process: hunting and gathering, thinking and making. The eyes, the brain, the heart—they don’t switch off. They invariably detect, desire, and direct the hands, continually compelled.

Bios: Sharon and Guy question and investigate the process of design and the ways in which ideas are expressed and disseminated, ranging from the micro level of experimental typographic form and self-authorship to the macro level of creating publications and exhibitions. Their collaborative work is consistently recognized through awards, publications, exhibitions, and funding, along with being named in Design 50 2022 by Newcity. Recent and upcoming exhibitions include projects created within a larger team, and the Chicago Design Archive, for 150 Media Stream and Art on the Mart. Additionally, Sharon Oiga and Guy Villa Jr are professors and have written about their teaching in Designer Magazine, a UCDA publication.

Guy Villa Jr holds a BFA from the University of Illinois at Chicago, with a major in Graphic Design and additional concentration in Photography. Experienced in design direction and publication design, he was named a Platinum Winner by Graphis for which he was interviewed and featured in a Graphis publication. He was also interviewed by Print magazine and his work was published in the annual. In his role as an Assistant Professor at Columbia College Chicago, Guy teaches graphic design and typography, and serves as Faculty Advisor to the Latino Alliance student group. Aside from teaching and design practice, he speaks at conferences regularly and gives presentations at regional, national and international venues. He is also Chair of the STA Design Inspiration Weekend, an annual forum for designers held by the Society of Typographic Arts. Recently, he was a juror for the international SoTA Typography Award as well as a proposal reviewer for the TypeCon Education Forum and AIGA Shift Virtual Summit. Additionally, he loves cats.

Sharon Oiga received an MFA in Graphic Design from Yale University and BFA degrees in Graphic Design and Photography from the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). She has partnered with multidisciplinary design firms, including Studio/lab Chicago, where she specialized in identity, brand strategy, publication design, and packaging with collaborators in the business, science, arts, health, and education sectors. In her role as Professor and the Chair of Graphic Design at UIC, she teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in design, typography, and thesis. A two-time recipient of major funding by Sappi Ideas That Matter, Sharon was also honored to receive the student-voted UIC Silver Circle Teaching Award. In the design community, she serves as Vice Chair of the Society of Typographic Aficionados and as a Director of the Chicago Design Archive. Additionally, she is allergic to cats. Sharonandguy.com

Remnants: Recombined, Reconsidered is curated by Debra Kayes.

Curator bio:

Debra Kayes is an artist, designer, teacher and curator. She is an Associate Professor of Instruction at Columbia College Chicago. Debra has exhibited her art and design projects in venues such as the Illinois State Museum, the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago, the Chicago Artists Coalition, The Hyde Park Art Center, New American Paintings and the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts. Debra is a former Convergence Academies Research Fellow, a former Chicago Artists Coalition Hatch Projects resident and is a co-director of Tiger Strikes Asteroid, Chicago. She has curated shows at the Glass Curtain Gallery, at The Averill and Bernard Leviton Gallery and at Tiger Strikes Asteroid.

photos by Tom van Eynde