pop up

The pop up concept, moveable locations for shops, bars, clubs etc could be used to create zones of non consumption. All these closed down shops could become a visual, aural, physical respite.. Meanwhile Space are working out how to use these places more easily.

in between time

is there any time inbetween now that it is possible to consume 24 hours a day. if the shops are shut the internet is open. if the pubs are shut the clubs are open. If the cinemas are shut the movies can be downloaded. anything on demand. is there a time inbetween for non consumption?

add clock....pie chart for consumption diary

in between spaces

There are many anonymous places in contemporary life between work, home, and entertainment . Perhaps thats OK, or perhaps they are wasted spaces or there aren't enough of them Richard Sennett talks about the need to design ambiguity into urban environments. Places that aren't for anything in particular that are not controlled or manipulated but allow for, or provoke interaction between people that is not proscribed. pedestrianisation of city centres is creating more space for potentially flexible interactions if it is not entirely inhabited by the service industries...cafe culture...

in between buildings

A few wild flower seeds have created a meadow alongside this otherwise grey utilitarian path, that winds down between a couple of tower blocks in Brighton. Makes a meadow out of  grassy bank.