tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49640609446195787722011-11-28T10:08:04.817+10:00GETTING READY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 2009. Changing the city until the meter runs out.Brisbane Park(ing) Dayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00747945043801706632noreply@blogger.comBlogger2011100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4964060944619578772.post-39030037196516466052009-06-07T23:56:00.005+10:002009-06-08T00:14:31.521+10:00

Please visit the new website. http://www.brisbaneparkingday.com/(we will keep this blog as an archive)Meet other Brisbane and international PARKers on the new online forums at:

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Brisbane PARK(ing) will be back in 2009!Please join us on the exciting new Rebar social network. (It will be an important forum for coordination and keeping up to date) http://my.parkingday.org/group/BrisbaneIn 2008, Brisbane was the 3rd largest city worldwideIn 2009, more Australian cities are following our leadAnd we hope you will help us make PARK(ing) 2009 bigger and betterWe like to keep you

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The media created from event dayBrisbane TimesThe Wire Radio- listen MP3(10 mins)www.streeteditors.comCity of Sound NowPublicBrisbane Times - climate torchCourier Mail - blog gallery Urban Futures SE Advertiser (Morningside)JAC Digital - UQ Indesignlive.com - events (national circulutaion)Sustainable MelbourneUQ News - Issue 578 - p17IQ- InDesignQLD - 007Landscape Australia (*upcoming, national

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"Work’s a picnic at The Green Office!’ by Deicke Richards(working in collaboration with Dig-it, Black Pearl Epicure, ECC Lighting and Stockade Nursery)58 Baxter St, ValleyA design practice that prides itself on sustainability, happy working environment, and one that is innovative, imaginative & community minded. The design sought to:· Call attention to the importance for urban public spaces

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Group 8 - UQ ArchitectureStaff House Rd, St Lucia"Parked In"Our scheme is based on the impact of vehicles on social experience and movement within the city. The patterns of movement and social spaces are constricted by the infrastructure grid created by vehicular movement. We constructed frames with fabric panels that represent the social barriers created by use of cars. The panels restrict

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"The H.O.B" by Group 12 UQ ArchitectureSir William Macgregor Drive, St LuciaHOB. The PARK is about a city vision that is hybrid, open and balanced. We don't want to get rid of private transport and make the city completely green but have a balance between green space and industrial space. This is expressed through a design which consists of three levels. The first representing the main arteries

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One month on....Please send ALL final text and photos by 19th October, 2008.Voting for Favourite PARK will also end 19th October, 2008

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"Reminder of Time" by Group 10, UQ ArchitectureStaff House Rd, St LuciaSTOP-SIT-VIEW- take some time to look at your surroundings, aware of thegreenery and enjoy the beauty of nature.There are many mysteries in nature that can intrigue and surprise. In modern life we don’t take the time to be curious or to marvel at environment around us. To be captivated‚ our attention seems to require either a

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Transition East in front of Planet MatterzWynnum Rd, MorningsideTransition East is a relocalisation movement in the Morningside Ward and we want to engage people to start thinking about how they want their streets and suburb to look in the future.This PARK featured in SE AdvertiserSee all Brisbane photos HERE.Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)

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We congratulate Russell, Amanda, and the City of Perth as the first Australian city council to get officially on board in PARK(ing). They created 2 PARKs in the CBD.See Perth PARK(ing) photos here.See the article hereLet's hope BCC follows suit next year.

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Brisbane is still voting for your FAVOURITE PARKHere are my votes for the worldwide actionBest Use of Colour - PCPC Water PARK @ PhillyBest Signs - New York PARK(ing) Best Use of Bike - Interface Studios @ PhillyBest Covered Car - Sean Derry @ PittsburghBest Sports PARK- Varisty @ Atlanta

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State of Emergency: The Human Touch LostGroup 4 (UQ Architecture)Union Complex, St LusciaOur group’s view is that our urban cities have been dominated by the car as buildings and public spaces are limited to make way for roads for vehicles. Within the confines of the car, humans have lost the utilisation of our primary senses to feel the urban spaces we inhabit and move through. We feel that

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Wally, Andrew, Alex and DorisGrays Rd, Gaythorne. The PARK(ing) space in front or our house was turfed. We had a small table and several folding deck chairs, and a lamp ... and fairy lights in the tree next to it. We did get a very positive response from passing pedestrians! We had mostly immediate neighbours attend and in the process, we met two sets of new neighbours that we hadn't had the

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Posto CoffeeBoundary St, West End Photo by Dave. See all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)Thank you Emma, Justine and Posto Coffee.

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"100:1" by Group 19 (UQ Architecture) Staff House Rd, St Lucia UQ "100:1" As university students studying architecture we are constantly made aware of the environment and the impact that the modern built environment has and will have on it. It is therefore our aim to draw attention to nature by magnifying it to a scale where it can't be ignored. In doing so we will be transforming this small

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The "vote for your favourite PARK" was out of order but is now working again.Find it at the bottom of the page.

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Wandering Room (artist run collective)Russell St, West End‘Art Park’ was a rotating, temporary art gallery for 6 artists. The art works were all of a performative nature e.g. in costume or including sound in approximately 1& ½ hr timeslots. Between 4:30 and 5pm, the ‘after party’ was staged in the space where guests arrived for non-alcoholic beverages, cheese and crackers aka ‘opening night’

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Hassell Young Designers GroupEdward St, CBDYDG collectively came up with the idea of ‘parking’ a hand-built boat. The objective was to encourage the community to think about what else a parking space could be used for. By challenging the perception of what a park is, the YDG considered the amount of space that is allocated to the Brisbane River and created the paper boat which was inspired by the

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Space Invaders by David, Will, AdamBoundary St, West EndInvading a space? then bring in the Space Invaders!These Invaders are part of a bigger group of around 100, made by artist David Lightfoot and film maker Will Bernardoff. Photo by Adam. See all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)Thank you Adam and Picnic PARK (Susan)

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"Moving Experience" by Group 1, UQ ArchitectureUnion Road, St Lucia UQ"Moving Experience" - Our design is based on the deconstruction of the city grid imposed by the car. Without the grid the architecture has freedom of form and can be based on pleasing and adapting to peoples senses.Photo via Courier MailSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form

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Objx -Luxxboxhttp://www.objx.com.au/Ella St, Valley Relax amongst the urban jungle, sit and enjoy the grassy vibes.Photo by JasonSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)Thank you Jason and Objx

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"Block Park-ing" by (Group 14), UQ ArchitectureStaff House Rd, St Lucia UQ"Block Park-ing"Using recycled material (milk crates), a structure was designed for site 14 with various heights and spaces to mimic the city building in a slight way. The concept or the idea trying to be put forward is that a car park space (approx 6m x 2.4m) is actually fairly large when it's occupied by people, we just

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"Moments in a car park" by Group 5 (UQ Architecture)3 sites during the dayParking complex on Walcott Street, St Lucia opposite playing field; Parking complex off Union Rd underneath the UQ centre; multi-storey parking complex on Sir William Mcgregor Dr, opposite UQ athletics ovaThe city, in many ways, can be seen to be more of transition space than a space which people choose to occupy and

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barb'aos by Barbarian Philosopherswww.barbarianphilosophers.orgBoundary St, West End Some barbarian philosophers perform barb'aos, their newest skit where a vibrant apple opens life to pleasures and desires, wine pours and recycled objects want to tell a simple story of mankind. Performance at 4pm, 4:30pm, 5pm, 5:30pm.Photo by JulietteSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR

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'Haptic City' by Group 3 (UQ Architecture)Top level of multi-storey parkingCampbell Rd, St Lucia UQWe are trying to give back to the people the textural, aural, visual and fragrant dimensions that are currently missing from our car-centric based city. We are representing this in a way that is fun and inviting for passers by......The ULTIMATE twister mat! You'll just have to come and play to

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The En[LIGHT]enment, Group 2 (UQ Architecture)Campbell Rd, St Lucia UQUgliness of the city abounds, enveloping our psyche like a curtain of darkness. The car isolates The pollution suffocates The money discriminates Liberate the streets, free the cities brothers will walk hand in hand, awash in light.Photo by NordianaSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE

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"Perspective View" by Group 15, UQStaff House Rd, St LuciaPeople were invited to come and paint on our structure. This installation is to give people a chance to see cars in a different light.Photo by LeahSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of pageThank you Ami, Leah, Chris, Kevin and Stephanie

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Beach PARK by Tonic Design Prospect St, ValleyThe concept for beach day came about as a way of bringing a bit of Aussie beach culture to the city. And with joining PARK(ing) Day with less than 48hrs to plan it was convenient that we had all the materials for a beach theme ready to go! (And all have been reused). We had some interesting (mostly enthusiastic) responses from neighbours & visitors.

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Church PARKPaul, Alex, JoshMalt St, ValleyPhoto by JoshSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)Thank you Paul, Alex, Josh. Thank you for the 4C/ Splendour in the PARK concept

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JWConcepts (Landscape Architecture)Minimine Street, Stafford HeightsOur park was an educational park that promotes sustainability principles to the local public. Features include vegetable plots and chickens! Photo by AshlynSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)Thank you to Ashlyn and JW Concepts

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"Expanding our Horizons" by UQ Group 7Sir William Macgregor Dr, St Lucia CampusExpanding our Horizons reflects our identification with the current developing problem that cars and its parking incur - such as suburban sprawl, pollution, wasting space and so on. The site model gives an representative view on an idea that can solve this crisis in future; that is, duplicating the planes, to create

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Yellow PARKEDAW (Landscape Architects)George St,CBDEDAW's park reflected on the spontaneous uses of public space, what we can do with spaces and recycling. It will be bold, eye catching and it will be yellow. via blog: The Emerging Professionals have been trying to find a way that yellow trace can be recycled in Australia; currently our research has not yielded any results. So the yellow trace

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(above) "Concrete Jungle" by Joanna, Naomi, Christine (3rd year Interior Design). Our design was a statement about the lack of green retreats within the urban concrete jungle of Brisbane. Our space offers a possible solution by introducing roof top gardens to buildings to utilize unused space. Our installation provided an interactive space for the public to appreciate how green spaces can

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PARK(ing) Day 08 - Valley Cluster from Bjorn Rust on Vimeo.Reverse PARK by Bjorn and Suryahttp://reverse-park.netJames St, ValleyConverting the vacant car parking space into a virtual green space. Reverse Park is an ironic exercise in environmental and social commentary.It's not a park, but what if it was? Would its shade and soft grass offer a place to sit? Would it encourage

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The Boo Crew is a collective of designers, artists and craftspeople who specialise in the creation of ephemeral bamboo structures for shade, interaction and inspiration.They created rickshaws as part of West End PARK(ing) and GetUp's Climate Torch, which toured PARK(ing) spaces.Photo by RobynSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom

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Picnic PARK Boundary St, West EndPhoto by RobynSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)Thank you to Susan, Wendy and Ugees

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Ideas Market by PedBikeTrans(in conjunction with Bicycle Queensland)Little Stanley St, South BankSharing ideas for transforming Brisbane and demonstrating some of them including new parks, new bicycle parking spaces, car sharing clubs.Photo by RobynSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)Thank you Robyn and PedBikeTrans,

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Campos Coffee PARKWandoo St, Valley3 carparks for loading, and customers converted into an outdoor cafe style seating areaPhoto by BenSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)Thank you John, Peter and Campos

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Plant by Conics (Landscape Architecture)Robertson St, ValleyPlant\Plant\n [AS plante. L. planta] verb, noun, adjective(free seed giveaway)Photo by BenSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)Thank you Deanne, Tessa, Luke, Claire and Celine (with support during the day from Kylie and Ben)Special thanks to Deanne for Valley

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Dream PARK by map magazine Wandoo St, ValleyAlso on streeteditors).Photo by BenSee all Brisbane photos HERE.Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE BRISBANE PARK (form at the bottom of page)Thank you Mikki, Carl and Map

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Party for OneIn front of Avid ReaderBoundary St, West EndParty for One is a non- verbal contemporary performance work that explores ideas of isolation, celebration and the marking of time, through the surreal and simultaneous individual experiences of three people who each throw a party, with themselves as the only guest. Blurring the line between theatre and performance art, Party for One

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Food Connect PARKLittle Stanley St, South BankFood Connect is a community supported agriculture entiprise who work in collaboration with Brisbane's local farmers to bring family's fresh, tasty, nutritious, and affordable fruit and vegetables. On PARK(ing) Day Food Connect displayed some of the local produce available to Brisbane, and helped inform people on how they can get a box of this

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"City Retreat" by Marjorie, Jessica, Alan, Cameron (Group 16, UQ Architecture Students)Campbell Rd, St Lucia CampusThe installation aims to show how much space cars consume in relation to how few people they can transport. It is a glimpse into a car free future - a healthier city overwhelmed by green space.Photo by CarrolynSee all Brisbane photos HERE. Like this PARK??? VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE

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"Underground Metro" by Riddel ArchitectsBoundary St/ Dodge Lane , CBDIn this response to PARK(ing) we envisage an new underground metro station network which services the Brisbane inner city. The stairway indicated in our PARK(ing) space, represents one of several access points to a station under Centenary Place midway between Central and Brunswick St main line stations to which it is connected

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Remember to capture all the PARK(ing) fun and email us your image files (jpgs)Your PARK(ing) photos will be used for the website, book and put on flickr.FOR FLICKR:OPTION 1) Email your photos to brisparkingday@live.com and we'll put them up under the newly created Brisbane PARK(ing) Day usernamehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/30258821@N05/OROPTION 2) Existing members can put up their own photos,

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TPL is estimating 450 spaces worldwide and if you ever doubted Brisbane is one of the biggest worldwide actions.... take a look at the worldwide map! (page 2)

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To date, Brisbane PARK(ing) Day has appeared in the following publications and websites -http://www.streeteditors.com/- Sept 2007 & August 08 & Sept 2008Urban Design Forum - Dec 2007 (print only not online)Greens QLDCommunity Action for Sustainable Transport4zzz Radio via Friends of Earth Brisbane - Feb 2008http://www.butterpaper.com/Aust Insitute of Landscape Architects LA Online - Autumn

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Visit the PARKers at Riddel Architecture (Boundary cnr Dodge Lane) who are not just rethinking space on the ground but under it!"In this response to PARK(ing) we envisage an underground metro station network which services an area up to a radius of 3km from the centre of the city. The stairway indicated in our PARK(ing) space, represents one of several access points to a station under Centenary

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Full UQ Media Release is hereTOUR DE PARK (Contact Kristy: environment.union@uq.edu.au) LEG 1 : UQ 11.00am : Meet at Fruit Stall for walking tour of UQ PARKs12:oopm: Leave UQ on bikes from the Green Bridge (UQ side) riding to West EndLEG 2: WEST END (The Climate Torch Relay)12.30pm – Posto Coffee Shop, 235 Boundary Street, West EndThe event will then visit each of the PARKs on Boundary

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Fill out the form HERE or below (scroll)<a href="http://brispark.wufoo.com/forms/z7x4m1/" title="Brisbane's Favourite PARK(ing) Space">Fill out my Wufoo form!</a> Powered by Wufoo

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PARKs are temporary so you have to be good to catch them all - but you're guaranteed to see something, at sometime. The following times are indicative only (The list reflects currently registered spaces only, grouped by start time).1) Morning PARKs(* notes Lunch Time PARKs)Transition East, Morningside (6:30am - 2:30pm)*Conics, ValleyReversePARK, Valley (7am- 1pm)*Map Magazine, Valley (7am- 11am)

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I'm enjoying the IwB with Evergreen/Habitat for Humanity, but think I'll be feeling homesick on PARK(ing) Day. Ever the PARKer, I will be joining Lonsdale Gallery for PARK(ing) Day and Streets are for People for more PARKs on World Car Free Day (Sunday 21 September).You might think New York when you hear the name Jane Jacobs, but actually Toronto was her home for a long time. In her passing,

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The challenge is to visit as many spaces as you can. You can do this by joining the Bicycle Tour of Boomtown PARK(ing) Day.Involves -1) Bicycle tour of PARK(ing) Day installations2) Post biking BBQ chillout starting in the afternoon and continuing into the night, (at an as yet undisclosed location)...3) Street Party/ Treasure Hunt with Kel and Gang through Boomtown's Best End aka West End.Come

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Greening Australia and Land & Water Australia invite you to Veg Futures 2008 – a comprehensive, practical conference about the nation’s most pressing challenges for vegetation management in regional and peri–urban landscapes.20th–23rd October, 2008 Toowoomba, Queensland Spotlight on vegetation management Veg Futures 08 tackles the big questions around

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Australian Youth Climate Coalition Climate Messenger Training. Includes skills to help you become a youth climate leader in your community: Presentation developmentPublic SpeakingClimate Change science and solutions Negotiation The programme connects you to ongoing support from AYCC, to build climate action in your school and community. Where Queensland Conservation, 166 Ann Street,

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When not PARK(ing) you can "depave".Depave.org has been created to inspire and promote the removal of unnecessary concrete and asphalt from this earth.It advocates "the removal of pavement allows for the revegetation of land with trees and plants. The benefits of urban vegetation include: Cooling of homes and offices by shading the sun’s rays and the protection against harsh winds Ambient

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Last drinks!...well, last registrations.Registrations of teams/locations will close Tuesday 16th SeptemberPlease complete the online form here (all last minute spaces will be mapped and documented after event day)The current total is 42 teams (which equates to 50+ car spaces)42 might be the answer to life, the universe, and everything, but register and help us get to 50!

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Image via Blogged by BjornPick up a map on the day or download your very own Valley map at - http://reverse-park.net/

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There's a revamped New York PARK(ing) site that is worthy of a look (Thanks Michael)"This year, Park(ing) Day NYC will double the fun with double the locations: 50+ parks in the Brooklyn, the Bronx, Manhattan and Queens. In addition, park builders are putting new emphasis on site-specific designs that will reflect the social, cultural and architectural contexts in which they're situated, as well

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T'was the night before PARK(ing) Day....and Pecha Kucha was on.Volume 0718 September 20088:20pmPowerhouse, New Farm*PARKers are speaking that night.

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Here is your chance to make your mark on Queensland’s history by naming Brisbane’s most exciting new footbridge. We are calling out to all Queenslanders to come up with a unique name for the newest footbridge across the Brisbane River. The new bridge (currently known as the Tank Street Bridge) will link Brisbane city to the new Millennium Arts Precinct at the Queensland Cultural Centre,

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Harvest Festival is a partnership event between Brisbane City Council, Brisbane Multicultural Art Centre (BEMAC) and Northey Street City Farm. Celebrating 10 years, this year the Harvest Festival is featuring the best of world music, dance and cuisine that Brisbane has to offer. Situated in the heart of Brisbane, the festival is held in the glorious community gardens of Northey Street City Farm

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STENCIL ART EXHIBITIONOPENING TUESDAY 23 SEPTEMBER, 2008 @ 6pmQUT Art Museum, Tom Heath Gallery23 September – 26 October As part of the second year architectural design studio conducted in the School of Design at the Queensland University of Technology, students explored the formal and compositional character of architectural exemplars drawn from the cannon of twentieth-century architecture.

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Museum of Brisbane Adelaide Street, Brisbane City(City Hall)10:00 AM - 5:00 PM A City Seen: Works from the City of Brisbane Collection (4 July - 25 October 2008)In today’s world the cities we call home are defined and documented by an ever-expanding variety of ways including town planning, film, the internet – even advertising campaigns. In the past we saw and interpreted our cities through

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At the UQ School of Geography, Planning and Architecture, a 2nd year architectural studio of approximately 80 students have been exploring PARK(ing). This has been run by Dr Nicole Sully.They have 19 groups of with an average 4 students per group. The students had 3 weeks to work on their designs and had the project critique on 8 August 2008. While the programmed teaching time for this project

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via TreehuggerWe do go on about how streets are for people, and love interventions like Rebar's Park(ing) that has become a global phenomenon. Designer Kevin Van Braak beat them by a couple of years with his 2004 instant park, carved out of a caravan, or camper trailer. He stripped an old trailer down to the metal, cut it up, hinged the pieces and and can simply tow it into place, park and unfold

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What is Farmlab?The team behind the Not A Cornfield project in Downtown Los Angeles has become Farmlab, a short-term multi-disciplinary investigation of land use issues that are related to sustainability, livability, and health.“Not A Cornfield" (2005) was a living art sculpture in the form of a field of corn. The California Department of Parks and Recreation was designing the historical park

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"Reimagining Cities: Urban Design After the Age of Oil"November 6-8 , 2008 @ University of Pennsylvaniahttp://www.upenn.edu/penniur/afteroil/home.htmlThis ground-breaking symposium has been organized to address the role of urban design in the face of one of the most profound and important challenges facing global society: the need to re-imagine and rethink how cities are designed and organized in

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You can check all BCC traffic and roadwork alerts here - http://www.sopuff.com.au/traffic/home/default.aspCBD PARKers to especially note -Due to the staging of the Olympian's Welcome Home Parade on 19 September the following road closures will be occurring:- Queen Street between Creek and Edward Streets from 11.00am to 12.30pm- Edward Street between Adelaide and Queen Streets from midday to

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PARK(ing) started downtown, and in Brisbane PARK(ing) is also naturally clustering in the inner city. Public realm in these higher density and higher populated areas is increasingly important and beneficial but public realm outside the inner city is equally important and relevant.Brisbane PARKs occurring outside the 5km inner city radius include -Stafford - JWConcepts Gaythorne- Wight

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Please join PedBikeTrans, Bicycle Queensland, GWhiz, FoodConnect and Qld College of Art for International PARK(ing) Day at Little Stanley Street, South Bank. The event, including a PBT "ideas market", which will be located on Little Stanley Street, South Bank (near Tribune Street) on Friday 19th September from 7am - 2pm. People are welcome to drop in anytime and enjoy breakfast, lunch, fruit,

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More than 100 teams from around the world submitted entries to the Integrating Habitats design competition that prove every space in which we live, work, shop and play can create places for both people and nature in designs we can build today. The competition was based in Portland, Oregon (no surprise really...one of those cities that gets consistently held up by planners as a model city)."

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The Boo Crew is a collective of designers, artists and craftspeople who specialise in the creation of ephemeral bamboo structures for shade, interaction and inspiration.They are creating rickshaws as part of West End PARK(ing) and GetUp's Climate Torch. (work in progress, pictured)There are building workshops this Saturday (6th) and next weekend in Highgate Hill and helpers are welcome!Please

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Northey St City Farm are accepting organic material for composting at the end of PARK(ing).Here are your instructions if you are using this service: Please go to the corner of Edgar & Edmund Streets (in the middle of City Farm) and a sign will clearly direct people to a nearby compost bay. This will be available on PARKing Day, and into the weekend. The nursery will also be open until 4 pm on

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James St, Valleysee http://reverse-park.net/

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The Brisbane "how to guide" STILL applies, but check out the revised Rebar one on www.parkingday.org It has super cute templates at the back for your concept drawings. Great for anyone, but especially great for those working with students.Scan and email us any drawings (of ideas you are building or 'unbuilt' works) and we'll document them all.

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As part of Brisbane PARK(ing) Day, The 4C arts collective will be hosting a mini festival at a new and unnamed venue at 483 brunswick st.We are also looking for artists to exhibit and be in the process of creating art for this event. Please contact Clarissa Bones at cb_nymph@hotmail.com to get involved!What's happening?LITTLE SCOUT performing around one in the carpark of the churchspace on

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West End PARK(ing) is now part GetUp's Climate TorchHere are the details, and check out other local events too -http://www.getup.org.au/community/gettogethers/view.php?id=1400http://www.climatetorch.com/

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Wednesday 10 September to Friday 12 SeptemberThe 2008 SEQ Living Landscapes Forum is being hosted by the Regional Landscape and Open Space Advisory Committee and presented by the Queensland Government Department of Infrastructure and Planning and the Council of Mayors South-East Queensland.The event will be held in the country town of Boonah which is approximately one hour drive South West of

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The Freecycle Network™ is made up of 4,580 groups with 5,690,000 members across the globe. It's a grassroots and entirely nonprofit movement of people who are giving (& getting) stuff for free in their own towns. It's all about reuse and keeping good stuff out of landfills.The Toronto PARKers got some material through Freecycle - and there is also a Brisbane Freecycle Group.http://

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Putting the Park in Park AvenueEditorial, New York TimesPublished: August 11, 2008Mayor Michael Bloomberg has not had an easy time trying to unclog New York City's gridlocked streets. Most notably, he lost a high-profile political battle a few months ago over congestion pricing. Now, though, the mayor has found a clever way to free at least some of the city's streets some of the time.Last weekend

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Brisbane is now on the Trust for Public Land site (USA organisers).We join the 50 odd other PARK(ing) cities worldwide.We know of potential action inSydney Perth (City of Perth - Urban Design)Tasmania (SONA group)The city targets to beat are 40-60 spaces and some of the biggest efforts are in> San Francisco > New York > LA > Philidelphia

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Urban Grind might not be there anymore, but Paddington is still the spiritual home of the original Brisbane PARKYou are invited to the Paddington Green Precinct launchAustralia’s first Green Living PrecinctDrop in between 6pm - 9pmFRIDAY AUGUST 22Sowelu Centre83 Latrobe Tce, PaddingtonA showcase of green businesses with samples & examples of organic food & wine, fair-trade gifts, organic clothing

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Riverfestival is a celebration of our River and the life all around it. More than just the fireworks, see the website for the jammed packed program My program picks -RiverSundaySubtropical Cities ConferenceGreen Screen (films)

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Have you seen what they've done to Eagle Lane? This is part of the Inhabit exhibition by the Museum of Brisbane. Read more about it here. This shot was taken on a Friday lunchtime and about 20 minutes earlier the seating was nearly full with office workers, bus drivers and others taking a break in what is normally a very anti-social space.

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Goldsmiths University graduate Oliver Bishop-Young presented two projects about skips at New Designers in London earlier this month.It's like PARK(ing) in a box! Like skip-art, you can design PARK(ing) spaces with a sense of enclosure, height, and interactivity. See all Skip garden, pools and parks via dezeen.

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CBD MEETING 15 August 2008Quatro Cafe (foyer of BCC Brisbane Square - 266 George St)1pmRSVP: Sonia/ Brigid - brisparkingday@live.comSOUTHBANK MEETING19th August 2008The Garage - it's in an alleyway running between between Grey St and Little Stanley St, about a block south of the cinema on Grey St.7:30amRSVP: Robyn - brisparkingday@live.comVALLEY MEETING 21 August 2008Conics office (Brunswick

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As if the act of PARK(ing) wasn't fun enough - we are extending the fun to a PARK(ing) party for all PARKers and friends.DETAILS: TBAWill be on PARK(ing) Day. Will be in the Valley. Will be FUN!To make this a free event, we welcome sponsors.Contact Paul: paul@yes.org.au

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Who wants a yellow jersey anyway, when you can have a 'green' one?A sustainable transport (mostly cycle) circuit of spaces is being created to view PARK(ing) spaces. This "Tour de PARK" is being lead by the UQ Environmental Collective.To help out, find out more, or be part of the Tour teamContact Jessie - jessie.wells@uq.edu.au

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PARK(ing) Day is being delivered by amazing groups and individuals.Theses are your main Brisbane PARK(ing) "go to" peoplePlease email via brisparkingday@live.com1) VALLEY – Deanne2) CBD – Sonia/ Brigid3) SOUTH BRISBANE– Robyn (outside Southbank Corp)3) SOUTHBANK - Cassandra/ Lorraine* (QCA with Southbank Corp)4) WEST END –Steph5) NORTHEY ST – Ross6) POST PARTY/ MEDIA – Paul S7

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(image: The Spark party, with Paul Fairweather and Yenda Carson’s light installation seen in the foreground.)In 2006, Spark was exhibiting a number of lighting installations by Brisbane's established designers, architects and artists. via Euroluce: With a desire to “promote the excellent design potential” of Queenland designers, and “facilitate cross-pollination among creative thinkers”, Alex

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Organised by yArchQ (Royal Australian Institute of Architects Group) and SONA (Student Org of Architects). First of in series of 8.

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Green Screen is a survey of recent and new release environmental documentaries showcasing national and international eco-stories. From the horrifying impact of the manufacturing industry to the beauty in the Australian wilderness and the everyday responsibilities of consumers, the program uncovers the arresting work of filmmakers committed to important environmental concerns.Curated by Rosie Hays

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Please see the following lunch time events in the CBD, presented in conjunction with 'Inhabit: Ideas for better living'.12.30pm Thurs 31 July and Friday 1st AugPost Office SquareFREE'Compostism: the art of layering compost'. A performance demonstration in compost by Perth artist Rodney Glick.12.30-2.30pm Thurs 31 JulyMarket StreetFREEJazz by Sidewalk Trio.For more information about 'Inhabit',

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Greenfest (at Southbank) is about attracting a critical mass of positive energy in one place at one time through creativity, innovation and working together to win the race against climate change.Greenfest is free, outdoors, participation based and experimentally presents tomorrow’s leaders to share the stage today.Features - Green Street Mall (greener fashion, technology, personal care, home

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QUT 'green guru' Dr Wendy Miller will present a series of informative, educational, and practical seminars on Living Green. Topics for the sessions include:information about green renovating and building practices for the home handy-persongreen gardening and food productiongreen water management - what's happening in south-east Queenslandhow to make sure that your investments and superannuation

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Why is it we too often we separate 'work' from 'play' in our minds? PARK-Fi was a park with Wi-Fi internet by TPL Office, San Francisco (2007)Grab your workplace to create a PARK.Consider ita) team bonding for staff,b) a way to promote your workplace,c) a fun experience for your customers/clientsd) a really unique venue for meetings and doing workThe "work-play balance" of PARK(ing) which is that

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4 Steps to PARK(ing)Video by Trust for Public Land.That's the gist of how to PARK. Download the Brisbane "how to guide" (top right of site)Get your own - Open publication

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Tuesday 29 JulyLectures commence at 6.30pm in Auditorium 1 (Level 2) at the State Library of Queensland, and will be finished by 8pm. Drinks at Tognini’s from 5.45pm.Jim GleesonJim Gleeson, a director of Plan C, is an advocate for the use of new media in the community engagement process and developing new ways of engaging diverse groups in public space development and activation. His lecture is

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