I’ve been meaning to write a long essay about this for a while but stumbled at figuring out exactly who would publish it. So brain dump follows… One of the things that my friend, collaborator, enabler, and founding Renew Newcastle board member Craig Allchin has pointed out to me many times is that is that i used [...]
Cities of Initiative, cities as festivals, hammers and nails
October 18th, 2010 8 Comments
Tags: cities · Craig Allchin · creative initiative · DIY urbanism · Electrofringe · initiativism · Maslows law of the instrument · National Young Writers Festival · Newcastle · Renew Australia · renew newc · Renew Newcastle · Renewal · this is not art · TINA · urbanism · when you only have a hammer everything looks like a nail
Renew Newcastle : from rant to reality
February 9th, 2009 14 Comments
It is very rare in your life that you have the opportunity to see something you truly believe in come to fruition. I’m full of ideas, daydreams, and all manner of things that i am prone to crapping on about loudly after a few too many drinks. It is very rare to witness them actually [...]
Tags: Arts projects · cities · DIY · empty buildings · GPT · Newcastle australia · Newcastle Mall · Renew Newcastle · urban renewal
Board room bars?
February 2nd, 2009 4 Comments
My musing from friday about recessions and their cultural consequences has been picked up in a few places. It’s been republished both in today’s Crikey and over at Larvatus Prodeo. Further to that post, I’ve been thinking a little more about the implications of the global financial crisis on our cities and our cultural life… [...]
Tags: board room bars · CBD renewal · cities · cubicle galleries · DIY · financial centres · recession · trading room apartments · urban planning