Elmgreen & Dragset’s BENT POOL in Miami invites to reflect on climate change

Bent Pool by Elmgreen & Dragset in Miami Pride Park - Photo by Robin Hill.

Miami Beach is renown for fancy pool parties. The new BENT POOL permanent sculpture is a reminder of the city’s endangered future due to flooding and rising sea level. Located in Pride Park, the monument pays also homage to the LGBT+ historical contribution to Miami cultural fabric.

Vestre urban design: setting the attitude for future cities, one square at the time

Written by Enrico Zilli June 18, 2017 bench Design humans norway public space urban urban design vestre

Vestre - Blindern Upper Secondary School, Oslo.

Archipanic meets young CEO of Norwegian urban furniture company VESTRE who shares his mind on a responsible and sensible approach to design public spaces.

Urban bird nest amplifies birds’ tweet to improve cities’ soundscapes

Written by Enrico Zilli January 15, 2016 animal bird house catalonia Design green design Japan katia tolstykh netherlands russia saint petersburg Singapore urban urban design

“Orator” urban bird nest by Katia Tolstykh features a copper trumpet-like speaker to soothe metropolitan noise with amplified chirps and tweets.

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Elmgreen & Dragset’s BENT POOL in Miami invites to reflect on climate change

Vestre urban design: setting the attitude for future cities, one square at the time

Urban bird nest amplifies birds’ tweet to improve cities’ soundscapes