Young travelers don’t look for guidebooks or gift shops to help discover a new city, they look for adventure. And a little mischief. Every week hosts Tim and Thomas of This if My City find a stranger to give them their take on their town. Together, they film everything — and they don’t say “no” to anything
This is my City is a show about what hometowns mean to the people who live in them, brought to you in the most personal way. It’s not about seeing the sights, it’s about seeing the soul.
In many ways we here at digital urban think this is how the city should be seen and covered, so far the team have covered Philadelphia and Reykjavik – take a look at their channel on Vimeo and http://www.thisismycity.tv/
In the clip above the Sauerbraten game engine is used to render a game map in real time onto a video feed. The game is run in multiplayer mode and one of the characters can be seen walking around.
We especially like the concept of holding a multi-player game map in your hand, to such an extent that we have suddenly got an urge to hold all of those little people from Populous in our hands via AR…
How does a city as vast and complex as Chicago take shape? What are the consequences—intended and unintended—of urban planning? What challenges do planners face?
Beyond its reputation as a global metropolis featuring world-renowned architecture, Chicago enjoys special status: it is a model for understanding all cities. Enormous size, diverse population, booming industry, and complex infrastructure have made Chicago emblematic of modern life. Urban planners, sociologists, and historians have studied Chicago more than any other American city.
In recognition of the Plan of Chicago centennial celebration, the Chicago Architecture Foundation presents a new exhibition, Chicago Model City. The exhibition considers the philosophy of “thinking big” by examining historic and contemporary urban plans of all sizes. Chicago Model City includes photographs, maps, videos, digital visualizations, and a large-scale model of Chicago’s Loop—designed to be a permanent attraction and centerpiece of CAF.
Part of the installation is a new ‘model’ of Chicago, comprising of over 1000 buildings – the clip from NBC 5 provides a glimpse:
The Chicago Model City exhibit encompasses five thematic sections.
Global City examines how transportation networks form the basis of Chicago’s econo mic wealth and innovative potential. The exhibition looks at the development and impact of O’Hare Airport and freight railways.
Connected City investigates how Chicagoans’ ability to circulate through their region encourages urban growth, drives real estate development, and contributes to quality of life. Visitors will also see how highways and Chicago’s famous “L” played an important part in Chicago’s development.
Green City focuses on the impact of urbanization on the health of citizens and the region.The exhibition studies programs such as Mayor Daley’s Chicago Climate Action Plan and Jane Addams’ public heath initiatives.
Beautiful City features Chicagoans’ efforts to build an efficient, pleasurable, and moral environment through beautification. Burnham and Bennett’s 1909 Plan of Chicago is explored.
New City investigates the belief that demolition and rebuilding will solve urban ills. CMC examines the IIT campus and its surrounding neighborhood—which the university and other institutions “renewed” beginning in the 1940s.
LoftStudio is a Finnish based architectural, planning and urban design visualization company. They have just released the video above on Vimeo and we thought it worthy of a post – we especially like the internal visualization and the last few scenes.
