‘A daydream to remind me of the joys of the New York skyline.’ – Lizze Oxby
Category: Video
Timelapse Tokyo: Portrait of a City [Weekend Watch]
A timelapse video portait of life in Tokyo, a quintessential 24 hour city.
Friday 5: TED Talks for Urbanists
In honor of TED 2011, here are 5 of my favorte TED talks relating to urbanism and cities.
City Quilts [Weekend Watch]
A video trailer for a book featuring quilts based on different aspects of the city.
Cities and Technology [Weekend Watch]
John Geraci talks about cities and technology—specifically how local communities are being remade around the world with web and mobile technologies.
It’s a Wonderful City
This is a fun riff on It’s a Wonder Life highlighting the importance of city planning.
One Person’s Vandalism… [Weekend Watch]
A pictorial examination of Vancouver’s legal street art program from The Dependent.
The Bright Lights Of New York City [Weekend Watch]
Chateau Bezerra shot this hypnotic video for Gorillaz’s “On Melancholy Hill” using only lights found on the streets of New York City.
This Is Where We Live [Weekend Watch]
A film made for 4th Estate Publishers’ 25th Anniversary. Welcome to our city – to our world – of books. This is where we live.
Subway Map Music [Weekend Watch]
If you like studying transit maps, you’ll love this video for “Uberlin” from R.E.M.’s upcoming record “Collapse Into Now.”