Experiments in Motion is a research initiative conducted by the Columbia University Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation (GSAPP), in collaboration with Audi of America and LowLine. The aim of the initiative is to explore new forms of urban motion and new spaces for mobility, with special emphasis on New York City.
Students from the program have spent the summer researching all transportation systems in New York City, exposing the potential of underground spaces. Three studios have researched different aspects of movement in contemporary cities: Paradigms in Motion, Design in Motion and Participation in Motion. A fifty foot floating model of Manhattan made from aluminium displays Manhattan’s road infrastructure, while the plexiglass below presents a never before seen view of the architectural volumes of every subway station on the island. A network of subways, tunnels, bike lanes and bridges are presented asflows of movement, revealing a new reality of the city life – it exposes the city as an interconnected system for mobility.
The exhibition marking the end of the first year of Experiments in Motion will feature nine different projects that explore ideas about the future of New York transportation. It will be open to the public at the Essex Street Warehouse in New York City September 15-27.
"You wouldn’t say sexy knickers, would you Mr. Grainger? You’d say sexy bloomers!"
Mr. Humphries (via notesfromthesouth)(Source: karajanmywaywardson)
Goodbye S.S. by Spike Milligan
Go away girl, go away
And let me pack my dreams
Now where did I put those yesteryears
Made up with broken seams
Where shall I sweep the pieces
My god they still look new
There’s a taxi waiting at the door
But there’s only room for you
(Source: boobicle)
