Bit of Narrative (Draft)

A trip across the pond

A few snaps from the University's New York/ Chicago trip relating to the project.

Informal Markets site study

A few slides for interim crit on Tuesday below

Harvey addiction

watch this from about 59 minutes in.. bloody good

http://media.sas.upenn.edu/Humanities/harvey.mov

Occupation , Expropriation, Demolition

As well as the St Paul's eviction on Monday night Ken Clark and his bailiffs also altered the urban fabric of the City of London. A former School building had been expropriated by the movement as a school of ideas (see images below). However after the illegal eviction of the occupiers, bulldozers were moved into demolish the building. This does not only show the disregard for the notion of squatting but also of architecture. It suggests that a pile of rubble is more suitable that a school.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/gallery/2012/mar/01/occupy-london-finsbury-square-in-pictures#/?picture=386743926&index=17

http://occupyLSX.org/?p=3815

On a related note an activist in Lewisham has expropriated an empty council house for the homeless (see image and link below)

http://londonist.com/2012/02/lewisham-activists-reclaim-council-houses-for-homeless-families.php

Mobile Markets

More Bike adaptations

Kind of reminds me of your market stalls - http://www.bow-wow.jp/profile/2003/WhiteLimousine/index.html

And for the ultimate Occupy experience, how about the bicycle caravan:

Found here:  http://popupcity.net/