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Open Source Urbanism: Venice Biennale Puts Spotlight On Renegade Redesigners

Exhibit honors yarn bombers, guerrilla gardeners and all manner of DIY civic activists as agents of radical creative disruption.

DIY Urban Design, from Guerrilla Gardening to Yarn Bombing

Clever citizens are repurposing phone booths, installing public furniture, and painting new bike lanes. It's DIY urban design, and it's taking off.

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The Back Garden Project: Nothing Gold Can Stay

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The Back Garden Project: Metal Workers Wanted!

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The Back Garden Project: Surviving Summer

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The Back Garden Project: The Knotweed Strikes Back

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The Back Garden Project: Produce Report

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The Back Garden Project: On Soil

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The Back Garden Project: Planting Time

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The Back Garden Project: The Best Laid Plans

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The Back Garden Project: Trash!

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The Back Garden Project: The Lay of the Land

This is the second post in The Back Garden Project, one GOOD community member's effort to turn a neglected corner of the city into a thriving...

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The Back Garden Project: An Introduction

When I moved in to my current apartment in Fort Greene, Brooklyn, a run-down but decent-sized 1.5 bedroom on Dekalb Avenue, one...

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