Inspiring Alleys from around the world

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AROUND THE WORLD: WHAT OTHER CITIES HAVE IMAGINED FOR THEIR ALLEYS


REFURBISHING NEGLECTED SPACES Green Alleys Project, Chicago

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REFURBISHING NEGLECTED SPACES Green Alleys Project, Detroit

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A PLACE TO WATCH THE WORLD GO BY New Road, Brighton

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REFURBISHING AND GREENING THE ALLEYS Wolf Lane, Perth

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GREENING THE ALLEYS: BACK TO NATURE Green Alleys, Montreal


EVEN IN THE SMALLEST SPACE SOMETHING CAN GROW Pallet Gardens in the Alley Network, Seattle


WHY NOT GROW YOUR OWN FOOD? “Incredible Edible”


LOCAL FOOD IS ALREADY GROWING IN TOTTENHAM “Global Garden, Global Kitchen”, Tottenham


GREENING THE ALLEYS: A RADICAL APPROACH


LIGHTING: UNDER THE FEET AND OVER THE HEAD Aker Brygge, Olso


LIGHTING: CLASSY OUTDOOR CHANDELIERS Howard Lane, Perth


LIGHTING: A PUBLIC LIVING ROOM Pittaki Street, Athens


LIGHTING: A PUBLIC LIVING ROOM Pittaki Street, Athens


ART IN THE ALLEYS: AN UMBRELLA SKY Águeda, Portugal


ART IN THE ALLEYS: LISTENING TO „FORGOTTEN SONGS“ Angel Place, Sydney


ART IN THE ALLEYS: A GIANT TETRIS GAME “One more to go, one more to go”, Abercombie Lane, Sydney


ART IN THE ALLEYS: CLOUDS AND SPIRITS IN CHINA TOWN Little Hay Street, Factory Street and Kimber Lane, Sydney


ART IN THE ALLEYS: A SKY OF ABSTRACT PATTERNS “Rush”, Bridge Lane, Sydney


ART IN THE ALLEYS: A LOCAL HISTORY TRAIL Pedestrian Timeline, New York


ART IN THE ALLEYS: APPRECIATE WHAT‘S THERE “It‘s good to be here”, New Orleans


ART IN THE ALLEYS: ALL THAT YOU CAN DO WITH PAINT Edmonton, Canada


ART IN THE ALLEYS: ALL THAT YOU CAN DO WITH PAINT South Hill, Vancouver


ART IN THE ALLEYS: ALL THAT YOU CAN DO WITH PAINT 3D Graffiti, Sao Paulo


APPROPRIATING SPACE FOR TEMPORARY USE Children‘s street games


ACTIVATING THE ALLEYS: LET‘S PLAY! “99 Tiny Games”, Southbank, London


ACTIVATING THE ALLEYS: A TEMPORARY LIBRARY “The London Book Club”, off Fleet Street, London


ACTIVATING THE ALLEYS: MEET FOR A GIANT LUNCH “The Big Lunch”, the Eden Project


ACTIVATING THE ALLEYS: STARRY, STARRY NIGHT “Constellation Alley”, Nord Alley, Seattle


ACTIVATING THE ALLEYS: AN OUTDOOR CIRCUS Artistic Performances, Pioneer Square Alleys, Seattle


ACTIVATING THE ALLEYS: LET‘S WATCH IT TOGETHER! Tour de France public viewing, Nord Alley, Seattle


ACTIVATING THE ALLEYS: THERE‘S MUSIC IN THE AIR “Caroling + Cheers”, Nord Alley, Seattle


ACTIVATING THE ALLEYS: STREET EXHIBITIONS “Tight Urbanism”, Canton Alley, Seattle


LIST OF PROJECTS REFURBISHMENT Green Alleys Project City of Chicago Green Alleys Project City of Detroit, 2010 New Road, Brighton Gehl Architects, 2007 Wolf Lane City of Perth, 2001 GREENING, URBAN GARDENING Green Alleys City of Montreal, Canada „Pallet Garden“ Alley Network Project Seattle „Incredible Edible“ founded by Pam Warhurst and Mary Clear “Global Garden, Global Kitchen” Tottenham, London Selby Trust with Locality UK, 2012 LIGHTING Aker Brygge, Olso Gehl Architects, 2001-2 Howard Lane Upgrade City of Perth, 2007

„Syn-oikia“ Pittaki Street, Athens Before Light and Imagine the City, 2012

South Hill, Vancouver Instant Coffee, 2012

ART

3D Floating Graffiti, Sao Paulo Boa Mistura, 2012

City of Águeda, Portugal

ACTIVATION

“Forgotten Songs” Angel Place, Sydney Michael Thomas Hill, 2008-11

“99 Tiny Games” Southbank, London Hide and Seek, 2011

“One more to go, one more to go” Abercombie Lane, Sydney Gaffa Gallery, 2009

“The London Book Club” off Fleet Street, London

„In between two worlds“ Little Hay Street, Factory Street and Kimber Lane, Sydney Jason Wing, 2011 “Rush” Bridge Lane, Sydney Nike Savvas, 2011 „Pedestrian Timeline“ New York Candy Chang, 2008 “It‘s good to be here” New Orleans Candy Chang, 2010 Painting the Alley Edmonton, Canada Edmonton Art Council, 2011

“The Big Lunch” Nation-wide annual get-together for neighbours Eden Project Alley Network Project City of Seattle with Gehl Architects, 2011 - “Constellation Alley”, Nord Alley, concept by Karen Davis Smith, 2012 - „Allez Alley“, Nord Alley - “Caroling + Cheers”, Nord Alley - “Tight Urbanism”, Canton Alley, with AIA “Happiness in Tottenham” Bernie Grants Art Centre, Tottenham Dominic McKenzie and Peter Morris with students from BCU, 2012


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