The Research

Here are some of the websites and videos that we looked at in relation to planning and architecture. There are a series of talks on TED.com that we looked at.

Click here to listen to Jaime Lerner talk about urban planning in Brazil

http://www.ted.com/talks/jaime_lerner_sings_of_the_city.html

Click here to listen to Majora Carter talk about Green the Ghetto a green space project in the Bronx New York.

http://www.ted.com/talks/majora_carter_s_tale_of_urban_renewal.html

Click here to listen to Cameron Sinclair talk about how architecture can be part of tackling the world housing crisis.

http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/eng/cameron_sinclair_on_open_source_architecture.html

Click here to read about a project to green an empty site on San Fransico.

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2009/07/07/MNUG18GIBE.DTL&type=realestate

For a website that is Dublin specific go to Reflecting city which outlines a history of urban planning over the past decade. This site focuses on specific areas such as Smithfield, The Docklands, Temple Bar etc.

http://www.reflectingcity.com

The Beginning

Welcome to Mind The Gap!

The Mind The Gap group have been meeting twice a week for the last two months to explore the potenital of open spaces in the city. We have looked at a variety of sites and some which will form the backdrop for the interventions and performances presented during Absolut Fringe. To get a flavour of what we have been looking at here are some images from the research phase of the project.

Undeveloped site - Church Street & Hammond Lane

Aerial View of Smithfield



Lane in Smithfield Apartment development



Wolfe Tone Park



The Screen Cinema





Mercer House play area



Undeveloped site on Aungier Street



Vacant space George's Street



Undeveloped Site Little Britian Street