The Delicate Art of Parking
The Delicate Art of Parking is an 87-minute Canadian comedy/mockumentary film released on May 14, 2003. It was written by Trent Carlson and Blake Corbet and directed by Trent Carlson, and produced by Blake Corbet, Andrew Currie and Kevin Eastwood. It has received numerous awards including...Read More50 Square Meters of Public Space
Have we grown accustomed to having our living space curbed by just anyone? Is public space a mere myth? In the current society, our living space is defined by legal norms and regulations, the same way as fences demark the choices of our free movement. Only by attempting to cross those boundaries,...Read MoreImagine the Spaces…
Imagine a Dundas St. where no buses ran, where bus-bays and parking spots were converted into spaces that could be used more effectively by the population. Imagine spaces where multiple people could sit, relax, chat and socialize. Imagine the spaces that could be; full of patios, great food,...Read MoreParis: Go Big or Go Home!
The concept is to create a mobile, distributed, personal public space that can be transported by bicycle. On Park(ing) Day, each individual participating in a cross-city ride from the Second Arrondissement to the Cité Universitaire will carry a single blade of grass. The route will recall an...Read MoreSome PARK(ing) Day History
Although Rebar, the interdisciplinary studio based in San Francisco, is the original inventor of the current worldwide movement that is called “PARK(ing) Day” they were not the first organization to repurpose the metered parking space for other uses. The practice dates back to at least...Read MoreAbout PARK(ing) Day
PARK(ing) Day is an annual, one-day, global event where artists, activists and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots to help promote creativity, civic engagement, critical thinking, unscripted social interactions, generosity and play.
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