The Humping Pact

Greco-Roman orgies meet 21st century urban exploration to expose overlooked creative spaces

Artistic works addressing the relationship between the human body and its environment are not a new concept. The Berlin-based duo behind “The Humping Pact” fit into this tradition while establishing new methods to distinguish itself from past attempts. Combining contemporary trends with Greco-Roman aesthetics, “The Humping Pact” stands somewhere in between Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel and Yayoi Kusama’s 1970s public orgies. The cross-platform project, developed by …

The Boswash Shareway

Höweler + Yoon Architecture's vision for the U.S. eastern corridor offers an inspiring glimpse of mobility in 2030

Last week in Istanbul a six month long discourse on the future of mobility in our megacities culminated an impressive showing of concepts from five international architecture firms visualizing their home cities in the year 2030. Organized as a competition by the Audi Urban Future Initiative, the program began in Ingolstadt, Germany in April 2012 with a presentation of research by the firms and ended …

Link About It: This Week’s Picks

Google's data center, Unknown Pleasures, Steve Jobs in Hell and more in our weekly look at the web

1. Relax Shacks Just outside Boston, self-titled “carpenter, tinkerer and micro-architecturer” Derek Diedrickson builds DIY micro shelters mostly from materials found on the side of the road. Dubbed “Relax Shacks,” these transportable refuges cost less than $100 and can house the homeless or just serve as a comfy space to chill outside. 2. Google Data Center For the first time ever, Google opened the doors …