Alice's Adventures Underground

Nowdays cities would get used in different, new ways. For example the tunnel sytstem of the Vault. This is an exhibition space which is located under London's Waterloo station. The exhibition will get used for a new theatre show called 'Alice's Adventures Underground'. Visitors are walking through the tunnels where they make choices which will influence the course of the show.

I think is a very smart way to show an exhibition. First of all because London's Waterloo is very famous, so people will find it very easy. But this is also a new way to give tunnels a less scary appearance.

This exhibition fits into the trend Sustainable Cities, because people need to walk through the tunnel to see the whole show. But it's also sustainable because they used the tunnel in a new way. So it has been no longer an useless place.

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Turn to the future

We all dream of our 'future' house, or maybe two, three, or four?! Taiwanese 'upcoming' industrial designer Shin Kuo's founded a new way to let your dreams come true. He designed a living tower where you can live in different houses at the same time. Okay, sounds a little weird. But yes, maybe you will stay in a penthouse today and tomorrow you will live in a little apartment on the eight floor.

All apartments will be conected with an intern motor, which will move the apartments with the little help of a corkscrew. The whole idea is to let people think about their environment in a new way. Because when they are living on the highest floor, they are more connected with the sky, and on the first floor, they will be more in a civilization. They would like to think more about sustainability and the way they use the building. So is the a good way of smart living.

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The Hague Street Art Tour

Honestly, a few years ago I thought graffiti was awful. I just hated it. Why? Because I thought it was pollution. But nowadays graffiti has an other definition for me. Graffiti has been changed in art.
Yes, street 'art'. When I walked in Paris a few years ago, I was completely overwhelmed how many people were staring at a young, talented man who made some amazing art in the middle of a square.
He made an amazing 3D art work in front of many people. Just for fun!

I think the most important thing people liked this, is because of the fact that art is everywhere. You don't always have to go to a musea to see art. The second reason is streetart is often personally. When there's a story behind an art work people are getting fascinated.

Three years later 'streetart' has been a real phenomenon. Berlin, London, New York already organized street art tours and now it's up to The Hague! Participants will visit 40 works of talented artists in the public space of 'Segbroek'. Visitors can composed their own route on the website of the tour.

Streetart gives cities an additional look and make it more nice for people to walk through the city and find some amazing artwork.

Unfortunately, at this moment I haven't still visited the street art tour. But yes, I will go as soon as possible! So this post will be continued....

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