http://www.psfk.com Your Go-To Source For New Ideas And Inspiration Wed, 15 Feb 2012 15:00:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.psfk.com/2011/12/motivating-everyday-green-behavior-with-real-rewards.html Fri, 30 Dec 2011 14:35:43 +0000 PSFK spoke about the Future Of Gaming with Recyclebank, online platform that rewards individuals with points and cash rebates for making environmentally conscious decisions both on and offline.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/future-high-rises-may-look-like-giant-toy-building-blocks-pics.html Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:50:49 +0000 The Vertical Village exhibition includes a tall, colorful sculpture to represent a contemporary approach to urban development.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/need-to-know-10-must-read-posts-of-the-week-vol-11.html Sat, 08 Oct 2011 16:06:46 +0000 A Bing Initiative: A weekly round-up of the top ten most popular posts on PSFK--from culture to technology, art to business, this list has it all.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/10/urban-os-controls-future-cities-like-computers.html Sat, 08 Oct 2011 15:32:37 +0000 In the future, cities will be efficiently run and monitored by one operating system.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/09/paypal-founder-invests-in-floating-autonomous-cities-headlines.html Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:45:17 +0000 The Seasteading Institute's goal is to create autonomous floating states, free from current political agendas.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/geoffrey-west-on-the-surprising-math-of-cities-and-corporations-video.html Thu, 28 Jul 2011 12:34:00 +0000 In this TED talk West discusses the idea that complex systems like organisms and cities are governed by simple laws.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/wear-you-live-tees-by-cityfabric.html Fri, 22 Jul 2011 13:50:33 +0000 A new Kickstarter campaign will create a design project using city maps.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/07/do-you-live-in-the-worst-dressed-city-in-america-headlines.html Wed, 20 Jul 2011 22:48:13 +0000 GQ's top 40 on the worst dressed cities in America.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/05/whats-next-a-panel-on-the-future-video.html Thu, 26 May 2011 15:01:05 +0000 At PSFK CONFERENCE NYC 2011 a panel of experts discussed our current relationship with technology and what's coming next, exploring topics including curation and machine intelligence.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/04/projects-and-ideas-to-shape-the-future-of-cities.html Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:44:26 +0000 A gathering of innovative mayors, designers, and urban artists is looking to inspire new modes of thinking for the evolution of cities. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/03/psfk-conference-speaker-interview-greg-lindsay.html Thu, 31 Mar 2011 12:19:19 +0000 Greg Lindsay speaks on the future of cities, in anticipation of next week's PSFK Conference.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/eco-city-has-no-precedent.html Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:04:28 +0000 An eco-city on a grand scale has been commissioned by the city of Hanoi, Vietnam. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/can-cities-be-represented-as-mathematical-objects.html Thu, 06 Jan 2011 13:25:04 +0000 Physicist Geoffrey West claims to have devised a set of rules to explain any global city in terms of math equations.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2011/01/narratives-from-urban-life-in-america-pics.html Wed, 05 Jan 2011 18:31:46 +0000 A series of photographs capture abandoned buildings in Detroit.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/11/londons-cultural-strategy-invest-in-creativity.html Thu, 18 Nov 2010 21:09:30 +0000 The mayor of London recently published "Cultural Metropolis," a vision championing the need to invest in the ideas, innovations, and culture found in the city.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/10/bmw-guggenheim-lab-a-mobile-urban-forum.html Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:43:05 +0000 A special symposium that will travel to global cities to involve their citizens in addressing issues affecting their life. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/08/cities-as-the-power-hub-of-the-21st-century.html Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:54:22 +0000 While most international relations forecasters still frame their predictions of the future in terms of nations and states, foreign policy strategist Parag Khanna draws our attention to the increasing authority of megacities.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/06/cities-encouraging-backyard-cottages.html Wed, 02 Jun 2010 12:12:55 +0000 In the wake of the recession, small backyard homes are proving to be a useful option.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/environmental-sensors-help-build-better-cities.html Wed, 19 May 2010 15:28:45 +0000 Sensaris has developed wearable sensor devices that help contribute to the development of better urban initiatives. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/05/report-ordinary-places-transforming-everyday-space.html Mon, 17 May 2010 19:54:08 +0000 A new report addresses the question of how we can create a valuable urbanism for present and future generations.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/online-database-of-city-sounds.html Mon, 19 Apr 2010 14:19:26 +0000 Soundcities.com is an interactive, online database of sounds recorded from some of the world's biggest cities.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/04/project-explores-factories-of-the-future-in-cities.html Mon, 05 Apr 2010 14:10:22 +0000 David Benque's project explores the possibilities of having small scale and mobile manufacturing units in cities.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pic-the-worlds-most-expensive-cities.html Fri, 12 Mar 2010 17:24:57 +0000 The Economist Intelligence Unit has released the results of a survey listing 132 cities with the highest cost of living from around the world.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2010/03/pics-new-type-york-exploring-urban-typography.html Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:08:37 +0000 James Patrick Gibson's New Type York project is an archeological dig through New York, where he collects typographical artifacts found throughout the city. ]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/09/science-fiction-and-urban-design.html Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:06:39 +0000 Matt Jones has written a terrific article about the future of cities. He takes inspiration from such diverse sources as 60's architecture collective Archigram, modern comic books and ubiquitous computing - weaving together a story of how cities and their inhabitants are evolving to face the challenges of the coming times.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/08/city-life-one-minute-at-a-time.html Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:15:34 +0000 cityoneminutes is a global web video project that allows you to observe 41 different cities around the world in one-minute intervals.]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/07/americas-vacancies.html Tue, 28 Jul 2009 13:50:34 +0000 Whiles it’s no surprise that many of America’s cities are seeing a drop in their populations, a result of stagnant local economies, loss of jobs and fluctuations in the housing market, some of the locations that are seeing the highest real estate vacancy rates might come as a bit of a shock. When we hear about depleted metro areas, we think of Rustbelt cities like Detroit and Cleveland, not sought after locales like San Francisco and Miami, but this is the current reality as housing and rental pricing outpaces salaries. Forbes recently compiled their list of “America’s Abandoned Cities,”  usingRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/06/10-most-liveable-cities-the-economist.html Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:14:16 +0000 The Economist’s Intelligence Unit have just released their livability rating for over 140 cities areound thr world. The rating quantifies the challenges that face a city-dweller’s lifestyle in those cities and the newspaper’s review found that Australian and Canadian cities tended to come out top. 1. Vancouver 2. Vienna 3. Melbourne 4. Toronto 5. Perth & Calgary 7. Helsinki 8. Geneva, Sydney & Zurich Economist [image via poyang]]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/hub-cultures-2009-zeitgeist-ranking.html Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:55:37 +0000 Consulting group and global social network Hub Culture has just released their 2009 Zeitgeist Ranking. Culled from observations, discussions and various intel gathered from Hub Culture members around the world, the list is an intuitive, but curated read on where in the world exciting opportunities and cultural ferment is on the upswing. In a surprising upset, (spoiler alert) Washington, DC has bumped out Los Angeles and claimed the number one spot on the list this year. Hub Culture attributes this to pervasive worldwide feelings of sobriety, simplicity and desire for quality of life. It’s the first time the buttoned-down DCRead more...]]> http://www.psfk.com/2009/01/psfk-good-ideas-salon-london-speaker-taryn-ross.html Fri, 16 Jan 2009 15:53:37 +0000 Taryn Ross, Co-Founder of Urban Junkies, will be joining our Good Ideas from London panel at the PSFK Good Ideas Salon London. Along with Matt Brown of Londonist, Justin Quirk of FHM, Paul Andrew Williams of Steel Mill Pictures, and moderator Matt Hardisty of AnalogFolk, the panel will touch upon what aspects of London are exciting them right now. First, who are you and what do you do? My name is Taryn Ross, and I am a co-founder of Urban Junkies.  Urban Junkies is a free daily e-newsletter about things going on in London—launches, trends, events, anything we think youRead more...]]>