I think the only thing the Puerta de Alcalá is missing is a giant pink sheep. Here’s why. Around November 20th every year, shepherds bring their flocks of sheep directly through the center of Madrid, in between these two stone markers (mojones) on the eastern side of Plaza Alcalá. This is supposed to be quiteContinue reading “Giant pink sheep in the Puerta de Alcalá”
Category Archives: city
City Projects and Platforms for Social Interaction
Wierd. I’m finally using the new format for blogger and it’s really different. I feel like I’m typing into an open void. Well… Anyways, I’m having a few ideas flying around in my head and I’d like to pin them down on the page. So I mentioned a few days ago that I have thisContinue reading “City Projects and Platforms for Social Interaction”
Play, Space and Place
I so thoroughly enjoy artwork that changes the way we view our cities. Similar to the artists I talked about in this previous post, Chris Martin and Arnaud LaPierre are two artists asking us to rethink our city experience. It’s not about focusing on or changing small details in our environment, but more of aContinue reading “Play, Space and Place”
The Houses of Malice
Walking around my neighborhood you see a lot of these signs that start with “Visita G. Manzana” and then a number: Naturally I needed to figure this out. It turns out that the signs are the vestiges of a system created when Madrid first became the capital of Spain in the 16th century. King FelipeContinue reading “The Houses of Malice”