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Jan 11, 2012 • A new book on urban informatics hit the bookstores last December: From Social Butterfly to Engaged Citizen (MIT 2011) edited by Marcus Foth, Laura Forlano, Christine Satchell and Martin Gibbs. Congratulations to everyone involved in the creation of this impressive collection of case studies, reflections and stories from the front lines of the ever-expanding set...
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Nov 8, 2011 • WHAT IF faces from the past were visible again, watching us in our streets and laneways? This question was the premise of Unguarded Moments, a series of site-specific video installations featuring in selected locations throughout Walsh Bay and Millers Point during Art & About Sydney 2011. The project was supported by the City of Sydney...
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Jul 8, 2011 • I had the pleasure of attending a great forum at the Institute of Australian Geographers Conference on Tuesday on the topic of the Green Bans. This year we are seeing a number of events and articles on the topic, marking the 40th anniversary of this particularly intense period of urban activism in Australia. Bob and...
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Jun 8, 2011 • A little contribution to the reams of type currently circling the skies, relating to the future of the book. Written for creativeinnovation.net.au
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May 8, 2011 • This presentation was given at The Right to the City Symposium, University of Sydney, May 2011. Visions of the City View more presentations from Sarah Barns Linda Carroli’s review of the event can also be read below. Architecture Australia Review: The Right to the City Symposium & Exhibition
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Feb 2, 2011 • My PhD dissertation is now complete, and can be downloaded from this site.
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Sep 30, 2010 • Presented at the UTS symposium Auricle – Sound Cultures of the Future. City screen View more presentations from Sarah Barns
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Aug 31, 2010 • This is a selection of recordings which enable listeners to navigate Sydney's recorded geography, listening in to its past spaces...
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Mar 27, 2010 • It was 9am Sydney time on August 15 1945 when British Prime Minister Clement Atlee announced that Japan had surrendered unconditionally to the Allies. “The last of our enemies is laid low” he said. “PEACE!” roared The Sun. In downtown Martin Place, massive crowds spontaneously gathered, to dance and make whoopie in celebration of the...
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Jun 9, 2009 • I used to worry a lot about media diversity. I don’t so much any more. But I do still worry about diversions. This piece was published some years ago (2006) for Metro Magazine. Metro Article
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Feb 27, 2009 • Publishing street level film archives online can lead to some interesting results. While the Powerhouse Museum have been exploring new uses of high-res images published from the Tyrrell Collection, I’ve also spotted a recent montage by Dan Hill which uses some of the film footage published through Sidetracks on Architect. Peering into the flow of...
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Dec 1, 2008 • Apparently it’s not very easy to be offered access to the ABC’s TV and Radio archives. This strikes me as slightly odd – with the broadcaster so happy to lecture the Australian public that it’s ‘Our ABC’, and, increasingly ‘the town square’ of Australian media life, it would seem to me that a system enabling...
