{"author":"Jan Brennenstuhl","categories":["Urbanism"],"cover":{},"credit":"","date":"2010-01-22T16:37:39Z","description":"“The Urban Guide for Alternate Use” by Scott Burnham is an open source city-specific field guide for alternate uses for existing urban infrastructure. ","html":"\u003cp\u003eScott Burnham, a creative director, writer and consultant who is specialized in design, urbanism and open source methodologies, has recently created his “Urban Guide for Alternate Use” for the upcoming, brand-new and Europe-wide \u003ca href=\"http://www.fabrikanten.at/index.php?depth=2\u0026amp;link=1\u0026amp;pro_id=93\u0026amp;page=\u0026amp;lang=en\"\u003e“Exchange Radical Moments”\u003c/a\u003e live art festival.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt’s an open source city-specific field guide for alternate uses for existing urban infrastructure. As Burnham wrote on his website, he \u003cem\u003e“wanted to create a platform for exchange of ideas for alternate urban solutions based on existing structures and systems.”\u003c/em\u003e\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThose of you who are as curious as me to get insights into the urban guide, have still to wait - the release date has not been published yet\u0026hellip;\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“From hacks such as using traffic bollards as ladders to gain a better view of a football training session, to re-imagining Amsterdam street sweepers as bird baths between shifts, the Urban Guide for Alternate Use is an open platform for people to explore and re-imagine the uses of their existing city’s objects and areas.”\n(Scott Burnham)\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003c/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more info, visit \u003ca href=\"http://scottburnham.com/2010/01/urban-hacks-and-re-use-for-2010-the-urban-guide-for-alternate-use/\"\u003escottburnham.com\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eVia \u003ca href=\"http://www.rebelart.net/diary/scott-burnham-the-urban-guide-for-alternate-use/002963/\"\u003erebelart.net\u003c/a\u003e.\u003c/p\u003e\n","markdown":"\n\n\n\nScott Burnham, a creative director, writer and consultant who is specialized in design, urbanism and open source methodologies, has recently created his “Urban Guide for Alternate Use” for the upcoming, brand-new and Europe-wide [“Exchange Radical Moments”](http://www.fabrikanten.at/index.php?depth=2\u0026link=1\u0026pro_id=93\u0026page=\u0026lang=en) live art festival.\n\nIt’s an open source city-specific field guide for alternate uses for existing urban infrastructure. As Burnham wrote on his website, he *“wanted to create a platform for exchange of ideas for alternate urban solutions based on existing structures and systems.”*\n\nThose of you who are as curious as me to get insights into the urban guide, have still to wait - the release date has not been published yet...\n\n\u003e “From hacks such as using traffic bollards as ladders to gain a better view of a football training session, to re-imagining Amsterdam street sweepers as bird baths between shifts, the Urban Guide for Alternate Use is an open platform for people to explore and re-imagine the uses of their existing city’s objects and areas.”\n\u003e (Scott Burnham)\n\nFor more info, visit [scottburnham.com](http://scottburnham.com/2010/01/urban-hacks-and-re-use-for-2010-the-urban-guide-for-alternate-use/).\n\nVia [rebelart.net](http://www.rebelart.net/diary/scott-burnham-the-urban-guide-for-alternate-use/002963/).\n","tags":["Scott Burnham","Art Book"],"title":"Urban Hacks: The Urban Guide for Alternate Use","url":"https://www.urbanartcore.com/urban-hacks-the-urban-guide-for-alternate-use/"}