VALUE
Value is assigned.
Value does not exist in the same way water or gold exists.
Value is constructed and requires consensus.
Gold is valuable because we all agree to compare what we have to it.
CITY as PLAYGROUND
In 1927, Felix the Cat became the first giant balloon to ever take part in the Macy's Day Parade. In 1928, Felix was inflated with helium, and without a plan to deflate this massive balloon, NYC parade organizers simply let Felix fly off into the sky.
CITY as GARDEN
Without the focus on buildings and people, New York emerges as a wild place in plain sight, populated by eccentric creatures. Trees are not archetypes; they’re neighborhood characters, metaphors for urban life and architectural monuments. On St. Nicholas Avenue at 163rd Street in Manhattan, an ancient English elm, “a totem in the neighborhood,” with its aged limbs supported by steel cables, plays the cranky old man before an audience of dull gray buildings.
CITY as ART
Central Park Zoo formed in the 1860s when New Yorkers began donating their unwanted pets to the city, and circuses needed a place to store their animals. From the donation of one black bear cub in 1859 and 72 white swans, a menagerie opened in the park for the public's enjoyment.
Value is assigned.
Value does not exist in the same way water or gold exists.
Value is constructed and requires consensus.
Gold is valuable because we all agree to compare what we have to it.
CITY as PLAYGROUND
In 1927, Felix the Cat became the first giant balloon to ever take part in the Macy's Day Parade. In 1928, Felix was inflated with helium, and without a plan to deflate this massive balloon, NYC parade organizers simply let Felix fly off into the sky.
CITY as GARDEN
Without the focus on buildings and people, New York emerges as a wild place in plain sight, populated by eccentric creatures. Trees are not archetypes; they’re neighborhood characters, metaphors for urban life and architectural monuments. On St. Nicholas Avenue at 163rd Street in Manhattan, an ancient English elm, “a totem in the neighborhood,” with its aged limbs supported by steel cables, plays the cranky old man before an audience of dull gray buildings.
CITY as ART
Central Park Zoo formed in the 1860s when New Yorkers began donating their unwanted pets to the city, and circuses needed a place to store their animals. From the donation of one black bear cub in 1859 and 72 white swans, a menagerie opened in the park for the public's enjoyment.
Location: New York, NY
T. Joseph Surjan - design scientist & writer
S. H. F. Surjan - project architect & digital modeling
Luca Surjan - Creative Director
T. Joseph Surjan - design scientist & writer
S. H. F. Surjan - project architect & digital modeling
Luca Surjan - Creative Director