Siftables
MIT researcher David Merrill has created a compelling form of interaction through siftables (ambient devices):
Siftables aims to enable people to interact with information and media in physical, natural ways that approach interactions with physical objects in our everyday lives.
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BHV Homme Vertical Garden
While in Paris this past spring we experienced a vertical garden before entering the BHV Homme back entrance to stock up on agnès b. Definitely something we would like to see more of in cities. Gridskipper has a nice couple of links to other vertical gardens in Paris.