CBC Spark - 2010-06-20 - Spark 117: Virtual Street Corners, responsive architecture, and the future of public libraries

What can public libraries learn from bookstores? Chris Wiersma, Erikjan Vermeulen, and Gerry Meek talk about the future of public library design. John Ewing explains his Virtual Street Corners project, which connects two neighbourhoods in Boston. Anna Bullus makes chewing gum disposal bins out of used chewing gum, and Todd Falkowsky explains "upcycling." Globe and Mail architecture critic Lisa Rochon tells Nora about some Canadian examples of responsive architecture.