Public reversement
Chaussee de Haecht 226 – 234 The Social Administrative Center Schaerbeek uses printing paper to its fullest potential. After having been printed on, the paper is reversed and used again for another occassion. The entrance hall behind the large glass facade is the place where announcements usually are posted. Allthough it might not be obvious […] more…
U+W turns U
On Februari 24 2005, I uploaded this image of a corrected text on a sticker in Rue Royale. In Dutch ‘Your street’ is written as: ‘Uw straat’ in stead of ‘U straat’ as was printed on the sticker. Now after roughly one year the sticker is still there, but the language correction has faded. So […] more…
kruid / kruis
Address changed from Kruid (=herb) kade to Kruis (=cross) kade Rotterdam more…
Anti-graffiti graffiti
Emile Jacqmainlaan, coin Rue du Cirque more…
Poussez-du
A sign found in the Cité Administrative de l’Etat, Boulevard Pachéco, Bruxelles, instructing you to push in French and Dutch. Most likely the person who made this realised halfway into carving the dutch word there would not be enough space to fit the word Duwen. Contribution by an employee of Bricoleurs Zonder Grenzen more…
Confisseres + I
Rue Vanderstichelen, corner P.V.Jacobsstraat more…
G…..at
Corner Rue de l’instruction and Rue Georges Moreau This streetcorner caught my attention because of the obvious way the new plate is put right on top of the one it replaces. Rather then erasing memories of past times, this replacement emphasises the renewal / correction which was carried out. Going by the bits of the […] more…
U(w)
Rue Royale more…
From -vel to -val
Rue de Rivoli 56 or 58 more…
Comfort m (NL+E) = n (F) Confort
Contrary to English and Dutch, comfort is written in French with an ‘N’. Here on the Chaussee d’Ixelles it is corrected to proper French. The other way around happens as well: here’s a correction to Dutch from 2005 to a sign of the public transport company: more…
Hors dehors
KBC, Rue Antoine Dansaert / Oude Graanmarkt more…
Flexible directions
Quai aux briques more…
Radical gesture
Avenue de la joyeuse more…
Superimposed pasteria
Rue Antoine Dansaert more…
Encore een jongen
Hamme – Mille, nextdoor to Indonesian restaurant Bali. more…
Parc
“Maison des arts de schaerbeek: a paranoid interdiction?” Contribution by Michel Cleempoel more…
Taipography
Waaienberg straat, Overijse more…
Ripped + reconnected
Rue Antoine Dansaert more…
Leisure parc
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STICKY ROTTERDAM
“this damage has been noted, the lamppost will be replaced as soon as possible” From our Rotterdam correspondent Robin van’t Haar http://www.cityscripts.com more…
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