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Imagine floating, globally connected urban forests growing where billboards stand. Artist Stephen Glassman and his team are doing it.

Urban Air - Los Angeles

Imagine floating, globally connected urban forests growing where billboards stand. Artist Stephen Glassman and his team are doing it.
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Stephen Glassman
Stephen Glassman
1,565 backers pledged $100,772 to help bring this project to life.
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STEPHEN GLASSMAN & URBAN AIR @ TED THIS SATURDAY!

Come hear Stephen present at "Sparking Creativity" - a TEDx Youth Event, this Saturday, January 25th.

stay tuned for the link to view the talk after the event

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HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM URBAN AIR!

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Urban Air Rooftop Collaborators at LAX

Urbanites

For those of you in Los Angeles that missed the Urban Air Loft 7 Helicopter performance, or want to see more, choreographer Sarah Elgart, filmaker Kevin Kerslake, and Stephen... Read more

URBAN AIR COMING TO SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST

The famed music festival that has expanded to film and tech, is now moving into eco-design. Urban Air is an invitee and finalist in their first "Place By Design" competition.... Read more

Premium Deliveries

Friends -

By now most of you should have received your bamboo thumb drives, tshirts, and limited edition prints. Our billboard bags are in the mail today. For the final... Read more

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URBAN AIR ROOFTOP PERFORMANCE / TODAY!!!!

HEY URBANITES -
If you're in Los Angeles - there's still a few tickets left for the performance tonight. It will be incredible! Nels Cline (WILCO) on noise guitar, Kevin... Read more

12 Hours Left to Vote!

There are 12 HOURS left to vote UrbanAir into the semifinals for the  My LA2050 Award. We are almostin the top ten. WE NEED YOUR HELP to push... Read more

PLEASE VOTE FOR URBAN AIR TODAY!!

URBAN AIR IS CLOSE TO MAKING THE LA2050 T0P 10 SEMIFINALISTS. PLEASE VOTE TODAY - AND SHARE WITH YOUR FRIENDS. EVERY VOTE COUNTS!

Just today we've jumped 4 points (sound... Read more

URBAN AIR NOMINATED FOR "LA 2050" AWARD!

http://myla2050.maker.good.is/projects/urbanair

Dear Community

Urban Air is a candidate for the My LA 2050 award to support positive change in LA Arts and Culture!
Community voting between April 2-17 plays a... Read more

URBAN AIR PERFORMANCE PREMIUM / LAUNCH PARTY!

Here we go, Urbanites! Premium production is under way, location and schedules are getting finalized, and our April 28th LA performance event with Nels Cline of Wilco  is coming up.... Read more

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Urban Air's Approaching Spring

Dear Urbanites

Sorry we've been out of the loop. We had thought this update was posted earlier, but somehow it didn't stick.

We here at Urban Air have all been... Read more

Happy 2013 - the year of Urban Air!

For backers only
Successfully raised $100,772 with 1,565 backers

100K - but not celebrating yet ....

Yes - this is the most exciting feeling since we started 0

HOWEVER ....Pledges can still be withdrawn at the very last minute!!!

this is still the internet - and... Read more

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URBAN AIR STILL MAKING NEWS @ $96,000K

As Urban Air approaches $96,000(!) .... this article just posted on the website "Take Part".  Thanks Larry Karol for the shout out!
http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/12/10/advertising-aah-billboards-are-transformed-gardens-sky

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URBAN AIR BREAKS $90,000

What can I say - you've heard it all ....

Everyone pitch in $10 ... we're there!

7:11pm (pst) - 19 hours and counting ..... till closing time

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EYES ON THE PRIZE - 52 HOURS LEFT

Hangin' out - searchin' for a billboard miracle

ADRIAN GRENIER POSTS URBAN AIR!

Please LIKE and SHARE the URBAN AIR post on Adrian Grenier's facebook page!

http://www.facebook.com/TheAdrianGrenier?ref=ts&fref=ts

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URBAN AIR - 3 DAYS AND COUNTING - WE HAVE FAITH!

After NPR, Yahoo home page, Discovery, Huffington Post, National Geographic, CBS, Adweek, and more ... URBAN AIR is charging toward the finish line - 3 DAYS AWAY!

THIS IS WHERE... Read more

URBAN AIR BREAKS $60,000!

$60,108!!!

HERE WE GO! THE FINAL 40K - 5 DAY sprint to the finish!

For your listening pleasure while we roll to our goal - a nice public radio piece... Read more

URBAN AIR NOW ON EVERY CONTINENT!

5 DAYS AND COUNTING!

It's amazing!  There's something universal being expressed - the Power of Art!

Gotta love this

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HOW WE CAN REACH OUR GOAL

New pledges keep coming, and so many of you are increasing your pledges. It's very inspiring and exciting, and we are so thankful for the support and enthusiasm.

Everyone is... Read more

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Urban Air's Stephen Glassman on KPCC Public Radio Tomorrow

Tomorrow morning (Wednesday, Dec 5th) at approximately 10:45am, KPCC/Public Radio producer/reporter Leo Duran will be broadcasting a piece on Urban Air. We covered a lot of territory over 2 days... Read more

NEW VIDEO LINKS ON URBAN AIR KICKSTARTER SITE

Check out the video links to the Nels Cline and special guests performance premium at the Urban Air Kickstarter Website. They are really beautiful - very exciting to think of... Read more

Urban Air in Guggenheim, National Geographic, and more!

What a response ot the last update! So many of you are increasing your pledges, that we've raised $1500 in the past 24 hours from you alone. It's Inspiring ...... Read more

8 DAYS - TIME FOR MIRACLES!

THE FINAL 8 DAYS OF URBAN AIR / KICKSTARTER ARE HERE....Urban Air Backers - Let's Finish Strong!

1200 backers, $52,000, 8 days ... WE CAN DO THIS!
If we... Read more

SHFT teams up with URBAN AIR to produce Performance Evening premium

We are thrilled to be collaborating with SHFT.com on our Premier Performance Evening premium! Thank you SHFT!

URBAN AIR ON CBS - SMART PLANET!

A fresh new article posted on CBS Interactive's SMART PLANET!

Thank you Charlie Osborn!

http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/urbanair-transforming-billboards-to-floating-urban-gardens/6922

Urban Air Breaks $50,000

LUCKY #13!

With 13 days left to the campaign, Urban Air just broke our 50% milestone

$50,158.00!

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URBAN AIR ON YAHOO HOME PAGE!!!!


Artist Seeks a Garden in the Sky

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/artist-seeks-garden-sky-224713432.html;_ylt=A2KJjb2VHbRQuncAUiHQtDMD

URBAN AIR ON YAHOO HOME PAGE!!!!

Artist Seeks a Garden in the Sky


http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/artist-seeks-garden-sky-224713432.html;_ylt=A2KJjb2VHbRQuncAUiHQtDMD

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Black Friday Goes Green for Urban Air

Thanks For Giving! - Urban Air now has over One Thousand backers and closing in on $36,000.

The Los Angeles Timespublished a nice story on us today. The... Read more
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FORBES A FAN OF URBAN AIR!

A great way to celebrate as we close in on $34,000.00!

Thank you David Hochman for a great review of Urban Air in Forbes

"... L.A.'s Lush Aerial Gardens..."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/davidhochman/2012/11/19/six-questions-about-l-a-s-lush-aerial-gardens-project/

Urban Air Performance Event Builds!

I'm almost as excited about the Premier Perfomance Evening  as I am about Urban Air! This is a premium that deserves it's own kickster campaign!

URBAN AIR PASSES THE $30,000 THRESHOLD!

THANK YOU KICKSTARTER AND ALL 820+ BACKERS!  We are 30% toward our goal and gaining velocity!  ONWARD!

Urban Air was also featured today in "World Landscape Architecture"  http://worldlandscapearchitect.com/?p=10923

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Urban Air featured at San Francisco Global Green Expo

World leading global engineering firm ARUP is featuring Urban Air at the current San Francisco Global Green Expo. Thank you Russell Fortmeyer!

http://arup.com/Home/Projects/Urban_Air.aspx

THANK YOU!

Thank you to KICKSTARTER for naming us one of their "Projects We Love" this week ... and thank you to our growing community of over 600 backers.  Something extraordinary is... Read more

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Urban Air in today's FAST COMPANY!

Fast Company's Senior Editor Ariel Schwartz has published a wonderful Urban Air spread today. The story is featured in their CO-EXIST section. 

http://www.fastcoexist.com/1680854/transforming-billboards-into-lush-aerial-bamboo-gardens#1

Co-Exist - what a great place to... Read more

SHFT-ing up!

THANK YOU SHFT WEEKLY!

Today, Urban Air made the FRONT PAGE of SHFT weekly, 11/13/2012.

And thank you - the 335 backers who have gotten us this far. Please spread... Read more

Three's a charm

Certainly an unusual weekend for Urban Air

Not only did we get 2 stories in the Huffington Post, but we popped up in ADWEEK! http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/help-man-turn-billboards-hanging-bamboo-gardens-145075

crazy .....

fyi -... Read more

URBAN AIR FEATURED IN HUFFINGTON POST!

THE DEMOCRACY OF AIR - BILLBOARDS IN LA

Very proud of Deborah Stambler's deep and thoughtful URBAN AIR piece  in today's HUFFINGTON POST Arts and Culture Section. Love the title... Read more

Wilco lead guitarist Nels Cline to headline a benefit performance for Urban Air premium!

Breaking News:

Nels Cline, the "Avant-Romantic" lead guitarist of Wilco- one of our new century's most creative rock groups - will bring his "kaleidoscopic", "blistering", "head spinning" virtuosity... Read more

Will Urban Air go viral?

Despite playing second tier to Hurricane Sandy and the election, Urban Air's web presence is  growing strong and steady. Our tweets are being followed by Mother Jones, Good, City of... Read more

HOLY SHFT!

URBAN AIR is thrilled to be featured on the home page of this week's SHFT!


SHFT is a multi-media platform founded by actor-filmmaker Adrian Grenier and film producer Peter Glatzer.... Read more

the horror and the beauty

sandy approaching - from urban air friend steven o'hara

the world upside-down

climate change is real

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wake up call

Our Growing Rhizome Forest

For those of you who pledge $10 or more, here is an image for the rhizome forest  site that will be home to your message on a bamboo leaf. Click... Read more

URBAN AIR MAKES THE A/N BLOG ON DAY 3!

Check it out   http://blog.archpaper.com/wordpress/archives/48917

Coming into the end of day 3 - Urban Air passes $6000 and pops up in a wonderful spread in the ARCHITECTS NEWSPAPER. Visit the site... Read more
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