Upvotes of the Week is a weekly record of upvotes - presenting Sndbox member content and highlighting creative / impactful work by the greater Steemit community.

Upvotes of the Week (+100%)

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@design-guy	The Process of Designing Our Hybrid Farm Apartment Building on the High Line in NYC
	Architecture, urban agriculture and the process of merging the two. @design-guy goes into his team's process of designing a hybrid farm apartment building in NYC. The green sky-scraper concept connects to the High Line project and seeks to propose new ways on engaging the natural + build environment. Browse around his post to learn more about his process!

@awillbrown	Second Post : Exhibition and Art Terms
	Curator at the Museum of Contemporary Art Cleveland (MOCA), @awillbrown writes about the many various types of institutions that exhibit art. He describes the history and criteria for what an exhibition, in the traditional sense is, where it takes place, and some artsy terminology in tow. Take a look at his Steemit blog to learn more about the art and curatorial world.

@mintvilla	William H. Whyte & the Way We Understand Our Public Spaces
	Here's a fresh look at the past of public space and how we define their successes. @mintvilla writes about a man named William H. Whyte and his influential film "The Social Life of Small Urban Spaces." This film-based research completely changed the way we understand, evaluate and develop new parks, plazas and streets. Take a look at @mintvilla's blog for more on the design of public spaces.

@kenfinkel	Time Traveling in the Philadelphia Archives
	Care to time travel? @kenfinkel blogs about the intersection of past and future through archival photography. A professor at Temple University, Ken dives into Philadelphia (USA) archives looking for lost stories to uncover. With this author, you can literally zoom into the narratives hiding in these images. You never know what you are going to see. Take a look at his post and blog for more.

@womp	Hi Everyone, I'm the Founder of Womp A NYC Fabrication Company
	2D and 3D and maybe even 4D? @womp just joined Steemit earlier this week. They are a 3D printing studio founded by artists and designers Based in Brooklyn, NY. Their team makes it easy and affordable for anyone to dive into the world of experimental fabrication tech and design. Stay tuned for more posts from them as they print their way into the Steemit ecosystem.

@abroadlife	Hello Steemit! I can help be your guide to China // 老外如何了解和体验真正的中国
	@abroadlife is for readers who want to learn more about China. Brian will be posting regularly in both English (native language) and Mandarin. He’s an avid traveller, dancer, educator, linguist and technology trend-tracker. His writing will cover topics of living abroad, ideas of "global citizenship" and ways in which we can build bridges between sometimes misunderstood cultures.

Check out a full list of @sndbox members : @abroadlife @awillbrown @darius.woo @design-guy @kenfinkel @mintvilla @musahixson @phillyculture @phillyhistory @womp @stach @hansikhouse and @voronoi.

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^	STEEM ACCELERATOR HUB: Update on fundraising, donations and development #1

@Ejemai is leading the wave of Steemit innovation in Nigeria with his new STACH accelerator hub. His impressive organization is setting out to onboard new Steemians and change their lives with this tehnology. Check out his post to support the project!

^	HardFork Series Update: Tattoos & A Competition Announcement

@Hardfork-series is a crypto-noir thriller! It's the first of it's kind, a creative new series made by Steemians ( @ericvancewalton, @dougkarr, @the-alien and @andrarchy ). They recently announced a competition so that all of Steemit can get involved and earn some STEEM in the process. Take a look at their post to learn more!

^	How to save Abongphen Highland Forest in Cameroon?

@Kedjom-Keku (led by @martin.mikes) is an incredible initiative to help “save the remaining fragments of the Abongphen Highland Forest in Cameroon.” Through Steemit posts and various development work on-site, they’re aiming to protect and conserve 1,000 hectares where the forest can expand. You can read about the organization’s mission and work here.

^	Hello hello hello awesome people of Steemit!

@Artgeek (May) is a full-on creative - producing illustrated exhibitions, teaching art and performing with her own band. Her illustrative work is super charming and we’re excited to see what she shares with the Steemit community. You can find her intro post here.

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