Design Activism

"Objectified" on KVIE6 - Friday, Nov. 27 @ 8PM

2009-11-24T16:31:00.000-08:00

Independent Lens airs on

Friday, November 27 -- 8PM on KVIE Ch.6

TEDx Sacramento: Coming in August...

2009-07-28T09:56:00.000-07:00

Click on the TEDx Sacramento link and enter your email address to receive the latest info. You can find out more about TEDx by visiting their website.

Sustainable Design for All: Eco-PreFab

2009-06-29T14:20:00.000-07:00

Eco-PreFab

Michelle Kaufmann Designs was forced to close their doors in late May due to the terrible economy, but her message lives on. Read the full story and watch the full video.

Augmented Reality

2009-06-23T08:32:00.000-07:00

Imagine the application if you were to use this technology with BIM modeling in the field of Architecture...

Very exciting!

Tribes

2009-05-29T15:06:00.000-07:00

I love this one...this video is a must see to anyone who has ever wanted to start a movement.

1. Who are you upsetting?
2. Who are you connecting?
3. Who are you leading?

Urban Hive's New CoWorking Space

2009-05-20T08:52:00.000-07:00

(not actually an urban hive)

The Urban Hive will be open tomorrow from 10AM - 5PM providing a FREE coworking space. They're located in the former Green Living Center at 20th & H Street. Here's the latest post on the groups website.

So we decided early on that we weren't going to do a bunch of open (you know, free) coworking events. And yet, here we are with our second one in two weeks. The fact of the matter is that we want people to be able to get a sense of the unique work space that we have here and the remarkable way in which we are able to work independently as well as collaborate within the space. We realize that the best way to do that is to spend some time here and cowork with us. So, yep, we will be holding a couple more of these over the next few weeks before calling a halt to them. This Thursday we will be starting at 10am (after Cereal Creative) and going until 5. Then join us after for Buzz Night (bring some cash to kick into the beer fund for a beer)!

Think Outside the Cubicle!

The Urban Hive is a community of creative independent professionals sick of the status quo, sick of working in the isolation of a home office or the social disconnect and noise of the urban coffee shop, people who want a place to refresh and be stimulated creatively and to find like-thinking individuals with whom they can collaborate. They long for something more, but, until now, they haven't been able to put their thumb on what that actually is. For this person, our little community provides a sanctuary of sorts, for the independent that has successfully escaped (or simply avoided--bravo!) American office culture.

Being an independent is often a solitary existence. The Urban Hive gives that independent a place to go--an un-office, if you will--to work, create, collaborate, refresh and (yes) play. Think of it as a great company culture, just without the company. We believe that we should all want to go to work, that the place that we work should enhance the work that we do. And we believe that there is a value in working alongside other creative professionals and entrepreneurs that share our values.

We are located in an amazing renovated 1930s brick warehouse in the heart of Midtown Sacramento. The industrial modern space includes two conference rooms, retail space, art and design studios, and even an occasional traditional office. More than the space, though, Creatives benefit from the community environment where spontaneous brainstorming stimulates idea exchange, fosters networking and even provides opportunities for project collaboration.

We are membership based, and our memberships range from $50 per month to $275 per month. All memberships include a seat in one Sacramento's coolest workspaces, free wifi, free coffee from Old Soul (feel free to add to the coffee kitty if you are an excessive consumer like us). Some memberships include use of our conference room, brainstorming room, private offices, and general use of our space for events (with special pricing). Need an entire office or design studio? We have some of those available, too.Still need more info to get a better feel for what we are about? Well, we encourage hands-on research. Come on by and give us a try, for free!

The Urban Hive is:

VOX Sacramento
ROMP Creative
Kidaround Magazine
Boniform Graphic Design
Janna Marlies Santoro
Airbag Radio
Capital Creative Collective
Glenn Weatherson
Ballentine's Records
Green Sacramento
Pinerworks Architecture
LJ Urban

Free Design Activism Course - UC Berkely

2009-05-15T10:08:00.000-07:00

Don't miss this free public event offered by UC Berkeley Extension.

Design Activism
Explore the fringe of conventional design and architectural practice with two innovators seeking the best strategies to empower individuals who live in poverty. Gain inspiration from designers who discuss their humanitarian design work, including building schools in Uganda and low-income, single-family housing in Detroit.

Sat. June 6,

San Francisco, CA

Art and Design Center, 95 Third St.

Room 204, 10 am-1 pm , No fee (EDP 025171)

Found Content: CoolTown Studios

2009-05-14T09:32:00.000-07:00

The Congress for the New Urbanism (CNU) held a video contest to communicate the organization’s commitment to new urbanism, “advancing walkable, bikable, neighborhood-based development as an alternative to sprawl.“ The winning video (above) will be prominently featured at the CNU’s annual conference along with free admission for its producers.

First Impressions

2009-04-30T12:12:00.000-07:00

I met this morning with a friend, neighbor and landscape designer to discuss the possibility of collaborating on future work. The proposal he shared with me would be to create an urban design collaborative, providing creative solutions by collectively sharing ideas & resources.

This model, similar in concept to coworking office spaces like Capcity, will allows us to present the best possible solution for a multitude of challenges. We hope to attract talented professionals within our community who share a similar "bottom-up" approach to design. Working in unison with the neighborhood and it's leaders.

The connection we've made in Oak Park and our professions individually will help us achieve this goal. We start small, slow and steady; Growing something interesting, rewarding and new!

"If not now, then when?"