popuphood is going to Venice! We are thrilled to be selected to participate in the most prestigious architectural event in the world.
It is an honor representing the U.S. and we are proud to represent Oakland, CA!
Participating in National and International conversations about urban innovation is personally rewarding. It is also essential to nurture, share, and support these new ideas so they can get traction, so we don't have to invent the wheel, so we can learn what aspects of the hyper local solutions to cities in the 21 century are universal and what aspects are specific to the communities which fostered them. This is the opportunity, to both brand Oakland as a place where innovation thrives, and to contribute to the international dialogue of disruptive innovation.
We are looking for sponsors to assist us in attending in August, 2012. ($5,000) This support will go toward a one way ticket and stay for 4 days. It also allows us to report our findings and bring the conversation home tying into local and national publications, and local events.
Below is information from the Urban Design Institute website, all images and text credited to their brilliance.
It is an honor representing the U.S. and we are proud to represent Oakland, CA!
Participating in National and International conversations about urban innovation is personally rewarding. It is also essential to nurture, share, and support these new ideas so they can get traction, so we don't have to invent the wheel, so we can learn what aspects of the hyper local solutions to cities in the 21 century are universal and what aspects are specific to the communities which fostered them. This is the opportunity, to both brand Oakland as a place where innovation thrives, and to contribute to the international dialogue of disruptive innovation.
We are looking for sponsors to assist us in attending in August, 2012. ($5,000) This support will go toward a one way ticket and stay for 4 days. It also allows us to report our findings and bring the conversation home tying into local and national publications, and local events.
Below is information from the Urban Design Institute website, all images and text credited to their brilliance.
About
Spontaneous Interventions: design actions for the common good is the theme of the U.S. Pavilion at the 13th International Venice Architecture Biennale (Fall 2012). In recent years, there has been a nascent movement of designers acting on their own initiative to solve problematic urban situations, creating new opportunities and amenities for the public. Provisional, improvisational, guerrilla, unsolicited, tactical, temporary, informal, DIY, unplanned, participatory, open-source—these are just a few of the words that have been used to describe this growing body of work.
Spontaneous Interventions will frame an archive of compelling, actionable strategies, ranging from urban farms to guerilla bike lanes, temporary architecture to poster campaigns, urban navigation apps to crowdsourced city planning. These efforts cut across boundaries, addressing architecture, landscape, infrastructure, and the digital universe, and run the gamut from symbolic to practical, physical to virtual, whimsical to serious. But they share an optimistic willingness to venture outside conventional practice and to deploy fresh tactics to make cities more sustainable, accessible, and inclusive.
Spontaneous Interventions will frame an archive of compelling, actionable strategies, ranging from urban farms to guerilla bike lanes, temporary architecture to poster campaigns, urban navigation apps to crowdsourced city planning. These efforts cut across boundaries, addressing architecture, landscape, infrastructure, and the digital universe, and run the gamut from symbolic to practical, physical to virtual, whimsical to serious. But they share an optimistic willingness to venture outside conventional practice and to deploy fresh tactics to make cities more sustainable, accessible, and inclusive.
The Venice Architecture Biennale is the most prestigious architecture event in the world. Now in its 13th edition, the Venice Architecture Biennale was formally established in 1980 and is held every other year (alternating with the Venice Art Biennale, which was first held in 1895). For the 12th edition, held in 2010, 53 countries participated in the Biennale, which was attended by 170,000 visitors.
The 13th edition will be held from August 29 to November 25, 2012 (press preview August 27–28). On December 27, 2011, British architect David Chipperfield was appointed the director of the Biennale, and he outlined the theme Common Ground at a meeting of commissioners held in Venice on January 17. Representatives from 41 countries attended the meeting.
The 13th edition will be held from August 29 to November 25, 2012 (press preview August 27–28). On December 27, 2011, British architect David Chipperfield was appointed the director of the Biennale, and he outlined the theme Common Ground at a meeting of commissioners held in Venice on January 17. Representatives from 41 countries attended the meeting.
Organizers
The U.S. Pavilion at the Venice Biennale is presented by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State (ECA), which supports and manages the official United States participation at selected international exhibitions. Following the recommendation of the Federal Advisory Committee on International Exhibitions (FACIE), convened by the National Endowment for the Arts, the U.S. State Department selected “Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good,” proposed by Cathy Lang Ho teamed with the Institute for Urban Design, to be featured in the U.S. Pavilion. The U.S. representation at this global event ensures that the excellence, vitality, diversity and innovation of the architecture in the United States are effectively showcased abroad, and provides an opportunity to engage foreign audiences to increase mutual understanding.
Since 1979, the New York–based Institute for Urban Design has served as a central platform for debate among architects, planners, policy-makers, developers, academics, journalists, and urbanists. The Institute operates as a think tank and advocacy group, drawing on the collected experience and knowledge of its large fellowship to bring important issues into wider public debate through lectures, events, and publications.
Since 1979, the New York–based Institute for Urban Design has served as a central platform for debate among architects, planners, policy-makers, developers, academics, journalists, and urbanists. The Institute operates as a think tank and advocacy group, drawing on the collected experience and knowledge of its large fellowship to bring important issues into wider public debate through lectures, events, and publications.
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