NYFA Artists Fellowship 2010
Ersela Kripa and Stephen Mueller are 2010 fellows in Architecture/Environmental Structures from the New York Foundation for the Arts. Congratulations to all the other fellows! You can read more about the award, and find a complete list of this year’s winners and past NYFA fellows on the NYFA website. Be sure to check out the names you…
Rome Prize 2010-2011
Ersela Kripa and Stephen Mueller are winners of the Founders Rome Prize in Architecture 2010-2011. Starting this September, they will both spend 11 months at the American Academy in Rome, developing their project entitled Hackable Infrastructures: Inhabiting the Margins of Contemporary Rome.The project extends and tests AGENCY’s previous speculative projects,hackable infrastructures for the contemporary city. We would like…
UNPLANNED Opening at Superfront LA
The UNPLANNED exhibit opening last week at Superfront LA enjoyed a great turnout. Special thanks to Mitch McEwen and the rest of the Superfront crew for making the event and the exhibit such a success. If you missed the event, check out work from AGENCY and a collection of other artists, architects, and designers, on display at the gallery through July…
Urban Metabolism
> Accelerated cycles of consumption change the face of a city block. A century ago, the block between Grand and McGee on 11th Street was a shining example of Kansas City’s dynamic, pedestrian-friendly urban retail corridors. Filled with street-level shops of all types, the block provided an enjoyable and ever-changing experience for the urbanite. The…
PKN: Hackable Infrastructures – Recap
> Thanks to everyone who came out to Pecha Kucha Night last week at Crosstown Station. A crowd of over 300 people attended, and 10 presenters shared their thoughts and work. It was great to see some familiar faces, and meet some like-minded designers and supporters from the KC arts community. Special thanks to Young…
PKN: Hackable Infrastructures-Update
> EVENT DETAILSAGENCY will present Hackable Infrastructures at Kansas City’s Eighth Pecha Kucha Night next week, on Thursday, February 4th. The event will be held at Crosstown Station (1522 Mcgee KCMO). Attendance is free, and these events are popular, so arrive early to ensure a good seat for all the presentations. Doors open at 7:30pm, and…
Global AGENCY
> The AGENCY network is growing, and we would love to hear from you. Do you have experience designing for informal communities in emerging countries? Have you worked with or been a part of a community in need of tactical design? Follow Informal Urbanisms on our blog to learn how AGENCY is trying to help….
Transient Space
> A historically lively intersection sees new life as a center of transportation and informal gathering . In the 1950’s the corner of 11th and Main enjoyed a busy street life, with many small-scale storefronts inviting pedestrians to walk about and shop. Like most Kansas City intersections, this site was responsive to conditions of local…
UNPLANNED: Research and Experiments at the Urban Scale
> AGENCY will exhibit Hackable Infrastructures, architectural and urban proposals for the contemporary city, on display at SUPERFRONT LA , from March 25 through July 2nd, 2010. Press release from SUPERFRONT copied below. …. SUPERFRONT is proud to present UNPLANNED: Research and Experiments at the Urban Scale, the first SUPERFRONT LA exhibit of 2010. A…
Commuter City: Introduction
> AGENCY is contributing an ongoing feature on the effects and potential of automotive culture in Kansas City to the new hyperlocal news source, KCFreePress. Our introduction is available to view online, and expanded below. COMMUTER CITYby Ersela Kripa and Stephen Mueller Kansas City’s urban core has systematically been relegated to the automobile, at the…