> 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…
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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…
Nation Building Aesthetics Part II : The Appropriation of Paradox
> TIRANA’S ARTIST-MAYOR EMBRACES DIFFERENCE AND DECAY TO REVITALIZE A LAGGING CITY: Tirana has entered the world stage due in large part to the values and actions of its mayor, Edi Rama. A former artist, Rama has transformed the city through a variety of policies directed toward improving the common welfare through urban renewal and…
Informal Urbanisms Event at La Esquina
> Thanks to everyone who braved the snow to attend our event at La Esquina Gallery this Wednesday. Special thanks to our friends at Urban Culture Project, C+G Construction, Boulevard Brewery, and Fresher Than Fresh for making the night such a success. Below is a transcript of our introduction to the evening and photos from…
Nation Building Aesthetics Part I : Fortuitous Disadvantage
> Despite relative geographic advantage and an increasing sense of personal and economic freedom, Albania has failed to capitalize on the potential of its newfound relationship with Europe. Decades of isolationist doctrine steeped in communist authoritarian rule have yielded to a new era capable of expressing the will of the people, spawning an emerging parliamentary…
Environmental Media Part II
> AGENCY projected its digital animations at the “Party of the Century” this New Year’s Eve, at the Third Eye Productions event space in Kansas City. The animations were modeled using the logic of crowd dynamics, inspired by the flocking of birds in this video of 300,000 starlings. At times, our simulation of the swarming…
PKN : Hackable Infrastructures
> AGENCY will present its research and design initiatives entitled “Hackable Infrastructures” at Young Architects Forum Pecha Kucha Night on Feb 6, 2010. Details on time and location to follow. PROJECT BACKGROUND: The Romani population in Rome is a community in constant crisis. Historically a nomadic, stateless people, the population has largely settled into a…