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Event: Chicago K-12 Design-Ed Potluck Feb. 4th At 6.30 With A Presentation By Public Workshop.

February 3, 2010

imagining, teaching

Event: Chicago K-12 Design Educator Potluck Presentation:  You Can Change Your City by Alex Gilliam of Public Workshop Date: Thursday February 4th from 6.30-8.00 pm-ish Location: Landon Bone Baker Architects, 734 N Milwaukee Ave. Here’s why you shouldn’t miss it: Normally Public Workshop wouldn’t trumpet giving a presentation at a relatively informal event but ladies and gents, the people who are involved [...]

Project: Redesigning And Rebuilding The Sunshine School, The Movie!

February 3, 2010

building, designing, teaching

From Public Workshop’s Project Archives: Project: The Sunshine School, The Movie! Location:Newbern, AL Project Director: Alex Gilliam Year: 2004 Yep, the export quality from this movie I made many, many years ago leaves a lot to be desired but it does a knock up job conveying the incredible spirit of the project and the students I worked with at the [...]

Things We Like: Chicago Teens Design-Building Kiosks For A Local Community Garden

January 25, 2010

designing, exploring, teaching

Of the many wonderful things I have seen thus far in Chicago, one of my favorites is the work that Mejay Gula, Kelly Van Eaton and Charlie Vinz, are doing with Chicago high school students through the After School Matters (here) program. Last fall Mejay and Charlie worked with their students to design and build [...]

Project:The Sunshine School-Empowering Students To Redesign + Rebuild Their Decrepit School.

January 14, 2010

building, designing, teaching

From Public Workshop’s Project Archives: Project: The Sunshine School Location:Newbern, AL Project Director: Alex Gilliam Year: 2004 ʻOur school was really in a mess. And since it was down, everyone here was down because it was just a disaster.ʼ Many of the schools in rural Alabama are in an incredible state of physical and emotional disrepair because they have been historically understaffed, under funded, and [...]

Building A Healthier Austin Symposium: October 20th at 7.00 pm.

October 18, 2009

imagining, teaching, thinking

On Tuesday October 20th at 7.00 pm , Public Workshop will be presenting at the Building A Healthier Austin symposium. The organizers have done a great job of assembling a diverse cast of characters involved in health care, transportation, housing, planning, etc. for what will be a great and inspiring conversation. The focus will be [...]

This Blog Is Still Under Construction But We’re Almost There- Great Things Coming Very Soon.

October 7, 2009

building, designing, exploring, teaching

We’re almost there ladies and gents. The front page still has a few tweaks and the individual blog post pages need some serious reprogramming but the Public Workshop redesign is almost complete. A little re-framing here, a couple of pieces of sheet rock there, a liberal dabbling of caulk and we’ll be ready to go. [...]

Public Workshop Helps Children + Designers Build Amazing Structures In Chicago’s Grant Park.

September 28, 2009

teaching

73 designers and children designing, learning and building intently together. 3 fantastic Newhouse/ Taliesin Fellows helping facilitate. Fabulous collaboration, support and organizing by Krisann Rehbein, Raul, Jean and the Chicago Architecture Foundation. 9 structures in three hours. A ridiculous amount of pine, 4000 zip ties and sandwiches. 1 fantastic Grant Park. And 1 Intuitive Building Process that turns designers, teachers and [...]

Your Waller Creek Survival Checklist For Sunday’s Event

September 10, 2009

building, exploring, teaching

  I’m an individual coming alone, what should you bring? Twist the arm of at least one friend, neighbor or random person on the street. A chair for yourself- fancy or folding optional. A keen eye for possibility . A brunch treat/beverage of your choosing and the necessary utensils/tools for consuming said offering. Your best swinging pants (and I don’t mean [...]