Mar 4, 2013
PlayBuild NOLA is a start-up initiative working to transform underutilized outdoor urban spaces in New Orleans into exciting, kid-friendly environments for play and learning. To do this, they will launch their own Uni, add a kit of Imagination Playground blocks, and...
Mar 4, 2013
Chelsea Uni, a student-led Uni. Where: Chelsea, Manhattan (New York City) When: Wed May 29 and Sat Jun 1 (detailed schedule) Chelsea Uni is a Uni reading room initiated by middle and high school students in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan and led by the Avenues...
Jun 22, 2012
Summer installations of the Uni in New York start soon, and we’ve got some great new partnerships and locations. Watch our Find the Uni page for the latest details. In locating the Uni, we look for neighborhoods actively looking to improve their public spaces....
May 27, 2012
The Uni will be included in Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good, the official U.S. presentation at the 13th International Venice Architecture Biennale in Fall 2012. The exhibit will include photos of the Uni, information about the project,...
May 23, 2012
The Uni has just been covered in this very thorough article in Places Journal surveying the recent wave of “little libraries” and tactical urbanism. Quoted in the article, Sam cites Project for Public Spaces’ “lighter, quicker, cheaper”...
May 14, 2012
After nearly three months, I’m due to come off the road next week, and this will be my last post on tour. I’m grateful to everyone back home, especially Leslie and our partners who have been hard at work on the fabrication of the second Uni structure. Thanks also to...
May 9, 2012
Nearly a year ago on July 22, we temporarily suspended our Uni Kickstarter campaign when we learned what had happened in Oslo. Later that week, I wrote: [We] suspended our fundraising outreach for a time while our thoughts were with Norwegian friends. We’re returning...
May 1, 2012
In 2003, Leslie visited with staff at Urbis, a newly-opened institution in Manchester which was essentially about comparative urban studies–a kind of museum of the city and city-living in general. We loved this idea: a whole museum devoted to the urban...
Apr 3, 2012
[Another post from Sam on tour—explanation here.] 48 hours in Montreal and Toronto gave me a chance to visit one of the largest and then one of the smallest branch libraries I know. I’m all for both, but you know where my heart lies. I love small, especially for...
