Jul 22, 2014
The Boston Public Library is a key partner in helping us make a place to gather around books on Boston’s Rose F. Kennedy Greenway this summer. The library contributed a great selection of children’s picture books, young adult books, and books for teens to read on-site...
Jul 21, 2014
Coinciding with the launch of a Uni portable reading room for Boston on the Rose F. Kennedy Greenway, Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art put together a wonderful collection of 17 books that will remain on the Uni’s shelves for all of Boston to enjoy. Among the...
Jul 20, 2014
More often than not, the way we move through the world each day falls into familiar patterns. This can be comforting, but it can also put us on a kind of mental auto-pilot. When we disrupt these patterns—say, when we travel to a different place or experience an...
Jul 13, 2014
In June, 2014, the Uni Project was a winner of Boston’s first-ever Public Space Invitational, a competition organized by Mayor Martin J. Walsh’s Office of New Urban Mechanics. For the competition, we proposed a portable reading room that would...
Dec 17, 2012
Almaty Uni WHERE: Almaty, Kazakhstan WHEN: 2012-present In 2012, The Uni Project fabricated and shipped a full scale, 120-cube Uni structure with a custom cover system and 40 benches to Almaty, Kazakhstan. That Uni was used to create an outdoor reading room in...
Jun 4, 2012
Here are a few photos from the recent test deployment of Uni 2.0. (Credit: Thena Tak, HY Architecture.) Learn more about our second Uni here. Thanks again to everyone involved, including our waterfront host, Boston’s Children’s Museum....
Jun 1, 2012
Today, our newly-fabricated, second Uni was tested in public space. It’s ready to go, and we’ll be sending this Uni abroad next week. Thank you to Boston Children’s Museum for hosting us. Thanks to Bill Bancroft, Diana Lempel, and everyone at Howeler...
May 31, 2012
Tomorrow, Boston will get an advance look at a newly fabricated, second Uni structure which will soon be deployed in Almaty, Kazakhstan. This second-ever Uni will be used in parks and plazas around Almaty to create a roving, outdoor reading room. The Almaty project is...
