Re+Vision: Design Your (Neighbor)hood

And we're out...

2008-08-08T23:41:00.000-07:00

Our last day was filled with final blog posts (see interviews below), clearing out our studio (sad, sad), and a little happy hour celebration at SAM's TASTE complete with strawberry margaritas (virgin, of course) and oysters.

The first SAM Re+Vision: Design Your Neighborhood crew is signing out.

Read about Re+Vision in Worldchanging Seattle

2008-08-08T23:25:00.000-07:00

Big thanks to Julia Steinberger from Wordchanging for coming out to see our final presentation/reception last night and writing a cool article about Re+Vision in the Worldchanging Seattle online magazine!! Read the article here!

Final Presentation/Reception at OSP

2008-08-08T22:39:00.000-07:00

What can we say... it was a total celebration of our hard work over the past 6 weeks. We were joined by almost 100 friends and family including the Upward Bound crew. Our last week of presentation practice paid off. Everyone nailed it!

Thanks to everyone who came out to support us!! If you missed the presentation you can still check out our work. The installation is up through August 22nd (at least... maybe longer) in the Alvord Art Lab at the Olympic Sculpture Park.

Special thanks to Leticia Lopez for some of these snaps!

Choe Morris.(:

2008-08-08T12:54:00.000-07:00

Interview questions.
What was the best part of the program?
working and getting to the final project. And also getting to meet all the designers.
What did you know about art/design? What did you learn about yourself?
I learned that I was a lot more interested in it and that I’m fairly skilled in it.
What were the favorite places/spaces that we visited? Why?
western bridge, seattle public library, mithun. What are you most proud of in accomplishing your design work? Why?
Getting everything done and having it published in the Olympic Sculpture Park.
What did you learn about Seattle that you didn’t know before?
There are A LOT of gallery spaces. I just learned a lot on general.
Do you plan on taking on design more or less due to this program? Why?
I’d pursue design more because I learned so much more about all the aspects of it and I understand it a lot more.(:

2008-08-08T12:14:00.000-07:00

Lily Anderson interviewed by Billy Chandler

"Because of this program I have a much better idea of what I want to do after High School. I've always been interested in art, but after being able to see design spaces and contemporary art studios in Seattle I got really excited about art or design as a career. I feel a lot more comfortable with the whole College process because I know I want to look into design schools. I'm so glad I got to meet all of these people and learn so much more about myself."

2008-08-08T12:01:00.000-07:00

Billy Chandler interviewed by Lily Anderson

"I've learned how to scale drawings, I've learned about how buildings are made, and I've learned about sustainability. The program has made me even more interested in architecture than I was before. I appreciate design more. Working with people was really cool, I've learned how to take pride in my work and help other people out with theirs. This experience was really great and I look forward to taking what I've learned here to High School, to College, to my career, and throughout my life."

Nate interviewed by Aaron

2008-08-08T11:51:00.000-07:00

How did you first here about this program, and why did you join it?
My mom got an email from my godmother, and I got it the day of the deadline. I wasn't to happy about doing it because I only had one day to decide if I wanted to do it or not. Finally I decided to because I had no other plans this summer.

What have you learned being in this program about design, art and architecture?
That it takes alot of work to get the project done, and its not as easy as it seems. You dont just draw something, and it appears as a building.

How hard was it for you to get up in the morning?
It was pretty easy because I would sleep on the bus, and I would sleep when I got here before the program started.

Was the program what you expected of it?
Not at all. I thought it was gonna be a wider variety of design instead of focusing on architecture.

Would you visit any place that we have visited again?
I would visit Western Bridge, because of the balloon room and the bounce house. I would go to see their next installations as well.

Where do you see yourself at 25? Do you see yourself doing something design related?An RnB singer and dancer. I would design my own clothes, and my own record covers. My shoes as well. I wanna have my own shoe label.

What else interest you besides design and RnB?
I like to skateboard, basketball, N kickin it wit tha homiez.

Do you think you will stay in contact with anyone in this program?
I'm not entirely sure, I do have some peoples myspaces, so I will stay in contact with them probably

Why do you think you got the creative communicator award?
"Because the way I communicate is creative." I use my hands to gesture in a creative one of a kind way.

Will you join this program next year?
It depends on my summer plans for next year. If I have nothing planned for next year then I will.

HANH intervi-ewwwing BLAKE >;D

2008-08-08T11:25:00.000-07:00

Your Design Style?
"My design style is technology base, I liked to design things on the computer. "

Most Favorite Place?
"My favorite place that we went to was *`longggggggg pause`* Western Bridge, it was a really interactive place."

Least Favorite Place?
"Seattle Public Library, it felt like a repetitive visit ANDDDDDD I felt like I saw everything before."

Would you do the program again?
"I think I would do the program again on one condition everyone who went this year would go next year."

[= [Blake.]Puwahahaha`!

["Torturing" him during these past few weeks was fun.] x33

Miyuki interviewed by Chloe

2008-08-08T11:12:00.001-07:00

Chloe: "Whats was the best part of the program?"

Miyuki: "Meeting new people and seeing the variety of new ideas that they brought to the table was definitely the best part of the program."

Chloe: "What aspects of design did you experience that helped you notice something different about yourself? "

Miyuki: "I learned that there are certain types of art that are specific and traditional in some sense, and other types art that kind of steps out of the box, and makes you think a little bit more about what the piece actually means or is trying to get across."

Chloe: "What were your favorite spaces that we visited? Why?"

Miyuki: "I liked Western Bridge, because of its contemporariness."

Chloe: "What were your most proud accomplishments with your design work during this program?"

Miyuki: " I guess it was really just getting the work done. Because I didn't think that I would get done in time. But I did, and the finished product was AWESOME!!!!!

Chloe: "What are some things that you learned about Seattle that you didn't know before?"

Miyuki:" I learned that there were a lot of gallery spaces, and a lot of artist that are local that have contributed partially if not completely with the buildings/structure that we see in the city everyday".

Chloe: "Do you plan on studying or pursuing a career in design?"

Miyuki:"No not really, but I enjoyed the time that I spent this summer learning about the different aspects of design."

Chloe: "Do you look at your city/community differently, now that you have gone through this program?:Miyuki: "Yes, I find myself looking up at the buildings a lot more than I did before."

BLAKE interviewed HANH [=

2008-08-08T11:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some simple questions i asked Hanh...

What was the best part of Design Your Hood ?

-"Meeting the people i worked with, also meeting local designers and learning all about what they did around the puget sound area ."

What was your least favorite part of the program ?

-"I didn't really have a 'least favorite' part, because the whole program was cheeeesy!"

What was one of your favorite field trips?

-"I picccccck, Gasworks Park. I liked it there because i liked learning about the history of Gasworks, and how it is a monument in the Seattle area. Also, umm, ' you dont have to write umm!', anyways, i also liked OSP because i enjoyed looking at the Love and Loss piece."

We're the blog of the week on Treehugger!!

2008-08-07T11:42:00.000-07:00

Big thanks to Leonora Oppenheim of Treehugger for selecting our Re+Vision blog for "TH Blog Love: Our Favorite Greens of the Week"!! Treehugger is one of the worlds most visited eco culture blogs with over 2,200,000 visitors per month so we are really excited to have our blog featured.

Aaron interviewed by Nate

2008-08-06T22:23:00.000-07:00

Aaron Jamroski's thoughts on the program. (questions asked by Nate Anderson)

What made you want to join the program?

My mom sent me an email of the flyer and it looked like a constructive way to spend six weeks of my summer, also it had to do with stuff I am interested in.

What did u expect it to be like when you first started the program?

I thought it was more our choice of how we were to a project or we were actually going to work with architects to design a space.

Was the program what you expected?

No, it was not because of the above reasons, although I did have fun stepping outside of my comfort zone, and designing something I wasn't used to designing.

What were some of your favorite parts of the program?

Getting to design the projects, and present my project to the public. Also meeting all the professional designers and architects.

Are there any places that we went to that you would like to go again?

The Library because it is an interactive piece of architecture, Western Bridge because they had a good show, and I want to see what they host in the future.

Would you say that you made friends with every1 there?

Yes, we all got to know each other. I wouldn't say we got close, but we all got to know and appreciate each other.

Do you think that is was a good learning experience for you?

Yes, I do. It has taught me patience to do a variety of things, and how to get along with people - its a work in progress).

Would you join the program again?

Yes I would and probably will, but I would hope whoever is in charge of the program curriculum would pick a new design topic. I'm now on the Teen Advisory Group at SAM because of being in re+vision

What did you learn about design?

I learned how to draw scale drawings, that is when you draw something in the dimensions (we used 1/4 of an inch) that they would be in if you built it.

Whats your design style?

I like to draw things out instead of using the computer for things like photoshop. So I guess it would be a little old fashioned because most designers our age don't draw things they use the computer for it.

What made you get the most fashionable navigator award ?

I don't know. I would assume because I always knew were we would be going and how to get their on the bus or how to walk there, and if course I did it with style.

Do you think that you will continue to be friends with everyone after the program ends?

Yes I do. I enjoy every ones company here so I hope to stay in contact with everyone.

How much money do you spend on coffee a year?

Alot. I dont count it, but alot. I enjoy coffee.

Where do you see yourself in 5 years?

Moving away from Seattle, probably to New York. Making clothing, or whatever else I decide to do. Living on my own, being the It Boy for Men's Vogue (even though mens vogue isnt that interesting).

When do you plan on going to New York?

In two years if I have enough saved, but as soon as I save enough.

Who inspires you to be a designer?

The current designers pushing the limits such as Dolce and Gabbanna, Prada, and etc. They make me wanna push the boundaries of fashion even further. I believe I can do it. I've got ambition.

What do you think the public should know about you when your famous?

I'm not afraid to take risks to do what I need to so I can get the results I want. This is only the beginning for me.

Re+Vision installation begins...

2008-08-04T21:27:00.000-07:00

Decisions... Decisions... Decisions... Check out our final presentation/reception this Thursday August 7th 6:00 - 8:00 pm at the Olympic Sculpture Park to see how we collaborated with SAM's Emily + Katherine to curate the display of our design concepts. Aaron's the managing DJ so brace yourselves!

Week Five: July 28 - August 1

2008-08-03T21:50:00.000-07:00

Design Process III: Final Presentation Prep
Continue to refine designs while completing drawings, models, and collages. Plan layout of boards and refine talking points.

One week 'til our big presentation at the Olympic Sculpture Park on August 7th 6:00 - 8:00 pm!! The studio was a buzz of activity as we rushed to complete final touches on our projects. Seeing the Upward Bound final critique on Wednesday really helped fuel us to push our designs as far as they could go.

Big thanks to Chloe + Blake for their blogging skills this week!! Also big thanks to SAM Museum Educator Nate Herth for all his extra help in the studio...

Films + Fires

2008-08-03T21:31:00.000-07:00

Directly following our Design Film-Fest, where we watched Powers of Ten by Charles and Ray Eames, Helvetica, and a History Channel film called Modern Marvels: St. Louis Arch
(we ran out of time for Sketches of Frank Gehry) with the Upward Bound crew, a serious fire alarm scared us all out of SAM!! Good thing we had the camera with us to document!!

Evacuated From the Building.!

2008-08-01T09:59:00.000-07:00

nate freaks out as we are evacuated from the SAM building and sent across the street.

Upward Bound's Chair displays. July 30th 2008

2008-07-31T10:03:00.000-07:00

Upward Bound's project brief: "The chairs from Olympic Sculpture Park have gone missing! Create a chair for OSP replacing the old chairs" (i think..)

& the Results are.....

Last FULL Work Day ! July 29th 2008

2008-07-31T09:53:00.001-07:00

Chloe workin' hard on her ultra super cool Performance Studio.

After a night of hard work... BiLLY's TOWER for TEENS!

Week Four: July 21 - 25

2008-07-27T17:52:00.001-07:00

Design Process II: Define + Refine
Informed by group feedback, we continued to push designs this week. We had two big critiques that helped give us ideas to deepen our projects. Thanks to our guest critics: Sandra, James, Davida, Jackie, Emily and Nate!

Along with all the studio work, we also took some time out to learn some basic Photoshop and Illustrator (thanks James!), to visit the Seattle Asian Art Museum, to gain some words of wisdom from Mimi Gardner Gates, Illsey Ball Nordstrom Director of SAM, and to run wild at the You Complete Me exhibition at Western Bridge with our friends from Upward Bound. Western Bridge may have been our favorite field trip to date! Maybe we need to take a vote... Big thanks to Eric for the invite. Sorry we burst so many balloons!!

Cheers to Aaron + Lily for their great posts this week.

Thursday 7/24 and Friday 7/25

2008-07-25T15:12:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we worked on our projects for today's critique all morning. Everyone worked hard, and in the afternoon we left the studio, and went to Western Bridge in the sodo district. We were introduced to the show going on at the moment, and we all split up to view the art work throughout the space.

Today we had our final critiques for our project. We all got some good feedback, and next week we are working on finishing them.

Upward Bound final project

2008-07-24T21:12:00.001-07:00

Our friends in the Upward Bound program at the UW's College of Architecture and Urban Planning have received a brief for their final project!! They have been asked to imagine that all the red chairs from OSP are gone. Now they need to design new seating solutions for the park. Check out their progress in these snaps. We will see what they come up with at their final presentation at the UW next Wednesday...

Miyuki tha heifer!

2008-07-24T09:48:00.000-07:00

PAYBACK.

2008-07-24T09:28:00.001-07:00

WHAT NOW AARON.?!?!
and aww.
a little KISSY from his MOMMY on his forehead.(:

Miyuki trying 2 steal my style!!!!!!!!!!!

2008-07-23T14:58:00.001-07:00

Betta watch urself!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Meeting with Mimi Gates.

2008-07-23T14:55:00.000-07:00

We met with Mimi Gates, the head of all three SAM sites, and we each told her our "elevator speech" about our concept.

What we learned to do today.

2008-07-23T13:33:00.000-07:00

James taught us how to use photoshop and illustrator.

Work in Progress...

2008-07-22T14:07:00.000-07:00

July 22, 2008: Everyone is working hard at fine-tuning their concepts the day after our first critique.

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"I would like to create a mall because a lot of the teens I interviewed said they would make a mall. This mall will be an outlet for expressions of art, culture, music, and celebrate ideas that bring positive environmental change. The building has solar power, air/hydraulic power, and will be built from recycled materials whenever possible. The building is located in Cascade Park towards the middle of all three sites. It is a five level building with environmentally controlled exhibits, stores from around the world, a twisted escalator in the middle, a teen learning center with fun high tech activities, art galleries from around the world including virtual art, storage for travel spheres, rental spaces with virtual vacation homes, outside clear travel ring tubes that connect sites, a fountain space that acknowledges teens, world fashion stores and art underground tunnel that goes around the world fashion store. The building’s purpose is designed to communicate different cultures and have a place for teens to express themselves. Teens said, others accomplishments inspire them. I want to connect art and people from all three sites, by travel and celebrating teen’s accomplishments."

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"The basics of my idea start with a stage set up in a public park in between the boundaries of the SAM sites. According to peer interviews, most teens suggested modern and "relaxed" structures. The stage will be fairly small- not too small. The stage has three levels that will showcase the 'art' shown at each site. Artists from all around can show their work there. The stage will hold performances ranging from music to plays to lectures. Any person can experience this structure. Also, the stage will be completely environmentally friendly. In my opinion, the design shows a very modern take on the idea. Rules will not be very enforced, however, very important will definitely be pushed. Children and adults alike can interact with this drawing."

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"My concept strives to bring teens together to express themselves in an urbanized, yet ecological surrounding. Teens (and public) will enter for free and suddenly be engulfed in a tree-like structure, completed by plants and sounds from the outdoors. As they travel up the trunk of the tree, their backgrounds and urbanized personalities will collide with the gentle, nature-filled environment created by sounds and lights. At the peak, there will be various events and locations where teens and the public can relax. learn about the art museums that inspired the structure, create their own graffiti art, and experience a greenhouse effect, suspended in the air."

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"I chose to have a mobile design to connect all three SAM sites. The design will be somewhat like the monorail experience, only vaster in the feelings of the wall, the colors setting a mood, light changes and sensations from the actual view of historic Seattle buildings. As the transportation moves through the city there will be light changing and sounds depending on where you are and some facts about the area. The future will benefit from the design because believe many people will use the transportation for years to come."

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"The link that I envision between the Seattle Art Museum downtown, the Olympic Sculpture Park on the waterfront, and the Seattle Asian Art Museum in Capitol Hill is both an actual means of transportation throughout the three sites and symbolic of the museum's mission. What better way to connect art to life than to transform the task of getting to your destination into a journey through the city on a bicycle that is it's own piece of art. I see people picking up the museum bikes- recycled, and redesigned by local artists- at one of the three sites and spending anywhere from a few hours to an entire day touring not only the museum's galleries, but the street art and the city architecture along the way."

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"My concept on connecting the three SAM sites was to build a ski lift that connects them. The lifts would be colorful on the outside and see-through on the inside. Inside, there would be these awesome spinning chairs according to the site. OSP would have red chairs, SAM would have blue, and SAAM would have green. The awesome spinning chairs would have wheels on them so you can move around in the ball. That goes for the color of the lifts outside too. The shape of the lift would be round like a ball that would spin on the outside, but not on the inside. Hopefully, people would enjoy being in a ski lift downtown and also get to see Seattle from a higher point that just walking through it."

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"The purpose of my concept is to create an atmosphere where teens and their families can come to express themselves whether it be through music, design, performance, of fine arts. When the teens enter my building they will be inspired to be artistic. My idea for the main entrance is to have both walls covered with graffiti art. I think that by doing that it can get the teens creative juices flowing. They will have many options for what they can do while at the performance center. For example, teens could put on their own production, in one of the three theatres, or they could design their own products. I placed this structure near OSP because it is a very teen and family friendly place and that’s the kind of vibe that I want people to get from the performance center."

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"For my concept I decided to design a link to all three SAM sites with a venue/fountain/park in the middle. There are three tunnels from each site. Each tunnel is easily located and you walk into them. You walk through them until you reach the park (the tunnels only go to the park). Once you step into the park you see a fountain in the middle of it. Only once you get closer do your realize there is a bigger fountain that is built into the ground. In the middle of the fountain is a stage that can be used for music, theater, dance, runway, or any other type of performance."

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Monday 7/21 and Tuesday 7/22

2008-07-22T14:02:00.001-07:00

On Monday we had to finish working on our projects for an afternoon critique. Everyone got up in front of the people in our program + Sandra & James. People explained their idea, because Sandra and James had not heard it before. They offered positive critical feedback, and we gave our peers our feedback/compliments.

Today (Tuesday), we went to volunteer park to see the Seattle Asian Art Museum (SAAM). The SAAM is where the original SAM site was, but they later moved SAM to its current location, and it is now the Asian Art Museum. We toured the site, and saw the exhibits. Later on we came back and worked on our final presentations some more.

Week Three: July 14 - July 18

2008-07-20T17:18:00.000-07:00

Design Process I: Concept To Ideation
Week three ends with us five days into our Creative Commons final project. After coming up with dozens of concepts everyone is off and running with their favorite idea. Sketches, models, collages, interviews, concept statements, and site searches are in the works... There are fountains, bicycles, teen centers, monorail-like experiences, and more to come!! Stay tuned!!

Thanks week three bloggers Nate + Billy!!

Mini-Mart City Park

2008-07-20T17:03:00.000-07:00

Huge thanks to SuttonBeresCuller to for inviting Re+Vision and the Upward Bound crew out to Georgetown to learn about their newest public sculpture, Mini-Mart City Park. It is a total work in progress as they just got the site. Their plan is to return this "blighted piece of ubiquitous architecture to nature and the public sphere". It is a perfect example for us - artists acting as change makers in their urban landscape. The visit and following discussion left quite an impression as we begin thinking about our own design proposals. Billy said it was "probably his favorite field trip so far" which is a lot to say after all the adventures we have been over the last three weeks!!

Street Finds:

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From the Re+Vision sketchbooks:

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Blake #1 by Chloe.

Blake #2 by Chloe.
Miyuki's first elevation to scale. A big hit at Mithun!
Tape measure by Lily.
Lily takes on Aaron. Glasses and all.

2008-07-18T13:40:00.000-07:00

On July 17th we went to OSP to listen to a panel discussion about art. Different artist showed up to talk for an hour. Different artist like SuttonBeresCuller,Maggie Walker, Daniel Friedman, Peter Boal, and Michael Kinsley.

Billy and Lily were our navigators for our trip to Cascade Park trying to make sure that we don't get lost.
Billy focuses on the map taking us to Cascade Park.

Chloe says hi to the camera while we're walking around the city heading to OSP.

Nate is keeping it real like always with his awesome tongue. ROCK ON!!!We finally made it to Cascade Park!! Hurrayyyy!!!The beautiful, wonderful, glorious , amazing, outstanding, unbelievable , beautiful, and amazing Cascade Park.
We all are trying in the nice, not so fun, OK in a way panel discussion the artist are discussing. Again Nate's keeping it real and trying so hard to stay awake while Blake text messaging and has no problem staying awake.Mimi talks introduces Michael Kinsley(moderator) and thanks Jackie White and all the SAM Staff. It was so totally awesome to meet her before the discussion started.As we walk back from OSP Miyuki gets scared because Nate and Billy talk about amimal cruelty.

Visit to Savory Hall

2008-07-16T09:59:00.000-07:00

We all pose for the camera as re vision kids..... junior mafia gang.
Nate's just chillin as he listens to Abby. (Leader of Upper Bound)
The outside of the construction site we entered, cooooool.
This is a very tall building that we saw i the middle of the UW.
This is called keeping it real. The Re Vision kids put on their hard hats and get ready to head to the construction site.

Final Project: Creative Commons

2008-07-13T20:26:00.000-07:00

Starting tomorrow, with four weeks left in the program, we begin working on our final design project called Creative Commons. Here is the official project brief:

Brief:
Teaming up with the City of Seattle, the Seattle Art Museum is commissioning Re+Vision: Design Your (Neighbor)hood to create a design intervention, or series of interventions, that help bring art to life, through the creation of a meaningful new public space (or spaces) that link the three existing SAM sites: Seattle Art Museum, Seattle Asian Art Museum, and Olympic Sculpture Park.

Design interventions should seek specifically to engage Seattle's teen population and appeal to their interests, needs, and desires.

Final designs must:

> Be sited within SAM’s “creative commons". This could include any of the actual SAM sites. For example, you may choose to site your design within the Art Ladder of SAM downtown.
> Link all three SAM sites. The link does not have to be physical.
> Attempt to inspire, engage, and activate Seattle teens.
> Thoughtfully connect to surrounding neighborhoods and communities.
> Be free and open to the public.
> Be accessible to visitors of all physical abilities.
> Be mindful of environmental impact.

Final Presentation/Reception:
August 7, 2008 6:00 - 8:00 pm
Alvord Art Lab, Olympic Sculpture Park

Show will stay up through August 22, 2008
Tuesday - Saturday 10:00 am - 5:00pm

Re+Vision leads Eco-Footprint Workshop at ARTattack: Teen Night Out!

2008-07-13T19:33:00.000-07:00

Did you know that if everyone on the planet had average American lifestyles of consumption we would need about 5-6 earths to sustain ourselves?

Re+Vision led a workshop to introduce Seattle teens at ARTattack on July 11th at OSP to the concept of ecological footprints through art making. Teens calculated their footprints the using a cool online calculator (try it!!). Once they found out their "earth count"they created necklaces illustrating the areas of their lives that they could change to help reduce their footprints (think transportation, food, energy, water, recycling, etc). The workshop ended with everyone making a pledge to reduce their footprint by doing one simple thing. Teens chose actions such as eating less meat, turning the lights out when they leave a room, turning the water off when brushing teeth, recycling whenever possible... and more!

Huge thanks to Jackie White, SAM's Environmental Steward, for collaborating with us from start to finish!! Oh, and check out Jackie's recent post on Worldchanging about composting in Seattle.

Seattle Central Library

2008-07-13T18:02:00.000-07:00

That's us in the reflection above...

We were on the lookout for innovative uses of color and materials at the Seattle Central Library designed by Rem Koolhaas and LMN Architects. Our arhcitectural tour guide, Jeff, informed us that it actually has silver US Green Building Council LEED rating. Aaron was a fan of the book spiral (think parking garage). As always, Nate was into the comfortable seating. Chelsea was all over the way-finding systems - especially the chartreuse escalators. Four years after opening, this library is as provocative as ever. We are lucky to have it here in the Emerald City!

Gasworks Park

2008-07-13T17:48:00.000-07:00

There are actually a lot of similarities between SAM's Olympic Sculpture Park and the 19 acre Gasworks Park designed by Richard Haag that opened to the public in 1975. Most notably, they were both industrial sites that were considered environmentally hazardous before being transformed into public parks. We wonder if Weiss/Manfredi thought about Gaswork's when they were designing OSP?

Week Two: July 7 - July 11

2008-07-13T17:21:00.000-07:00

Orientation: Ourselves. Our Work. Our City.
Our second week was all about getting out into our urban landscape as design thinkers. We took a voyage across the Sound to see our city from afar, visited the environmental education campus of Islandwood, met with Mithun (the architects who designed Islandwood), and visited Gasworks Park and the Seattle Central Library to see how architecture and landscape architecture has played a role in shaping our city.

To end our week, we teamed up with SAM's Jackie White to design an art and environmental awareness activity for ARTattack: Teen Night Out! at the Olympic Sculpture Park. Big thanks to SAM's Teen Advisory Group for planning the amazing event and inviting us to participate!!

Week Two bloggers: Miyuki + Hahn

Jessica Sato's photos from Islandwood

2008-07-11T12:18:00.000-07:00

Designers Jessica Sato and James Minola joined the Re+Vision crew on their trek through Islandwood. Above are some of Jessica's snaps. From top to bottom, we have the site model, wheel chair accessible tree house, Re+Vision teens behaving themselves in one of the classrooms, bird blind, second tree house, suspension bridge, and living machine. Thanks Jessica!!

2008-07-10T09:13:00.000-07:00

Aaron in his black shades ontop of the big hill in Gasworks Park. =]

-posted by hanh and miyuki.!

Ecological footprinting Re+Vision style...

2008-07-09T17:53:00.000-07:00

Jackie White, SAM's Environmental Steward, came to studio today to teach us how to calculate our ecological footprints. You can use this cool online program to calculate your own here!

Fear on the Suspension Bridge.

2008-07-09T10:28:00.000-07:00

Terrified, we crossed the Suspension Bridge. It was really really high up. Lots of trees and a long way down if you fell. I, Miyuki, was such a GOOD friend and taped my GOOD friend Hanh while she crossed this 19234890237650346897 feet high bridge. =]
-postedddd-da by HanH.! && MiyukI.!! "XD"

Arrival at IslandWood.!!

2008-07-09T10:23:00.000-07:00

Nate and Hanh (wink wink.) listen attentively as Judy and Joyce, the two docents at IslandWood explained the architecture and its uniquenessisness [oh yeah. a made up word. awesome. O.<] -POSTED.! by Hanh and Miyuki. "psssssh-ya. XD"

On the Ferry.!

2008-07-09T10:18:00.000-07:00

We left Seattle for Bainbridge Island near 9:30 am on Monday. The boat ride was reaallllly windy. :O
-posted by Hanh and Miyuki. "oh yeeeahhhh."

Too cool for school.

2008-07-07T00:20:00.000-07:00

Billy, Blake, and Arron take in the breeze and Teresita Fernandez's Seattle Cloud Cover at OSP.

OSP + Marisa Sanchez + UW Upward Bound

2008-07-07T00:09:00.000-07:00

SAM's Assistant Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art, Marisa Sanchez, joined us for an animated walk through the Olympic Sculpture Park. We got familiar with the artworks as we learned how this nine-acre industrial site was totally transformed through design by Weiss/Manfredi. Joining us were 20 local teens from the University of Washington College of Architecture and Urban Planning's Upward Bound program who we will continue hook up with throughout the next five weeks.

Chloe: Beacon Hill

2008-07-07T00:04:00.000-07:00

Chloe celebrates the flowers that fill her 'hood by creating an interactive sculpture for neighborhood kids to crawl in and out of. We love how cool shadows form with the changing light.

Aaron: West Seattle

2008-07-06T23:58:00.000-07:00

Roxy Paine's Split at the Olympic Sculpture Park inspired Aaron to imagine a 15' tall tree sculpture complete with metal leaves that sway in the wind.

Nate: Greenlake

2008-07-06T23:55:00.000-07:00

Still under construction... With more time, Nate plans to create another lake with super kid friendly activities for his already lake happy neighborhood.

Miyuki: West Seattle

2008-07-06T23:51:00.001-07:00

Inspired by all the schools in her neighborhood, Miyuki created a school house icon complete with scaled furniture and fixtures. She plans to have it filled with information about the neighborhood to help get visitors oriented.

Blake: Renton

2008-07-06T23:45:00.000-07:00

Blake's concept adds a kid friendly park to Renton complete with swing, basketball hoop, water feature and monumental signage.

Billy: Kent

2008-07-06T23:43:00.000-07:00

Still under construction... Billy's fist of pride for Kent.

Lily: Montlake

2008-07-06T10:57:00.000-07:00

A water feature comes to Montlake thanks to Lily. She sees her new fountain as a possible wading pool for kids. She has filled it with reflective materials and topped it with a tree sculpture in homage to the nearby arboretum.

Building neighborhood icons

2008-07-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

The last day of week one was jammed pack! We started the day by creating iconic structures that represented the identity of our neighborhoods. With only one hour to build, the studio got a little hectic nearing the deadline...

We heart street art...

2008-07-01T18:18:00.000-07:00

Belltown P-Patch

2008-07-01T18:15:00.000-07:00

Innovative example of re-use at the Belltown P-Patch!

Week One: June 30 - July 2

2008-07-01T17:51:00.000-07:00

Who? What? When? Where? Why?
Our very first week started off with some introductions. We are (left to right) Hahn, Miyuki, Lily, Chloe, Blake, Willa, Billy, Chelsea (Project Manager), Aaron, and Nate. Our tenth participant, Crystal is joining us next week.

We settled ourselves into our new studio space at SAM downtown, did a mapping workshop to learn about each others neighborhoods, then headed to the Olympic Sculpture Park to take in some art, design, and sunshine.