It so innocently started out as a blog post about my London visit to Hyde Park here,
and then SHAZAAM!! (with a UR{BNE} Ideas Cafe), it magically happened in Brisbane.
Art @ the Park + Art @ the Park Facebook
Great work Murray, it was a great day.
City Love
Yen Trinh: Urban Space. Community. Design
Category Archives: UR{BNE}
Albert St Picnic
3 days of Albert St Picnic, and it’s all a blur. Co-managing this for UR{BNE} with BCC, was indeed a learning curve.
It was not always an easy process, but on DAY 2 , I was finally reminded that Albert St is a street closure being explored as a future ‘shared zone” and as a move in just “tactical urbanism” than I think it was a great outcome. This “testing” is what I had always ultimately wanted out of Park(ing) Days.
I wasn’t 100% happy with some aspects, but in the end the photos and public experience tell the story, not me.
Festivals as City Making
BDA + UR{BNE} launch, 10 May 2012
60+ people in a laneway and a great night to be talking about public space while IN a public space.
I talked about “Festivals as City Making”, and where I am inspired in public space activation, exciting people about urban design and starting community festivals.
Full presentation slides here > http://issuu.com/yengen/docs/bda_presentation_y_trinh
*photo by Amy.
**Great work by Brooke for making the night happen and very cool to see Salma’s My Wish for Brisbane happen.
TEDx Youth Brisbane
TEDxYouth@Brisbane 2011 happened on November 20th at The Edge, State Library of Queensland.
A great range of memorable speakers. Amy did a great job as first speaker and inspiring about vibrant cities and public spaces. Her message was simple “that it is our city to shape!”
Looking forward to an edited video of the talk.
Urban Design as Art
Many years ago I painted 2 traffic boxes (one still is at Toowong, and another painted over at Mt Ommaney). I was re-inspired to do another.
It has been great to see how the project has grown and evolved since I was last involved. http://www.urbansmartprojects.com/
The site is one near the Roma St Transit Centre (which I think is ugly and a weird bit of street). My idea is to somehow paint a urban design proposition.
It reminds me of MB’s poster idea where as an “architectural man of mystery” wanted to anonymously leave posters in locations like phoneboxes and corners that shared improvement ideas for that street. The view that these ideas were offers/ gifts to the public in a way.
I’m going to see if it passes the artwork eligibility idea.
Imagine if other people might do the same, and in May 2012 we could highlight them for UR{BNE} Festival.
(edit: *The lastest to join would be March 2012 as things need to be painted within 2 months of artwork approval, and 1 month to complete. Painting during the Festival time, could also be excellent point of public space activation as well)
167 Eagle St
167 Eagle St. It wasn’t until recently that I even really noticed this outdoor space near Esquire. A hidden space, not seen from the street, not seen from the River….and a car park that could be reimagined and used for temporary events. Space enough to hold a talk, a drawing class, a video projection, a party. I think this is an UR{BNE} site waiting to happen!
Prime riverfront realestate used as a car park? It seems a crime.
