Deployment and Packing

                   

Deployment and Packing

                   

Testing Shelter for Occupation

On April 18th, 2012 at 4 Hours Solid.        

Testing Shelter for Occupation

On April 18th, 2012 at 4 Hours Solid.        

Formations Study

               

Formations Study

               

Hinging & Rendering

From March 30, 2012 In search for that perfect hinge, we found two options, one is with piano hinges using 1/2″ sex bolts and small washers. The connections look great, however, the details require a lot of time and precision

Hinging & Rendering

From March 30, 2012 In search for that perfect hinge, we found two options, one is with piano hinges using 1/2″ sex bolts and small washers. The connections look great, however, the details require a lot of time and precision

White-Out Cam, pt 1

—– manifesto – code – (CDs) drawings – PSAs? (Brand – Public Utility) What Utility does this provide? Being seen by code and interacting with some that we don’t see. Motivation for Revealing the Space? (Revealing – Commercial – Activist)

White-Out Cam, pt 1

—– manifesto – code – (CDs) drawings – PSAs? (Brand – Public Utility) What Utility does this provide? Being seen by code and interacting with some that we don’t see. Motivation for Revealing the Space? (Revealing – Commercial – Activist)

Refinements & First Expeditions

The system is now designed to really take on the persona of becoming this urban editor that whites-out the space both physically and by means of augmented reality. The trailer has received coats of white and new surface panels (more

Refinements & First Expeditions

The system is now designed to really take on the persona of becoming this urban editor that whites-out the space both physically and by means of augmented reality. The trailer has received coats of white and new surface panels (more

Last 48hrs and Counting

from November 28, 2011… If you have not heard yet, the Mayor’s Office of Los Angeles have issued an eviction order for Occupy Los Angeles to take affect Monday, November 28, 2011 12:01 am Pacific Standard Time. Occupy LA have

Last 48hrs and Counting

from November 28, 2011… If you have not heard yet, the Mayor’s Office of Los Angeles have issued an eviction order for Occupy Los Angeles to take affect Monday, November 28, 2011 12:01 am Pacific Standard Time. Occupy LA have

Interview : Takako Tajima pt. 1

     Video is after the jump… Prior to founding Bureau E.A.S.T. with Aziza Chaouni, Takako was senior designer at Urban Studio in Los Angeles. At Urban Studio she worked on urban design projects including design reviews of major projects

Interview : Takako Tajima pt. 1

     Video is after the jump… Prior to founding Bureau E.A.S.T. with Aziza Chaouni, Takako was senior designer at Urban Studio in Los Angeles. At Urban Studio she worked on urban design projects including design reviews of major projects

Interview : Valerie Watson pt. 1

        Valerie Watson is an Urban Designer with Meléndrez, a Landscape Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design firm located in Los Angeles. Currently,  she serves as At-Large Director of the Parks, Recreation & Open Space Committee for the Downtown Los

Interview : Valerie Watson pt. 1

        Valerie Watson is an Urban Designer with Meléndrez, a Landscape Architecture, Planning, and Urban Design firm located in Los Angeles. Currently,  she serves as At-Large Director of the Parks, Recreation & Open Space Committee for the Downtown Los

Occupy LA, Oct 09 2011

On Oct 09, 2011, Soft Publics  conducted two experiments at Downtown City Hall/ Occupy Los Angeles. The experiments were about two questions regarding streetscape spaces : 1. How can traces be left for pedestrians to see and occupy? 2. How

Occupy LA, Oct 09 2011

On Oct 09, 2011, Soft Publics  conducted two experiments at Downtown City Hall/ Occupy Los Angeles. The experiments were about two questions regarding streetscape spaces : 1. How can traces be left for pedestrians to see and occupy? 2. How

Site Studies

Westlake / Alvarado Study:              Park View & Wilshire Study:          7th & Westlake Study:       

Site Studies

Westlake / Alvarado Study:              Park View & Wilshire Study:          7th & Westlake Study:       

Parking Day 2011

For Parking Day LA 2011, twenty-seven locations around the greater Los Angeles area were temporary instillation of pocket parks in metered parking stalls. Park[ing] Day originated in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco based art and design collective, transformed a

Parking Day 2011

For Parking Day LA 2011, twenty-seven locations around the greater Los Angeles area were temporary instillation of pocket parks in metered parking stalls. Park[ing] Day originated in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco based art and design collective, transformed a