Archive for the ‘Research’ Category

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  Roundtable Discussion Part 1- Pruitt-Igoe, Urban Issues and Creative Renewal

  Part of the LIVING PROPOSAL – PRUITT-IGOE BEE SANCTUARY exhibition at Laumeier Sculpture Park was a roundtable discussion on Pruitt-Igoe and North St. Louis community base projects.Roundtable panelist – Juan William Chavez, Michael Allen and Sylvester Brown, Jr.
  

  Posted: April 6th, 2013 ˑ  Filled under: Public Conversation, Research
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  Michael Allen & the Pruitt-Igoe Now Competition

  Part of the LIVING PROPOSAL – PRUITT-IGOE BEE SANCTUARY exhibition at Laumeier Sculpture Park was a roundtable discussion on Pruitt-Igoe and North St. Louis community base projects.Roundtable panelist – Juan William Chavez, Michael Allen and Sylvester Brown, Jr.
  

  Posted: April 6th, 2013 ˑ  Filled under: Public Conversation, Research
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  Sylvester Brown, Jr & the Sweet Potato Project

  Part of the LIVING PROPOSAL – PRUITT-IGOE BEE SANCTUARY exhibition at Laumeier Sculpture Park was a roundtable discussion on Pruitt-Igoe and North St. Louis community base projects.
  Roundtable panelist - Juan William Chavez, Michael Allen and Sylvester Brown, Jr.

  Sylvester Brown, Jr  talks about the Sweet Potato…

  Posted: April 6th, 2013 ˑ  Filled under: Public Conversation, Research
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  Pruitt-Igoe FAQ

  When did the buildings come down?
  The St. Louis Housing Authority demolished three buildings in 1972; these were demolished through explosive blasts. The remaining 30 buildings came down in 1976 and 1977; these were demolished by wrecking ball.…

  Posted: April 4th, 2013 ˑ  Filled under: About & Contact, Research
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  Living Proposal: Beautification of Vacant Space

  Inspired by education and public space we took the proposal off the page and developed a pilot project called Urban Gardens: Beautification of Vacant Space. This summer program consisted of five workshops that focused on addressing vacancy through the development of, and

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  Posted: July 15th, 2012 ˑ  Filled under: Documentation, Public Proposal, Research
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  Luxembourg Conversation

   

  Luxembourg Conversation from Juan William Chavez on Vimeo.

  An interview at the Luxembourg Gardens with a French teacher who taught in the Saint Louis Public School system for two-years. The film touches upon issues of…

  Posted: July 15th, 2012 ˑ  Filled under: Film, Public Conversation, Research
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  The Living Proposal: Bee Sanctuary and an Urban Garden.

  Inspired by education and public space we took the proposal off the page and developed a pilot project and created a
  bee sanctuary and an urban garden on a vacant lot in Old North St. Louis.  This pilot project required…

  Posted: April 2nd, 2012 ˑ  Filled under: Public Proposal, Research
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  Idle Shatters

  The snow globe that provides the cinematic link to Charles Foster Kane’s halcyon days crashes to the floor after he whispers his one final word (and subsequent trivia-card answer). Ornamentally staged, it is a textbook example of all that…

  Posted: August 19th, 2011 ˑ  Filled under: About & Contact, Research