SHIFTboston

SHIFTboston SHIFTboston is here to share the latest in interdisciplinary design thinking. We are a resource for visionaries wishing to share new developments in design

SHIFTboston is a non-profit organization that hosts design-focused competitions, exhibitions and public forums on a regular basis in the city of Boston. When it comes to re-envisioning our shared urban environment, can we challenge ourselves to think “what if”? Can we break through current boundaries between disciplines to find solutions to make new things happen? SHIFTboston is an public design i

nitiative that was established with the help of the Boston Society of Architects in 2008 to explore the next generation of design. Through international competitions and public forums, we are investigating the potential of interdisciplinary design in the digital age while generating concepts for new urban adventure. We are a resource for students, scientists, manufacturers, engineers, designers and visionaries — worldwide – wishing to share the latest cross-disciplinary design thinking in urban design, architecture, landscape design and engineering. Do you have a product, or concept you would like to share? Email us and if we like it we will share it. To learn more about us and our partners please go to:
www.shiftboston.org

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12/29/2014

One of my most inspired contributors, a true visionary and two-time SHIFTboston competition finalist Anthony Dimari completes 'Undulated Inundation' a permanent land art installation commissioned as winner of the Riverscaping Competition Grant. I caught up with Anthony recently to learn more about his project, please read more here:

http://blog.shiftboston.org/2014/12/undulated-inundation-by-anthony-dimari

10/31/2014
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum : Mingwei, Lee

Join Kim Poliquin, Director of SHIFTboston, at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum tomorrow for a conversation with Lee Mingwei, a fascinating and truly engaging participatory installation artist from Taiwan and NYC. I will be hosting the conversation in the ISG library from 1-3pm. Hope to see you!

http://www.gardnermuseum.org/contemporary_art/artists/lee_mingwei

Born in Taiwan and currently living in New York City, Lee Mingwei creates both participatory installations, where strangers can explore issues of trust, intimacy, and self- awareness on their own, and one-on-one events, where visitors explore these issues with the artist himself through eating, slee…

04/30/2014

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4/29/14
SHIFTboston Hydra
"This Hydra has some GRIT." pic.twitter.com/BK8zRhe794

04/27/2014

Congratulations to Kelly Brilliant Director of Fenway Alliance and Mike Ross former City Council President, recipients of the 2014 Berklee College Urban Service Award!

04/20/2014
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » Working Side by Side to Help Rural Rwanda: The Masaro Project...

Local architects work with villagers in rural Rwanda to build housing and community s**ces:

http://blog.shiftboston.org/2014/04/working-side-by-side-to-help-rural-rwanda-the-masaro-project-by-the-ga-collaborative

This captivating story landed in my mailbox two weeks ago from Michael Beaman of the GA Collaborative – a non profit organization composed of designers and educators from Syracuse, Harvard and RISD – in Boston and Syracuse New York. I was so moved after reading about this compassionate effort to im…

04/12/2014

Hydra - construction week 1

04/05/2014
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » ‘Hydra’ Installation by SHIFTboston at Boston’s Landmark Center

Construction is underway and we are looking for volunteers to join our team!
http://blog.shiftboston.org/2014/04/hydra-installation-by-shiftboston-at-the-boston-landmark-center-2

SHIFTboston has recently been commissioned to build an installation in the tower of Fenway’s Landmark Center. Hydra – an installation that experiments with soft architecture – is a dynamic, self-transforming, semi-translucent membrane that floats and morphs into a series of different forms within a…

01/07/2014
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » Q+A with Sophia Chang on “Suspense”

Amazing Installation by Sophia Chang, former SHIFTboston team member:

http://blog.shiftboston.org/2014/01/qa-with-sophia-chang-on-her-suspense-installation

Sophia Chang, an American architect and former member of the SHIFTboston team, has created an interactive, cavernous-like installation entitled “Suspense” at the Invivia Gallery in Cambridge, MA. Stretched lycra fabric creates curving walls that blur the boundaries between interior and exterior s**c...

10/31/2013
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » floatyard: it takes a good story to make an idea valuable

It takes a good story to make an idea valuable:
http://blog.shiftboston.org/2013/10/floatyard-it-takes-a-good-story-to-make-an-idea-valuable

When I see an exciting idea I often look beneath the surface to find the story behind it. What were the decisions that shaped it? And who were the voices behind it? If we were able to examine the actual process that gave birth to the idea, we would find layer upon layer of small stories. These littl...

10/15/2013
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » Elevating Agriculture to a Higher Ground: A Rooftop Farm in Boston

A rooftop FARM right here in Boston:
http://blog.shiftboston.org/2013/10/elevating-agriculture-to-a-higher-ground-a-rooftop-farm-in-boston-2

This article was submitted by Sean Lords, a freelance writer who is researching urban agriculture while working toward his Masters Degree in Education. His passion for urban agriculture has grown from his own experience teaching and farming abroad.

09/07/2013
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » KNOTbench, StreetSeats Competition 2013

Interview with Pillow Culture, creators of Knot Bench:
http://blog.shiftboston.org/2013/09/knotbench-streetseats-competition-2013

KNOTbench is one of several large-scale pillows in a series from Pillow Culture, a design and research collaborative with an interest in creating new venues for visual arts projects pertaining to the study and culture of pillows. KNOTbench, also known as Mega-PILLOW #3, reconsiders the pillow, typic...

08/30/2013
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'Petal' an installation testing geometry, light and human perception. Interview with creator, James Forren:

http://blog.shiftboston.org/

Architect and artist James Forren, my former colleague from Perkins + Will, now the principal of Stilfragen Architecture, Art, and Design has just completed Petal, an installation being featured this month at the Art Market in Provincetown, MA.

07/02/2013
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » Reprogramming the City: An interview with Curator scott Burnham

'Reprogramming the City' brings stellar urban ideas to Boston! An interview with curator Scott Burham:
http://blog.shiftboston.org/2013/07/reprogramming-the-city-an-interview-with-curator-scott-burnham

Have you ever envisioned how one might re- purpose a parking machine or a utility storage box? How about using billboards to distribute fresh water? Or perhaps getting a healthy dose of ultraviolet light at the bus stop during those harsh, dark winter months?

06/27/2013
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » Design Museum Boston’s Street Seats: Design or Advertisement?

Design Museum Boston's Street Seats: Design or Advertisement?
http://blog.shiftboston.org/2013/06/design-museum-bostons-street-seats-is-it-art-or-advertisement

SHIFTboston is here to share the latest in interdisciplinary design thinking. We are a resource for students, scientists, manufacturers, engineers, designers and visionaries — worldwide — who wish to share developments in urban design, architecture, landscape design and engineering.

04/24/2013
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » How about Printing Buildings?

How about Printing Buildings? Large-scale 3d print expert Enrico Dini tells us more about it:
http://blog.shiftboston.org/2013/04/how-about-printing-buildings

The Additive Manufacturing and/or 3D Printing process is revolutionizing the manufacturing industry by allowing any size company or individual in many cases to, to manufacture quickly, locally and with far fewer costs. This simple process that builds things by depositing material, typically plastic…

04/11/2013
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » Editors pick from AD 20/21: Wendy Wolf

Editors pick from AD 20/21: the nature inspired work of artist Wendy Wolf http://blog.shiftboston.org/2013/04/editors-pick-from-ad-2021-wendy-wolf

During a visit to the BAC’s annual AD 20/21 at the Boston Cyclorama, Kim Poliquin, Director of SHIFTboston, discovered the organic, nature inspired work of Wendy Wolf. Wendy, an artist who has completed residencies at both Taliesin West and the Contemporary Artist Center at Woodside “establishes a…

04/05/2013
World's First Vertical Forest - Bosco Verticale - Enpundit

World's First Vertical Forest - Bosco Verticale - Enpundit

The world’s first vertical forest, Bosco Verticale, is designed by the Milan based architect Stefano Boeri. The towers, a residential duo, can be seen in the metropolis center of Milan, Italy. The towers will host over 900 trees, as well as a variety of plants and flowers.

03/28/2013
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » A meeting in Boston and around the world in ONE DAY? HYBRID as a

A meeting in Boston and around the world in ONE DAY? Check out HYBRID:
http://blog.shiftboston.org/2013/03/a-meeting-in-boston-and-around-the-world-in-one-day-hybrid-as-a-solution-for-bostons-emerging-jet-setters

How about a business hub in Boston so adequately efficient in layout, internal infrastructure and proximity to transportation, that one could conceivably arrive, attend a meeting, and be off to Beijing in just ONE day?

03/07/2013
SHIFTboston blog» Blog Archive » EMBRACING A SHIFT: BOSTON AS THE CITY OF THE FUTURE

It's time for a new design era.
http://blog.shiftboston.org/2013/03/embracing-a-shift-boston-as-the-city-of-the-future

It has been four years since I set SHIFTboston in motion and during a half-decade of exploration – together - we have challenged ourselves and our city to adopt a new way of thinking. This challenge has resulted in a hunger for change. Could this new desire prove to be the spark that ignites a new d...

01/22/2013
New Art Gallery Puts Innovation on Display in Boston’s Newest Neighborhood

The Design Innovation Gallery is slated to feature seven projects from innovative individuals, teams and companies. All exhibits are free of charge and open to the public!

http://bostinno.com/2013/01/22/new-art-gallery-puts-innovation-on-display-in-bostons-newest-neighborhood/

Boston's Innovation District is taking its title seriously, luring big businesses to its shiny new shores, adding progressive apartments both large and

01/10/2013
Color Commons Opening and After Party

Need a little light in your life? Check out the Color Commons tonight and interact with the the temporary art installation by New American Public Art. The new installation will allow for interaction with the Light Blades on the Greenway. As the event begins, a phone number will be revealed to which viewers will be able to text message a color and watch as the Light Blade changes instantly. There will also be an after-party at Brandy Pete’s from 7 to 9 p.m.
http://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/event?oeidk=a07e6t6g196f3ade961&llr=exropkcab

Get outside for this event and temporary art installation by New American Public Art designed for interaction with the Light Blades on the Greenway.

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