by Sam | Nov 2, 2018 | (All Posts), Plazas, READ
We created a special pop-up reading room in partnership with NYC DOT at Hindsight 2018, an annual conference focused on diversity and planning organized by the Diversity Committee of the New York Metro Chapter of the American Planning Association. In between sessions,...
by Sam | Sep 10, 2018 | (All Posts), BUILD, DRAW, EXPLORE, READ
Behind the bustle of commerce in Lower Manhattan’s Chinatown is an immigrant community with residents less likely to have completed high school and more likely to be in poverty than the average New Yorker. Chinatown residents have also been chronically...
by Sam | Sep 8, 2018 | (All Posts), Deployments, DRAW, EXPLORE, READ
Today, we landed in Chinatown with three of our favorite programs, READ, DRAW, and EXPLORE, at a NYC DOT Weekend Walk, hosted by the Two Bridges Neighborhood Council. Passersby enjoyed a curated collection of books at our pop-up reading room. They drew at our open-air...
by Sam | Aug 22, 2018 | (All Posts), Deployments, Parks, READ
Today, the Uni Project wrapped up a month-long residency at Marcus Garvey Park where we created a special pop-up reading room curated for Harlem. This reading room featured a collection of brand-new books awarded to the Uni Project as the recipient of a 2018 Coretta...
by Sam | Jul 12, 2018 | (All Posts), Deployments, Parks, READ
We’ve created a special pop-up reading room, curated to accompany the art exhibit Delirious Matter by Diana Al-Hadid in Madison Square Park. Find us near the North reflecting pool every Thursday through August 2. In the weeks ahead, some of our other programs,...
by Sam | Jul 7, 2018 | (All Posts), Deployments, EXPLORE, READ
The Uni Project’s READ and EXPLORE programs landed at a NYC DOT Weekend Walk in East Harlem hosted by Concrete Safaris. On a closed-off street, people explored a curated collection of books at our portable reading room and looked at specimens through microscopes...
