How can we make our civic spaces more innovative? This weekend, Design Museum Boston explored just that at the 2016 Urban Innovation Festival (UIF). The festival, which celebrated local innovative minds, brought forth a competition in which teams designed and hacked new ways to make empty civic spaces — like the I-93 overpass in Boston’s South End — accessible, fun, and interesting.
Winners included:
First Place: Fidelity Labs
Runner Up: Essential
People’s Choice: Wentworth
Most Innovative: Shepley Bulfinch
The results are in! Congrats to our winners and all participants of #DMUrbanInno pic.twitter.com/WFUNeTUq7c
— Design Museum Boston (@designmuseumbos) July 31, 2016
Congratulations to all finalists and participants!
A recap of the weekend, told in tweet form:
Illustration of the #dmurbaninno call to action. Very cool.
Photo cred: @cathywissink pic.twitter.com/osIZRi0Dsi— Kellan Hays (@GreenKellan) July 29, 2016
View from the judges' table. #dmurbaninno pic.twitter.com/rmASVuyZKn
— Cathy Wissink (@cathywissink) July 29, 2016
100 Designers Are Hacking the I-93 Overpass *this weekend* https://t.co/aYuH1ABs37 via @BostInno @designmuseumbos #DMUrbanInno
— samaquillano (@samaquillano) July 29, 2016
#DMUrbanInno #autodesklife #pixlr pic.twitter.com/fydIISLZ8a
— Kellan Hays (@GreenKellan) July 29, 2016
.@StantecUrban giving us the history of this underpass and plans to make it a place again. #DMUrbanInno pic.twitter.com/dJrMerckYn
— Jonathan Berk (@berkie1) July 29, 2016
Had a great day at the Urban Innovation Festival! #DMUrbanInno #AutodeskHourly #AutodeskLife pic.twitter.com/QntTp9slxZ
— Revit Clinic (@revitclinic) July 29, 2016
Thanks to @designmuseumbos and all the urban innovation teams for a great first day! #DMUrbanInno #CBTHourly pic.twitter.com/S4nvgOmkOB
— CBT Architects (@CBTarchitects) July 29, 2016
Loved scribing on the Scalable wall yesterday at #DMUrbanInno. Stop by today at 274 Albany Street under i-93! pic.twitter.com/I14WlrQ7pT
— Evan Wondolowski (@TheArtofE) July 30, 2016
Site opens @ 10 & we're already in the shop working on our prototype. #DMUrbanInno #payettehourly @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/osW9IAdbT2
— Payette (@payettepeople) July 30, 2016
Great minds don't think a like. #DreamBig #DMUrbanInno #BoseHourly @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/NadzfDaDBJ
— Bose Hack-a-Thon (@We_Innovate_100) July 30, 2016
Kicking off Day 2 of the Urban Innovation Festival with a team photo! Let's go! #DMUrbanInno #ShepleyBulfinchHourly pic.twitter.com/I1TyRWfJsZ
— Shepley Bulfinch (@ShepleyBulfinch) July 30, 2016
Day two of redesigning the I-93 underpass between Broadway station and Harrison Ave. #DMUrbanInno pic.twitter.com/MfODvykEI9
— DesignWitness (@DesignWitness) July 30, 2016
Human focus: exploring the neighbors & talking to residents #DMUrbanInno #FidelityLabsHourly @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/Mn6AvmfpLy
— Jessica Ferron (@jlferron) July 30, 2016
Come see some of the best local designers prototype their ideas at #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos @collectivenext. pic.twitter.com/WxartbmiWY
— Mason Smith (@cnmasonsmith) July 30, 2016
Lots of Ideating & Sketching going on for Team @_Essential #EssentialHourly #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/gwiSOavPu5
— Jessica Ferron (@jlferron) July 30, 2016
All of the lights #prototyping #hardware #arduini @designmuseumbos #DMUrbanInno #bose pic.twitter.com/f2KMABVj9r
— Nathan Porteous (@PORTdesign) July 30, 2016
Come give us feedback about our ideas! @designmuseumbos #DMUrbanInno #BoseHourly pic.twitter.com/Y2OAfvmj1V
— Bose Hack-a-Thon (@We_Innovate_100) July 30, 2016
#DMUrbanInno #WentworthHourly is designing & collaborating on the #Huddlewall stop by the Urban Innovation Festival pic.twitter.com/zyfaNiATDU
— Scalable (@ScalableDisplay) July 30, 2016
Urban innovation festival! #dmurbaninno #designmuembos pic.twitter.com/WjLNSpWV7G
— Jiaorui (@Fairy0T0ale) July 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/atLargeDesign/status/759474468335063040
Designers + community = a better Boston #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos @collectivenext @essential. pic.twitter.com/qX1PtI6RJg
— Mason Smith (@cnmasonsmith) July 30, 2016
Crunch time! Getting ready for presentations at 5pm #FidelityLabsHourly #DMUrbanInno pic.twitter.com/BEJzQFrPkH
— Jessica Ferron (@jlferron) July 30, 2016
Team @Autodesk hard at work on Day 2 #DMUrbanInno #AutodeskHourly #AutodeskLife #AutodeskFoundation pic.twitter.com/HQJsn7lrFf
— Revit Clinic (@revitclinic) July 30, 2016
#massarthourly @designmuseumbos #DMUrbanInno pic.twitter.com/qpehPSerGs
— MassArt & Payette (@URB_MassArt_P) July 30, 2016
#dmurbaninno prototypes coming together. Presentations at 5pm! pic.twitter.com/1XWy09UL7i
— Cathy Wissink (@cathywissink) July 30, 2016
Finishing up Day 2 of the @designmuseumbos Urban Innovation Hackathon – home stretch! #CBTHourly #DMUrbanInno pic.twitter.com/ck3jD7IAXy
— CBT Architects (@CBTarchitects) July 30, 2016
https://twitter.com/atLargeDesign/status/759490138108026880
Great to be at #DMUrbanInno this afternoon. pic.twitter.com/6wGeaB8WnF
— Colleen Dunning (@crdunning) July 30, 2016
Can't wait to share our vision for urban amplification through arts and architecture! #DMUrbanInno #CBTHourly pic.twitter.com/Hpa749kR2I
— CBT Architects (@CBTarchitects) July 30, 2016
Great ideas all around at the end of day two! See you tomorrow for day three! #DMUrbanInno pic.twitter.com/LKl5B9l19n
— CBT Architects (@CBTarchitects) July 30, 2016
Thinking about details & implementation #DMUrbanInno @payettepeople @designmuseumbos #payettehourly pic.twitter.com/ot7lgX8xWF
— Alison Laas (@alison_j_d) July 31, 2016
Get to work! #DMUrbanInno #payettehourly @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/F7MIw6lZ0S
— Payette (@payettepeople) July 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/InBooksIAm007/status/759750011886399489
Last day! #DMUrbanInno #ShepleyBulfinchHourly pic.twitter.com/1l3BUannSu
— Zitong (@ziiiiiitong) July 31, 2016
Iterate, iterate, iterate! Day 3 of #Urban #Innovation Hack-a-thon. #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos #EssentialHourly pic.twitter.com/oHR7H6RKLp
— Essential Design (@_Essential) July 31, 2016
Bringing delight & wonder to an underpass! #DMUrbanInno #payettehourly @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/GAUOiEPpqK
— Karen Robichaud (@karenelainer) July 31, 2016
Thanks for the coffee to fuel the #DMUrbanInno @eatlean and @ErikModahl! @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/hLeWXQxt9k
— Jonathan Berk (@berkie1) July 31, 2016
Design isn't just a pretty result, it's a LONG process. #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos #BoseHourly pic.twitter.com/L4sEFavkOr
— Bose Hack-a-Thon (@We_Innovate_100) July 31, 2016
https://twitter.com/atLargeDesign/status/759786042237063168
Cool, calm, and collected. @designmuseumbos #BoseHourly #DMUrbanInno pic.twitter.com/DYl1z8vJBm
— Bose Hack-a-Thon (@We_Innovate_100) July 31, 2016
How would you activate the I-93 underpass? #DesignChallenge #DesignIsEverywhere #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/wfLvCHTyuf
— Madeline Jacobson (@itsmad3line) July 31, 2016
Final preparations before judges award an overall winner at #DMUrbanInno. Vote for your favorite! @desigmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/7sQqHNYy4F
— Mason Smith (@cnmasonsmith) July 31, 2016
Thanks @autodesk team for inspired urban tour docent concept at #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/gzg8fVU5eF
— Scott Englander (@ScottEnglander) July 31, 2016
Not even the rain can get us down today! Excited to help knit together neighborhoods! #DMUrbanInno #CBTHourly pic.twitter.com/ROIfYwPlis
— CBT Architects (@CBTarchitects) July 31, 2016
Team Essential presents their creative and practical concept to activate space at #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/zNZov5yarF
— Scott Englander (@ScottEnglander) July 31, 2016
Cultural current presented by @Aeron_H & @Stantec. #DMUrbanInno pic.twitter.com/X5kFLyL0Ji
— Jonathan Berk (@berkie1) July 31, 2016
Team @ShepleyBulfinch show beautiful renderings of dynochime concept at #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/taxlkW36Tw
— Scott Englander (@ScottEnglander) July 31, 2016
Urban Amplification capturing energy #cbt @designmuseumbos #DMUrbanInno pic.twitter.com/hHr7uVHYaP
— Monique Fuchs (@monique_fuchs) July 31, 2016
Can you envision this Urban Forest under I93? #modular #wayfinding #DMUrbanInno #EssentialHourly @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/BvOhyDuVvP
— Essential Design (@_Essential) July 31, 2016
Team @Wentworth engineers a creative path structure solution at at #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/xZodn1jGcL
— Scott Englander (@ScottEnglander) July 31, 2016
Re_vive from @payettepeople for the win? #DMUrbanInno #placemaking #infraspace pic.twitter.com/vmIYcbT5o5
— Jonathan Berk (@berkie1) July 31, 2016
Team Payette's inventive helical prototype to activate space at #DMUrbanInno @designmuseumbos pic.twitter.com/J6x3XxRuDt
— Scott Englander (@ScottEnglander) July 31, 2016
Unbelievable festival @designmuseumbos #DMUrbanInno #ChangetheCity pic.twitter.com/SCg8n0nlvW
— Monique Fuchs (@monique_fuchs) July 31, 2016
Innovation in full swing at #DMUrbanInno! Thanks @payettepeople for providing some great inspiration #collaboration pic.twitter.com/wBUWWC5joG
— CBT Architects (@CBTarchitects) July 31, 2016
#autodesklife #DMUrbanInno #Autodeskhourly Our laser cut design! pic.twitter.com/tt0KvotKQA
— Aaron Tang (@QilongTang) July 31, 2016
.@WITXLR8 winning people choice award @designmuseumbos #DMUrbanInno @WITNews #soproud #WITstudentsRock pic.twitter.com/RWStINtnXb
— Monique Fuchs (@monique_fuchs) July 31, 2016
Congrats #FidelityLabs on your win!!! Your community focus was definitely a game changer. #DMUrbanInno
— Jessica Ferron (@jlferron) July 31, 2016
Proud 2 accept the runner up award 4 @designmuseumbos Urban #Innovation Hack-a-thon! #DMUrbanInno #EssentialHourly pic.twitter.com/fxkNCt2DKi
— Essential Design (@_Essential) July 31, 2016
The youngest member of the @designmuseumbos squad testing out the @stantec prototype… https://t.co/hqwDB7Ifzy
— samaquillano (@samaquillano) July 30, 2016
Lets $$$ & find a home for some of these incredible #DMUrbanInno projects w/ https://t.co/5K5VxmBG6X! pic.twitter.com/vVc75QhlNX
— Jonathan Berk (@berkie1) July 31, 2016
What a weekend! SO MANY THANKS to everyone who made #DMUrbanInno possible!
— Design Museum Boston (@designmuseumbos) July 31, 2016
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