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What once was mud and salt...
…will soon be a garden of joy.
Read the article by Medill reporter Tawny Flechtner.
February 2, 2010
University of Kansas students make donation...
… which will go straight to Haiti.
Rather than ask for our standard honorarium for speaking, UHC encouraged students and faculty from the School of Architecture to make a donation that would benefit charitable organizations working in Haiti.
Thanks, folks!
January 30, 2010
Volunteer day results in temporary island of plants
If you go by the Joy Garden, you’ll see some gorgeous plants hibernating for winter.
Through the efforts of the Urban Wildlife Coalition, CASE - Northside College Prep’s student group, and UHC, thousands of dollars of top-quality plants were donated for use in the Joy Garden from vendors at the MidAm Conference. This Saturday, volunteers help us unload, catalogue, and prepare them for winter by covering their rootballs.
We’ll be reviewing our design to see where they should go and when things warm up, we’ll need YOUR help to move and plant them.
Stay tuned!
January 23, 2010
Help for Haiti
UHC is trying to figure out how to best use our skills and resources to help the crisis in another urban habitat - Haiti - in a sustainable and meaningful way.
Please stay tuned.
In the meantime, do your part:
5 non-profits you can send a text message to in order to send money for aid to Haiti. The stated amount will be added to your phone bill:
Red Cross $10 - Text “HAITI” to 90999
Yele Haiti Foundation $5 - Text “YELE” to 501501
International Rescue Committee $5 - Text “HAITI” to 25383
International Medical Corps $10 - Text “HAITI” to 85944
Clinton Foundation for Haiti Relief $10 - Text “HAITI” to 20222
And don’t forget your own personal, renewable resource… give blood.
January 20, 2010
Special Members' Event! Screening of "Fresh" film Feb. 9
Please join us Feb. 9 for this special limited screening of Fresh the movie.
This will replace our usual Monthly lecture.
Not a member yet? No problem! Become one online here.
January 20, 2010
Featured Projects
Sunlight of the Spirit Garden
A garden designed for growing food for a cafe run by a community recovery center.
Joy Garden at Northside Prep High School
Reconnecting students to their surrounding environment through restorative landscape technologies.
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True Nature Foods Rooftop Victory Garden
Better than a green roof... a food-producing roof for this Edgewater business.
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Deconstruction advocacy
Deconstruction is the right thing to do at the end of a building's life.
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Joy Garden volunteer day results in temporary island of plants
January 23, 2010
If you go by the” Joy Garden”:/projects/joy-garden-at-northside-prep/, you’ll see some gorgeous plants hibernating for winter. Through the efforts of the Urban Wildlife Coalition, CASE - Northside College Prep’s student group, and UHC, thousands of dollars of top-quality plants were donated... Continued…
The Wonderful World of Malcolm Wells
January 5, 2010
by Dave Hampton Summary What others have to say about Malcolm Wells Prototype green building ratings systems Learn more about Malcolm Wells In memory of Mac Summary On January 5, 2010, Urban Habitat Chicago presented a tribute to Malcolm Wells... Continued…
Pedal-To-Table: Bridging the gap between Local Food/ Local Transportation
November 3, 2009
by Tzippora Rhodes and Nicole Grijnsztein Delivered with a smile. The various reasons people hold for choosing to eat local often tie into a general drive to live healthy and socially responsible lives. It’s these same motives that inspire me... Continued…
Living Structures
September 9, 2009
by Breena Ferguson Chomp! Nature will have its revenge… slowly. Photo by Dave Hampton. The UHC Lecture Series 2009 9) Living Structures lecture on September 3, 2009 took us on a tour around the world and through time showing how... Continued…
Converge:Exchange
March 27, 2009
The Converge:Exchange conference. Photo: Ian Harris/Archiculture On March 18-19, an optimistic group of community activists and designers converged to exchange big ideas and practical solutions for the betterment of Chicagoans and their built environment. Amidst this dialog a bystander... Continued…
