Podcasts about city repair

Today, we connect with Mark Lakeman, the founder of City Repair, a non-profit placemaking movement and organization. He is also the principal and design director of Communitecture, a community architecture and planning firm. Recognized as a leader in the development of sustainable public places, Mark is on a mission to provide a beneficial vision for human and ecological communities. Mark has professional training in architecture and permaculture. Drawing from this background, he is what's called a “design activist”. How do his projects impact the development landscape of the United States? He sits down to explain… In this episode, we go over: Why the history of the U.S. prioritizes real estate development over cultural development.  Why people's relationships affect how local problems are solved.  The importance of community space in a cultural setting.  Want to learn more about Mark and his work? Click here now! Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

Host Marvin Stockwell talks to Mark Lakeman at his office in Portland. Mark is the founder of the City Repair movement, which has changed countless neighborhoods in Portland, OR and spread to other U.S. cities and other countries. People need civic gathering spots, but when American cities were designed, the plazas and piazzas were left out. Marvin and Mark talk about why social bonds between neighbors have suffered as a result, how that maps over to larger societal problems, and the steps Mark and others have taken to change that, one neighborhood at a time. *We apologize for the poor audio quality of this interview.*

Today, we connect with Mark Lakeman, the founder of City Repair, a non-profit placemaking movement and organization. He is also the principal and design director of Communitecture, a community architecture and planning firm. Recognized as a leader in the development of sustainable public places, Mark is on a mission to provide a beneficial vision for human and ecological communities. Mark has professional training in architecture and permaculture. Drawing from this background, he is what's called a “design activist”. How do his projects impact the development landscape of the United States? He sits down to explain… In this episode, we go over: Why the history of the U.S. prioritizes real estate development over cultural development.  Why people's relationships affect how local problems are solved.  The importance of community space in a cultural setting.  Want to learn more about Mark and his work? Click here now! Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9C

How can city planning and neighborhood transformation impact community engagement? Mark Lakeman, a design activist with professional training in architecture and permaculture, sits down to explain… Mark Lakeman is the founder of City Repair, a non-profit placemaking movement and organization. In addition to this, he is also the principal and design director of Communitecture, a community architecture and planning firm.  Mark is on a mission to create sustainable public places. He does this in order to impact the development landscape of the United States. Could this infrastructure affect communities for the better? Click play to find out for yourself! Jump in now to discover: How to use design to build and grow communities. The importance of practicing a “truer form of democracy”.  Why public squares are so important for local communities. Want to learn more about Mark and his work? Click here now! Episode also available on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3bO8R6q

Generations Over Dinner is designed to alleviate ageism and loneliness by encouraging different generations to go deep at the dinner table. Learn how the founders joined a think tank of leaders in the aging space to create a turn-key program that any individual or senior living community can implement. About Michael Michael Hebb is the Founder of Over Dinner (Death Over Dinner, Drugs Over Dinner, Generations Over Dinner) and the author of Let's Table About Death (Over Dinner). He currently serves as a Board Advisor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts, is the primary editor of the COVID Paper; and in the recent past served as a Partner at RoundGlass and Senior Advisor to Summit Series, Theo Chocolate, CreativeLive, Architecture For Humanity, and Mosaic Voices Foundation. In 1997 Hebb co-founded City Repair and Communitecture with architect Mark Lakeman, winning the AIA People's Choice Award for the Intersection Repair Project. In 1999 Michael and Naomi Pomeroy co-founded Family Supper in Portland, a supper club that is credited with starting the pop-up restaurant movement. In the years following they opened the restaurants clarklewis and Gotham Bldg Tavern, garnering international acclaim. After leaving Portland, Hebb built Convivium, a creative agency that specialized in the ability to shift culture through the use of thoughtful food and discourse-based gatherings. Convivium's client list includes: The Obama Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, TEDMED, The World Economic Forum, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, X Prize Foundation, The Nature Conservancy. Key Takeaways Generations Over Dinner is the framework you need to have the experience. The turnkey program includes nine dinner scripts with three primary topics: love and relationships, purpose, and the future. Senior living communities can have their own Generations Over Dinner secure platform where they can plan dinners and invite residents and their kids, grandkids, and friends from outside the community. Loneliness is not alleviated by having more conversations or by being around more people. It is only alleviated by having high quality conversations and real connection.

How can we rebuild our cities to become place of community, connection and coherence? How can we build multi-generational tribes that thrive and support each other in the hearts of our urban areas? Mark Lakeman of the City Repair project explains the changes he has made - and continues to make. Transcript, show notes and more at https://accidentalgods.life

It is such a pleasure to welcome to the Sense-Making in a Changing World show, Mark Lakeman from Portland Oregon - city repairer, urban permaculture designer place-maker community design facilitator, urban designer and thought leader. Mark is the co-founder of the not-for-profit organisation, the City Repair Project (Urban Permaculture education) and is the Principal and founder of Communitecture - a cutting edge design firm that works with sustainable building projects at all scales. As well as being a permaculture designer, Mark is an architect, a landscape architect and a regenerative designer. He works on ecovillages projects, cohousing projects and social housing through a permaculture lens, and through his organisation he has been responsible for over 1200 placemaking projects throughout the city of Portland and beyond.I had heard of Mark’s work for a long time and was so curious to find out more. This conversation is the first time we had met. What Mark does is deeply inspirational, truly radical and ultimately transformative and healing.I really hope you enjoy this conversation as much as I did.Find out more about permacultureCheck out Mark's links above, and head on over to my 4 part permaculture series . You can also explore the many free permaculture resources in my Youtube and blog.We definitely need more permaculture leaders in cities and towns everywhere to activate communities and facilitate regenerative practices. I invite you to join the Permaculture Educators Program with others from 6 continents - a comprehensive online course that includes the Permaculture Design Certificate and the only online Permaculture Teacher Certificate anywhere.For an introduction to permaculture course, check out my online permaculture gardening course, The Incredible Edible Garden.To support free permaculture education for young people in refugee camps - the Permayouth groups in Uganda and Kenya - please donate to Ethos Foundation - the registered charity associated with the Permaculture Education Institute. We pass on 100% of your donation.We also invite young people everywhere to join the Global Permayouth Festivals each month and weekly meet-ups.Morag GambleI acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which I live, play and work - the Gubbi Gubbi people - and pay my respects to their elders past present and emerging.Thank you to Rhiannon for sound editing and Kim for the music.

Michael Hebb is an innovative and influential cultural figure, entrepreneur and activist, described by the New York Times as an “underground restaurateur, impresario and provocateur.” He believes that the dinner table is one of the most effective (and overlooked) vehicles for changing the world. After teaching a University of Washington graduate course titled Let’s Have Dinner and Talk About Death, Michael started Death Over Dinner. This project was created as a gift, an invitation and a simple set of tools to help families and friends address the basic human fact that we are all, at some point, going to die. We suffer more when we don’t communicate our wishes, we suffer less when we know how to honor the wishes of our loved ones.  -- Michael is a partner at RoundGlass and the Founder of Deathoverdinner.org, Drugsoverdinner.org, EarthtoDinner.org, WomenTeachMen.org and The Living Wake. He currently serves as a Board Advisor at the Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy at Tufts; and in the recent past as Senior Advisor to Summit Series, Theo Chocolate, Learnist, Caffe Vita, CreativeLive, Architecture For Humanity, and Mosaic Voices Foundation .  In 1997 Hebb co-founded City Repair and Communitecture with architect Mark Lakeman, winning the AIA People's Choice Award for the Intersection Repair Project. In 1999 Michael and Naomi Pomeroy co-founded Family Supper in Portland, a supper club that is credited with starting the pop-up restaurant movement. In the years following they opened the restaurants clarklewis and Gotham Bldg Tavern, garnering international acclaim.  After leaving Portland, Hebb built Convivium/One Pot, a creative agency that specialized in the ability to shift culture through the use of thoughtful food and discourse based gatherings. Convivium's client list includes: The Obama Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, TEDMED, The World Economic Forum, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Clinton Global Initiative, X Prize Foundation, The Nature Conservancy. Michael is the founding Creative Director of The City Arts Festival, the founder of Night School @ The Sorrento Hotel, the founder of www.seder.today and the founding Creative Director at the Cloud Room. He served as a Teaching Fellow at the Graduate School of Communication at University of Washington. His writings have appeared in USA TODAY, GQ, Food and Wine and numerous other publications. Michael can often be found speaking at universities and conferences, here is his TEDMED talk. 

A step-by-step guide to making a neighborhood happier and healthier for its residents and the planet. With worked examples and free downloadable checklist.Checklist: https://edenictiy.com/GreenerVillageBlueprint.pdfSourcesAlexander, Christopher et al., A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction, Oxford University Press, 1977Alexander, Christopher, A Timeless Way of Building, Oxford University Press, 1979Support the show (https://teespring.com/stores/edenicity)

For this episode I had a fascinating conversation with Mark Lakeman about the power of public spaces in transforming neighbourhoods, small communities, and even cities. We journey together as he takes us around the globe for 7 years while he visited and studied indigenous cultures and their perspectives on public spaces, a voyage that was inspired by his disillusionment with the corporate architectural industry and in particular by a toxic cover-up underneath new Bank of America building, a building that his team was involved in designing. Mark is literally carrying on his parent's legacy as his father helped create Portland's Pioneer Square and his mother studied public spaces in Medieval and Neolithic villages. Now fueled by his own vision and applying principles of permaculture design, he is transforming cityscapes into public gathering grounds. Mark is an international leader in the development of regenerative public places, villages, and farms. As a revolutionary designer and urban permaculture activist, in 1996 Mark cofounded the City Repair Project in Portland, Oregon, where he has directed, facilitated, or inspired designs for more than 700 new regenerative projects. Through his leadership in City Repair and its annual Village Building Convergence, and his architecture and planning firm Communitecture, Inc., Mark has also been instrumental in the development of dozens of participatory organizations and urban permaculture design projects across the United States and Canada. Mark is a cofounder and lead instructor of Planet Repair Institute's Urban Permaculture Design Course (UPDC), and he is also a faculty member of Pacific Rim College's School of Permaculture Design. He is the recipient of numerous awards and distinctions including the National Lewis Mumford Award for Social Justice Design. Mark works with governmental leaders, community organizations, and educational institutions in many diverse communities. If you value community vibrancy and connection and are interested in indigenous values of coexistence, this episode will hopefully give you a strong foundation for action in your own neighbourhood. Episode Links: www.communitecture.net www.cityrepair.org www.villagebuildingconvergence.com Mark's Workshop at PRC: Permaculture, Place-Making and Planet Repair Learning Links: Pacific Rim College's School of Permaculture Design Online Natural Building Workshops at PRCOnline

Jerry and Helen are excited to share their interview with Michael Hebb, the author of "Let's Have Dinner and Talk About Death”, and the founder of Death Over Dinner.  According to the Death Over Dinner website, Michael “ has been staging convivial gatherings and redefining hospitality/tablemaking since 1997; co-founding the City Repair project with Mark Lakeman; and co-founding family supper, ripe, clarklewis, and the Gotham Bldg Tavern in Portland OR with Naomi Pomeroy. His expansive multidisciplinary dinners have taken place on five continents, have been exhibited in several museums and featured in the NY Times, W, Art Forum, The New Yorker, GQ, The Guardian and dozens of international publications. Michael strongly believes that the table is one of the most effective (and overlooked) vehicles for changing the world. You can learn more about Michael and the many resources he offers at his website, Round Glass, and also read about his book Let's Talk About Death Over Dinner.  Listen to more podcasts from The Heart of Hospice to learn about advance care planning, self care, hospice philosophy, and how you can volunteer with a hospice agency in your area. When you visit theheartofhospice.com, take a minute to subscribe to the podcast so you can listen on your favorite podcast spot - Google Play, iHeartRadio, Spotify, Radio.com, or Apple podcasts.

Today we talk to Bainbridge Island council member Leslie Schneider  About Councilmember Leslie Schneider She has been an active advocate for sustainability and local economy since 1992 when I started volunteering for Sustainable Seattle and later for the Business Alliance for Local Living Economy. I love how the design of physical space can encourage the growth of relationships in a community. To live in deeper community with neighbors, I was a founding member of Jackson Place Cohousing (JPC). I had many leadership roles in the development and construction of JPC's 27 condominium units and common spaces, located just southeast of downtown Seattle, and I lived there for 8 years until moving to Bainbridge Island. I volunteered for the Pomegranate Center (“Strengthening communities through collaborative placemaking”). I even went all the way to New York City to take a workshop on “How to turn a place around,” from one of my favorite organizations, the Project For Public Spaces. I visit City Repair projects in Portland, Oregon and have participated recently in that organization's annual Village Building Convergence. I moved to Bainbridge Island in 2009. My son started at Woodward Middle School, enjoyed a couple years at Eagle Harbor High School, and graduated from Bainbridge High School in 2015. I started a coworking business called OfficeXpats with my partner Jason Omens in 2011. OfficeXpats is a shared office space and collaborative hub for independent professionals, and it won the Chamber of Commerce small business of the year award for 2014 for its support of local business and the community. I have also served on the boards of Sustainable Bainbridge and the Kitsap Regional Library Foundation. My office hours are Mondays, 4:30 p.m. - 6:00 p.m. at the 2nd floor landing in the Bainbridge Pavilion. The B.I.STANDER Podcast is a conversational podcast unique to Bainbridge Island and Seattle that covers culture, current events, humor, music, sports, technology, politics, island activities, environment, quality of life issues, wellness and just about everything else. The intent is to introduce interesting people, ideas, and conversations. We are not perfect and that's OK! Thank you for your understanding.  Our Podcast is brought to you by: Eagle Harbor Insurance Blue Canary Great Northern Electric Follow us on Facebook and Instagram Listen on Spotify, PlayerFM, Itunes, TuneIN, Castbox, and more! Music performed by Band of Steves of The Island Music Guild. 206-780-6911 lessons@islandmusic.org  *additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com  

“I want to break the idea that housing is an investment vehicle. I mean housing is a f-cking HUMAN NEED.”This week’s guest is Australian futurist Nathan Waters, whose vision for a mobile, modular mashup of apartment living and driverless cars offers a solution to a trifecta of wicked problems in affordable housing, cost of living, and enjoyable work. We’re talking about a mature and equitable sharing economy that goes asteroid-to-dinosaurs on the exploitative systems of corporations like Uber and Airbnb…this is an episode for anyone who dreams of a fairer and funner world, a world that reconciles the yearning for flexibility and adventure with the desire for a nice place to call your own:Nathan’s popular essay on “driverless hotel rooms”:https://hackernoon.com/driverless-hotel-rooms-the-end-of-uber-airbnb-and-human-landlords-e39f92cf16e1?gi=cecb64856db9Nathan’s blockchain-based skill-sharing economy website:https://www.peerism.org/Nathan’s futures-oriented social media channel, Futawe: https://twitter.com/futawe?lang=enNathan cohosts this YouTube talkshow about the singularity, Hive45:https://www.youtube.com/user/hive45com/videosSomebody either ripped off his driverless hotel rooms idea or just stumbled on it independently:https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/2018/11/27/self-driving-hotel-room/2123668002/https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/autonomous-travel-suites/index.htmlFrom this episode:“A job is a terrible, terrible concept. I think of jobs as modern-day slavery. It’s a bunch of wasted mind and human capital.”“We have material abundance because of capitalism, but now it’s almost an existential threat. And we need to transition quickly to something else.”Most of the housing space and vehicle space we own is unused most of the time.We can’t legislate affordable housing because the incumbent politicians are real estate speculators.Modular hotels made of autonomous vehicle components (adding a z-axis to the not-a-trailer-park for hip young professionals).A new resolution for our age-old dialogue between sedentary and nomadic communities, wanderers and people of place.How to fit 9 billion people into 100K apartment buildings; see also: Paolo Soleri’s Lean Linear City.Building a blockchain-based, decentralized skill-sharing economy.A/B testing modular cities to find the optimum layout for human happiness.Mark Lakeman of City Repair and restoring streets to a safe commons.Can we handle constantly fluctuating and re-organizing architecture?Geophysical filter bubbles.Support Future Fossils Podcast on Patreon and get access to dozens of secret episodes, book club calls, live concert recordings, and more:https://patreon.com/michaelgarfield See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Hey Thought Stackers! We have a special episode, today we have one of the most inspiring people I’ve met, Mark Lakeman. I met Mark a few years ago at the Lightning in a Bottle festival where he covered many of the topics you’re about to hear on this cast. Portland has been in the midst of a total renaissance and that can be attributed to Mark and his team over at City Repair.  If you make it to the end of this cast, you might just become an activist for a better community.   In this episode you’ll learn three things: The big realization Mark discovered while traveling the world for 7 years. How colonialism has damaged our villager instincts and what we can do to fix it How you need to be slightly anarchist if you want to live in a better world. A full list of resources can be found at http://thoughtstack.co/mark-lakeman-interview

Rhidi D'CruzMark Lakeman I have an extra special interview for all of you today. In this episode I've got not one, but two visionary change makers from the community restoration non-profit City Repair, which is based in Portland Oregon. I've got Ridhi D'Cruz, the co-director of City Repair, and the founder and co-director, Mark Lakeman. They each come from very different backgrounds, but have united to foster thriving, inclusive and sustainable communities through the creative reclamation of public space. City Repair also facilitates artistic and ecologically-oriented placemaking through projects that honor the interconnection of human communities and the natural world. I know that all sounds a bit complicated, but what's worth knowing is that a large part of their projects involve permaculture garden installations and community spaces built with natural materials, all in urban environments where those types of projects have traditionally been hard to get approved In this interview, Mark and Ridhi go in depth about the concept of placemaking and why it's so essential in our modern communities. Mark gives incredible insights into the history of colonial advancement through the Americas and how it shaped the landscape and our build environment into one that isolates us from one another. Ridhi goes on to explain their annual event called the Village Building Convergence and how their work has already had an amazing impact on the interconnectedness of the people they've worked with in unexpected ways. At the end, both of them give invaluable advice on how you can take up the mantle and effectively create and facilitate connections in your own community. The answers may surprise you. For "The Abundant Edge" listeners only, you can now get 50% off your digital subscriptions to Permaculture Magazine North America by entering the code PMNA50abedge at checkout. Get your subscription today and dive deep into the local and global solutions that go beyond sustainability. Listen in at the end of this podcast to find out how you can win your own copy of "The Urban Farmer" from New Society Publishers Resources: http://www.cityrepair.org/

EP30 - Tea Fleets and Painted Streets  Picture yourself strolling down the beautiful tree-lined streets of Portland when suddenly you are struck by the sight of a large mural painted right in the middle of a 4-way stop. As you stand there, thinking to yourself “how did this get here? Who made this place?”, you notice a bench made out of clay, open and inviting, placed on the sidewalk and right next to a tiny neighborhood library. You sit and take in this odd, idyllic scene - spending a moment to connect with your surroundings. Very often these murals and sculptures are the work of collaborative, community projects facilitated by City Repair, a group of permaculturists, anthropologists, environmentalists, and citizens devoted to bringing neighbors together through neighborhood projects. In this episode, Collin Gabriel and Frankie Ku sit down with RIdhi D’Cruz, Adrian Haley, and Jasmine Co from City Repair to discuss placemaking, houselessness, chocolate cake, a tea “horse”, and the upcoming 17th Annual Village Building Convergence, a 10-day spread of permaculture, natural-building, and intersection painting events open to all!   Hosts Collin Gabriel, Channelsmith, Hatch Innovation Frankie Ku, Brand and Marketing Manager, Hatch Innovation   Guests Ridhi D'Cruz, Co-Director of City Repair Ridhi D'Cruz is a Co-Director with City Repair. This is her sixth year working with City Repair and the Village Building Convergence. As an intercontinental cross-pollinator, sociocultural anthropologist and permaculture educator who has been living in Portland since 2010, Ridhi participates, facilitates and supports Placemaking capacity building, houseless advocacy, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Cultural Sustainability, Social Permaculture and transformational leadership development. She is also a passionate herbalist, urban wild-crafter, natural building enthusiast, participatory technology activist, animal lover and permaculture urban homesteader.   Adrian Thalasinos Haley, Volunteer at City Repair Adrian Thalasinos Haley, a BFA alumni in sculpture from UW Madison, joined the larger movement of Portland’s creative, justice driven, and growth motivated communities over 13 years ago. His unique blend of skills and experience in metal fabrication, construction, and marine engineering has empowered his gadgeteer and mad-scientist spirit. He served as welder for Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an ocean going environmental organization, from 2003-2005, and occupied his time inventing and implementing various ocean defence projects around the world. In 2006, he co-formed the Gadgetron, a community shop in the Portsmouth neighborhood of North Portland that explored appropriate technology(1). Its intention was to liberate technology from industry and empower individuals to be makers, fixers, and creators. Adrian also served as the tool coordinator at the North Portland Tool Library in 2007. Crows Foot Creatives is a project that Adrian started up to crystallize his maker skills and make them available to the larger Portland community. He has since served small business and co-ops, organizations, and individuals in their desire to implement their visions. Jasmine Co, Intern at City Repair Jasmine Co is a PSU student, artist, and massage therapist. She has a passion for ecological change and collective growth. This year she is excited to be interning with City Repair and the Village Building Convergence. Jasmine has been focusing on their newest mobile placemaking project, the T-crab. In this episode you’ll learn The inspiring history of City Repair and how it was founded. All about the Village Building Convergence and how you can get involved. Shared experiences that deepen community by connecting neighbors and neighborhoods How to work with local government to develop codes and laws that meet the needs of community members How the team at City Repair utilizes a largely volunteer staff. Decision-making strategies for building community Why process development is the primary goal of the VBC Where and when you can find yourself under the T-Horse and the rest of the T-Fleet.   Links to Resources Mentioned City Repair The Village Building Convergence 2017 The T - Crab Fundraiser Hatch Innovation

This week's podcast is a special treat as Debi Hertert of HostingYourHome.com tours the brand-new “Hobbit Hole”, Greg Raisman’s artistic creation for an Airbnb apartment in Portland, Oregon.  Greg and Beth and their architects, builders and carpenters have been working on this project almost as long as it takes to grow a new human, and it really is their "baby”.  (One listener recently asked if we would include the recording times in the show notes for people who needed to save time and listen to just certain topics, which sounded like a good idea.  You’ll see times included below). But first, A SPECIAL REQUEST.  Rob and I are really enjoying these podcasts and hope you are as well.  It is a communication medium that is very one-way, and we really want to grow past the one-way boundary.  You can help us do that by simply going to our website, hostingyourhome.com, and request to join our Facebook group. As more listeners join the Facebook group, it enables valuable conversations, and also allows Rob and me to reach out to ask your opinions and suggestions for new episodes.  Thanks!  We love thinking of all of you as we publish each episode! [caption id="attachment_571" align="aligncenter" width="447"] Hobbit Hole, Portland, Oregon[/caption]   2:15-17:15.   DESIGN: Deb meets up with Greg and his wife Beth as Greg takes Debi into the space through a private entrance.  Creativity and sustainability are the two main themes. Greg works for the City of Portland and is very involved with street projects and active transportation.  Beth teaches at Head Start.  Let's jump in: Greg talks about excavating for the entrance and capturing the soil and clay to reuse.  The clay is similar to adobe (known as “cobb” in England).  As they took a few steps into the space, Greg described how the root system was drawn on the ceiling, then traced onto vellum so the patterns could be used on tubes of burlap. [caption id="attachment_568" align="alignleft" width="300"] Douglas Fir round is the centerpiece[/caption] [caption id="attachment_574" align="alignright" width="201"] Clay is used to round out the edges and provide structure.[/caption] The clay was sieved into slip, and straw was wetted with the slip and stuffed into the burlap tubes. The tubes were finished with a plaster made from a mixture of the clay from the yard and sand, and then oiled. The trunk framework was made using reclaimed teepee poles and all the room corners rounded out. A 4-foot Douglas Fir round forms the centerpiece. [caption id="attachment_569" align="aligncenter" width="300"] Don't freak out when you wake up![/caption] The Juniper wood was reclaimed from Central Oregon, where Juniper is being cut out as an invasive species.  Reclaimed teepee poles are used for lots of things in the space.  A branch is used for a clothes rod, and a special arched door from a burned out church separates the rooms. [caption id="attachment_573" align="alignnone" width="300"] A reclaimed door, from a burned out church[/caption] [caption id="attachment_570" align="alignright" width="300"] Just waiting for new furniture![/caption] The bathroom is unusual, more European with a shower and toilet in one space. The sliding door is shown here: [caption id="attachment_572" align="alignnone" width="201"] Beautiful door, made of juniper from Central Oregon, a sustainable choice[/caption]   17:15-20:15. Debi and Greg discuss how many it will sleep and other logistics.  There is a connecting door to the rest of their basement but will be closed off.  Talks about pricing – he had talked with Alan Colley at the last Meetup group about his thoughts on pricing.  Greg wants a very good photographer.  It is a hard place to photograph.  Even though he is a photographer himself, it takes specialized lenses because of the space. He has a reservation with Airbnb for an architectural photographer to come in after he gets furnished. 20:15-21:15 the two begin talking about next steps – City permit for short-term rental. 21:15-27:15 Greg talks about being involved in city street painting projects for 15 years – over 50 projects. He describes himself as pretty creative and also is used to doing construction projects, so this was a very good fit.  He talked about the overall cost of the remodel project. Mission – Greg really likes Portland, and speaking of their location, says most tourists who come to the City at some time probably walk by their home.  He is on design teams for the City.  He doesn’t build things but is involved in the design reviews.  He knows the City really well, including history, and really likes the thought of exposing guests to the concept of sustainable and artistic construction, influencing them, thinking they may follow suit in projects large or small themselves. Greg talks about his city job, and shares that he is happy his wife said yes to the project. 27:15-29:15 Greg talks about the expense of building materials because of the economy being so strong. Costs are 30% higher and labor is super expensive because of the economy. The recovered materials are free or inexpensive but the other materials are not. 29:15-38:15 This part is a talk about when the space will open, what they have to do before then, talking about who their market will be pricing, etc. Debi shares some thoughts on how to write up the listing, and Greg is thinking about Oct 1 to open.  Marketing to desired visitors: Greg is looking for people who love cities, creativity, and are interested in sustainability. They talked about Business Listing.  Greg wants to avoid pricing so high that people have artificial expectations. Debi suggests starting low to get some reviews, then can raise rates a little. She says she usually checks local hotels, but he doesn’t have one in his area. They also talked about a base rate and then charging more for additional people.  Debi recommended starting with just two guests and see how it goes.  Greg asked if Debi had been to other artistic Airbnb places, and Deb remembered Ashley Kern (“the tattoo lady”) in the HYH-13 episode “No Hope, No Fear”, and also recommends Alan Colley’s & Dabney Tompkins’ episode HYH-11 “Hear the wind give voice to the trees”, and April Brenneman in episode HYH-3  “Josh’s House in the Trees”. 38:15-42:15 Here, the two discussed how to manage the space, clean it, etc.  Debi feels that even though there is good management companies are there, being involved yourself has a value.  Greg is thinking he will do reservations and questions, but having someone to clean, do turnovers, and maybe meet and greet.  They talked about options for laundry, and some cost estimates for cleaning the space including or not including laundry. 42:15-46:00 Debi asks Greg if there is anything he wants listeners to know.  Greg talks about the community and working against social isolation.  He likes the kind of community that Airbnb creates.  And he is very complementary of Debi’s local Airbnb Facebook group and the level of reads of each post.  At work, he deals with customer service, very difficult customer service issues, and finds when people ask questions on the Facebook group the advice on the Facebook Group page is phenomenal.  He finds it to be super clear and effective, gentle, and non-violent communication. In wrapping up, Greg mentions a really key point that we have not heard come up before: How the Airbnb ratings on quality really motivate the hosts to communicate effectively. He looks forward to the coming experiences and what different situations will bring.   LINKS: The Hobbit Hole Airbnb Listing:  not yet listed on Airbnb but we will go back and add the listing number here when it is. UPDATE 10/3/2016:  THE HOBBIT HOLE IS ON-LINE!  https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/10752148 Other links: Street Art: Check out photos of Greg's and compatriots' "Street Art" projects:  https://www.flickr.com/photos/gregraisman/9002632560/in/photostream/ Living Walls (the lead natural builder):  http://www.houzz.com/pro/livingwallsplaster/living-walls-llc City Repair: http://www.cityrepair.org/ Francis Michaelson (lead natural builder with City Repair): naturalbuilding@cityrepair.org Felling Furniture Studio: www.fellingstudio.com JRA Greenbuilders (general contractor and carpenter): www.jragbc.com Communitecture (architectural firm that helped Greg with layout and drew the root system based on his creative concept:  www.communitecture.net Email debi@hostingyourhome.com  Ask to be added to the Facebook group! Any comments are welcome.    

Is your neighborhood not all it could be? Do people drive too fast? Does it feel lonely and anonymous? Is there no safe place for your kids to play? Mark Lakeman has some ideas for how all of us can transform the communities we live in. Hint: it starts with a potluck! Mark is the […]

Mark Lakeman is the cofounder of the City Repair project and the Village Building Convergence, both place-making organizations based in Portland, Oregon. In this interview, we discuss what place-making is and why it is important, how it relates to vertical cities, the Roman Grid vs geomorphic city design, and much more. Read full show notes and more at verticalcity.org/podcast/14-mark-lakeman. Vertical City is building a foundation for a sustainable urban future. If you enjoyed this podcast, or you would like to learn more about urbanism, sustainability, innovation and large-scale architecture, visit us at www.verticalcity.org.

Join 'She' for the GivingTree. ‘She' will shine a light on (MORE) ground work. Work that builds, regenerates and grows community. Exploring being of service with the earth, heart, hands and community. Radical Acts of Generousity! Shining a Light on City Repair and Place Making Music Houses The Beauty Surrounds & Big Light The Walker by Fitz & the Tantrum BookPoetics of Space by Gaston Bachelard Hand to Hand  Giving...to those impacted by the Mudslides in Washington State. Church of the Earth Sessions with 'She' Suzanne Toro  

With Mark Lakeman, founder of City Repair Placemaking is a growing movement across the U.S. and around the world whereby communities, neighborhood by neighborhood, are collaborating in the “creative reclamation of public space.” Mark Lakeman is the founder of the movement, whose City Repair in Portland has developed a number of model projects that have been replicated in hundreds of … Read more about this episode...

North America's street layout is defined by the straight roads of the Roman grid. With the help of acclaimed guest Mark Lakeman from City Repair, Terra Verde explores the surprising connection between the grid and sustainability.   The post Terra Verde – November 30, 2012 appeared first on KPFA.

When people push automobiles back and gather in the streets, lots of things happen – but does this affect our environmental footprint. Guests from City Repair and Sunday Streets discuss more. The post Pushing into the streets – April 22, 2011 appeared first on KPFA.

Visionary architect Mark Lakeman talks about the inception of the City Repair movement, and his mission of creating villages within cities. By reclaiming urban spaces, we can transform cities into places of beauty, art, creativity, and connection.