A Viva Vancouver Project by The Collingwood Neighborhood House located at Joyce-Collingwood Skytrain east entrance, August 24th – September 4th, 2011 A festival plaza and public common constructed with free materials diverted from the recycling stream, and with a mission to divert the flow of people passing through the site by inviting them to step [...]

17 August 2011: SUCCESS! Paths to Plazas, a collaboration with Livable Laneways has now concluded with great success. Working on the activation and improvement of this “urban void” was a great experience and we look forward to work on future ventures related to the topic of urban improvement and community engagement. Thanks to Ocean for [...]

Regenerate Final Assembly Timelapse from Ben Z Cooper on Vimeo. REGENERATE is a public art project that brings progressive community groups together to collaborate on a sculpture made from recycled/re-used/repurposed materials and greenery. As a collaboration between eatART, Makerfaire, Gen Why and Vancouver Design Nerds the project envisions a large scale, text-based mural to spell [...]

The second of two design jams was held at Chapel Arts on April 15th. Thanks to Chapel Arts and to the Strathcona BIA for providing space and edibles. Refinement of the bike rack design concepts will be vetted with fabricators and with the Vancouver Engineering Department prior to finalization of design, fabrication and installation.

Since 2005 the Nerds have been undertaking various public art and design projects, including large-scale, multi-channel video installation works. Specializing in site-specific video installations, we create work that integrates with the built environment and responds to social, historical and architectural contexts in a manner that is both playful and insightful. Our goal is encourage a more imaginative perception of the urban world.