Maya Bird-Murphy

Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com Maya Bird-Murphy Thu, 28 Dec 2023 01:22:15 +0000 https://mayabirdmurphy.com en Header https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Header Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:14:49 +0000 Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Header Maya Bird-Murphy Title https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Title-1 Fri, 21 Jan 2022 04:14:50 +0000 Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Title-1 Info  Info https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Info Sat, 22 Jan 2022 19:27:58 +0000 Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Info Maya Bird-Murphy is a Chicago-based architectural designer, educator, cultural producer, and founder of Mobile Makers, an award-winning nonprofit organization that expands access to design education. Maya hopes to make her mark by helping make the world a more equitable place to live.  Get in touch: ︎ ︎ ︎ <img width="1429" height="1900" width_o="1429" height_o="1900" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/041b970bd990c9872152c2c0cb5727250151bbf6b4c53a6ac30d1007abdbb210/2621_MayaBird-Murphy_Studio_269-SMALL.jpg" data-mid="248612166" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/041b970bd990c9872152c2c0cb5727250151bbf6b4c53a6ac30d1007abdbb210/2621_MayaBird-Murphy_Studio_269-SMALL.jpg" />Dylan Chandler Analog homepage photography by Maya Bird-Murphy Space https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Space-1 Sat, 22 Jan 2022 19:31:26 +0000 Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Space-1 Title https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Title Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:45:32 +0000 Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Title Featured Projects   Mobile Makers https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Mobile-Makers Fri, 21 Jan 2022 05:49:56 +0000 Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Mobile-Makers Mobile MakersMobile Makers, founded by Maya Bird-Murphy in 2017, is an award-winning nonprofit organization making design education accessible to all people. Through youth design and skill-building workshops, community engagement, public installations, and pop-ups hosted out of a retrofitted mail truck, Mobile Makers encourages conversations about positive change in the built environment. Maya Bird-Murphy led the design of Mobile Makers’ first brick-and-mortar in Humboldt Park. More at mobilemakers.org. <img width="2560" height="1875" width_o="2560" height_o="1875" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7f54791967ac614c677d72615cb7b981b7278354f6cc6abf08e3e0e204112b7e/00694_002.jpg" data-mid="233614842" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7f54791967ac614c677d72615cb7b981b7278354f6cc6abf08e3e0e204112b7e/00694_002.jpg" /> Mobile Makers Chicago’s Lobby — Photo by Tom Harris <img width="2500" height="1669" width_o="2500" height_o="1669" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/38a8213338f27166b083aac4d790e879f386f4a14a4868edb2116459984b3eb9/_marshall-metropolitan_vdt_0005.jpg" data-mid="130939273" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/38a8213338f27166b083aac4d790e879f386f4a14a4868edb2116459984b3eb9/_marshall-metropolitan_vdt_0005.jpg" /> Photo by Mobile Makers <img width="8736" height="11648" width_o="8736" height_o="11648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/facbcd0de12bcf1a60d149d2b2ad69448606ceec300d06d0e6af493ee059af60/00694_005_edited.jpg" data-mid="233614845" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/facbcd0de12bcf1a60d149d2b2ad69448606ceec300d06d0e6af493ee059af60/00694_005_edited.jpg" /> Mobile Makers Chicago’s Library — Photo byTom Harris<img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9714eadc252e176134e8012fc399eb084b2e502457acfbe3839c138da2a4922/IMG_1091.JPG" data-mid="130939218" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9714eadc252e176134e8012fc399eb084b2e502457acfbe3839c138da2a4922/IMG_1091.JPG" />Photo by Mobile Makers <img width="5334" height="7467" width_o="5334" height_o="7467" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1a4c02f8d13afdcd62dae47ac22f0479ef2600b2ec0def798799b5504b6c4162/2621_MayaBird-Murphy_Studio_579_Web.jpg" data-mid="253091746" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1a4c02f8d13afdcd62dae47ac22f0479ef2600b2ec0def798799b5504b6c4162/2621_MayaBird-Murphy_Studio_579_Web.jpg" /> Photo by Dylan Chandler The Mobile Makerspace https://mayabirdmurphy.com/The-Mobile-Makerspace Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:15:07 +0000 Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com/The-Mobile-Makerspace The Mobile Makerspace The Mobile Makerspace is a converted USPS delivery van repurposed as a design studio and educational space. Design, digital fabrication, and building workshops are held in underutilized spaces, from empty lots to a parking lots to summer street festivals. <img width="1920" height="1280" width_o="1920" height_o="1280" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/648b3a88a22557db8e7def79f5838a4c1c7b8b9a1d42218f7f74e1138a72af4f/00414_005.jpg" data-mid="131075482" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/648b3a88a22557db8e7def79f5838a4c1c7b8b9a1d42218f7f74e1138a72af4f/00414_005.jpg" /> Photo by Tom Harris <img width="4032" height="3024" width_o="4032" height_o="3024" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/73a5e1e6462a4df5e3a2fb39def223ea8703ab42d663aa085576bf668e7d67a2/Photo-Jun-19--5-18-03-PM.jpg" data-mid="131075475" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/73a5e1e6462a4df5e3a2fb39def223ea8703ab42d663aa085576bf668e7d67a2/Photo-Jun-19--5-18-03-PM.jpg" /> Photo by Mobile Makers <img width="3298" height="2475" width_o="3298" height_o="2475" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61004393ce68357181d5f5213980f67c0e650639b9f7179f587abe45e1fda5a0/DSCF1374_edit.png" data-mid="131079988" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61004393ce68357181d5f5213980f67c0e650639b9f7179f587abe45e1fda5a0/DSCF1374_edit.png" /> Photo by Mobile Makers <img width="2857" height="3827" width_o="2857" height_o="3827" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/92ba6f62222ce10d20aa2068c314c64f050fe98b535a4c27e07d096333ceaf6a/IMG_8190.jpg" data-mid="131075488" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/92ba6f62222ce10d20aa2068c314c64f050fe98b535a4c27e07d096333ceaf6a/IMG_8190.jpg" /> Photo by Mobile Makers<img width="4032" height="2268" width_o="4032" height_o="2268" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aea02e15ca309c4c5d3ce38b404d2c06842741e87d408669a6909b35ea403328/Mobile-Makers-2.jpg" data-mid="239374363" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aea02e15ca309c4c5d3ce38b404d2c06842741e87d408669a6909b35ea403328/Mobile-Makers-2.jpg" /> Photo by Mobile Makers Alternative Practice https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Alternative-Practice Thu, 28 Dec 2023 01:22:15 +0000 Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Alternative-Practice Alternative Practice Every day, there’s a new reminder that climate change and growing inequities are catastrophically changing how we live. The world desperately needs radical design solutions, and innovative alternative practices will be at the forefront. An alternative practice operates outside traditional modes, both in its structure and approach to design problems. It consciously stands at the periphery and strives to challenge the status quo. This project, led by Maya Bird-Murphy, Verda Alexander, Kaleb Germinaro, and Megan Simmons, documents and builds accessible, place-specific monographs of design practices. More at alternativepractice.org. <img width="1356" height="805" width_o="1356" height_o="805" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/000a13dcaa6809a816e33a9e26262deb75770801f9c02df0a2deb5aa3d2b5d92/Screenshot-2023-12-05-1407331.png" data-mid="200227462" border="0" data-scale="97" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/000a13dcaa6809a816e33a9e26262deb75770801f9c02df0a2deb5aa3d2b5d92/Screenshot-2023-12-05-1407331.png" /> Alternative Practice article featured in Metropolis Magazine <img width="800" height="450" width_o="800" height_o="450" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/df8c0fbdc18bfaeddd7e74987a2bd08f7de1bec0a80d666212223d7225deaa2d/AP-cycle-purple.gif" data-mid="239374405" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/800/i/df8c0fbdc18bfaeddd7e74987a2bd08f7de1bec0a80d666212223d7225deaa2d/AP-cycle-purple.gif" />          <img width="3024" height="3279" width_o="3024" height_o="3279" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/a6079c491937247c2aca80b8a85bc0ef25c86d859d3062117303492b54fe3a14/IMG_2327.jpg" data-mid="253101988" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/a6079c491937247c2aca80b8a85bc0ef25c86d859d3062117303492b54fe3a14/IMG_2327.jpg" /> Branding by Firebelly Design        Design Summit https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Design-Summit Sun, 14 Aug 2022 16:23:55 +0000 Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Design-Summit The Design Summit for Friends of Friends The Design Summit for Friends of Friends is an interdisciplinary and intergenerational event that brings together like-minded creatives for meaningful conversations about leveraging design to create positive change. The summit aims to unify the design community, foster genuine conversations about equity in the built environment, amplify the work of underrecognized designers, and create opportunities for connection among established creatives, emerging creatives, and youth interested in design as a career. The biannual summit has featured some of the most exciting minds creating work across disciplines, including Theaster Gates, Amanda Williams, Martellus and Michael Bennett, and more. More at friends.design. <img width="1024" height="683" width_o="1024" height_o="683" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/269beaa6ad7d897a30667f86501acbc5f115bf8a4428f749455970d6bcaaf595/-313.jpg" data-mid="253102024" border="0" data-scale="95" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/269beaa6ad7d897a30667f86501acbc5f115bf8a4428f749455970d6bcaaf595/-313.jpg" /> Photo by Loren Toney <img width="5472" height="3648" width_o="5472" height_o="3648" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d2cee9c076b3adece583df5a6555818a4ffd54d278c4497ac6f97f4dd6778cc/Photo-Sep-29-2023--6-13-01-PM.jpg" data-mid="239374534" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d2cee9c076b3adece583df5a6555818a4ffd54d278c4497ac6f97f4dd6778cc/Photo-Sep-29-2023--6-13-01-PM.jpg" /> Photo by Loren Toney <img width="1024" height="1536" width_o="1024" height_o="1536" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/88b2a7ff2afbc1fd91301fbcba9000437dbf792bbaa58889f4766f1d91186212/Friday-117.jpg" data-mid="253102004" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/88b2a7ff2afbc1fd91301fbcba9000437dbf792bbaa58889f4766f1d91186212/Friday-117.jpg" /> Photo by Loren Toney <img width="1024" height="683" width_o="1024" height_o="683" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/627d6ada5ba15be4b9dad8b40ea0e0770e24f18625a01641ba835743db603cdc/-243.jpg" data-mid="253102237" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/627d6ada5ba15be4b9dad8b40ea0e0770e24f18625a01641ba835743db603cdc/-243.jpg" /> Photo by Loren Toney Future Ours https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Future-Ours Sat, 22 Jan 2022 18:25:30 +0000 Maya Bird-Murphy https://mayabirdmurphy.com/Future-Ours Future Ours Mobile Makers was invited by Art 2030 and Kunsthal Charlottenborg to contribute to Future Ours, a public art exhibition presented at the United Nations, across New York City, and Denmark on JC Decuax bus shelters in response to the United Nations Summit of the Future. “Who Says?” positions youth as pivotal architects of the future, highlighting their power to reshape the built environment. By empowering young people to act, we enable them to shape their futures and the world around them.  <img width="2700" height="1673" width_o="2700" height_o="1673" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/10fd41e4a92d38674b2cdcc21bea9bdc7b70f4fb34b487a465f58ea797d5773a/Future-Ours-2025_003_Photo-by-David-Stjernholm.jpg" data-mid="239377225" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/10fd41e4a92d38674b2cdcc21bea9bdc7b70f4fb34b487a465f58ea797d5773a/Future-Ours-2025_003_Photo-by-David-Stjernholm.jpg" /> “Future Ours” at Kunsthal Charlottenborg — Photo by  Art 2030 <img width="6000" height="4800" width_o="6000" height_o="4800" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/32f47b40a304b3296b8ab3b57b8b2a29ba67c8502682066e7fa6f82ed10aa827/240923_ART2030_UN_013.jpg" data-mid="239377521" border="0" data-scale="94" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/32f47b40a304b3296b8ab3b57b8b2a29ba67c8502682066e7fa6f82ed10aa827/240923_ART2030_UN_013.jpg" /> “Future Ours” in New York City— Photo by Art 2030 <img width="3402" height="4943" width_o="3402" height_o="4943" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/08048c8ce1a8338a55feb8757937eacc9b2d12ac8f87fcbdb56e454ec7ddbe60/UN-Future-Ours_Final.png" data-mid="239377274" border="0" data-scale="100" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/08048c8ce1a8338a55feb8757937eacc9b2d12ac8f87fcbdb56e454ec7ddbe60/UN-Future-Ours_Final.png" /> “Who Says?” — Mobile Makers’ Future Ours Contribution <img width="6000" height="4500" width_o="6000" height_o="4500" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e73c3bcf2c5a86a97e94e12ed995e2196c30d518216341a659cb8751bf90d0a/240916_ART2030_UN_001.jpg" data-mid="253102296" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e73c3bcf2c5a86a97e94e12ed995e2196c30d518216341a659cb8751bf90d0a/240916_ART2030_UN_001.jpg" /> “Future Ours” at the United Nations Headquarters — Photo by Art 2030