Exhibition Feature: [Plywood] Pod Initiative
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Channel: Portland Art Museum · 2017 · Education
Coinciding with our current exhibition, Quest For Beauty: The Architecture, Landscapes, and Collections of John Yeon, we are proud to feature the [Plywood] Pod Initiative. Working with the Center of Public Interest Design, we are presenting designs submitted for proposed sleeping pods for the growing homeless population in Portland. What is unique about these designs is that they rely on the use of plywood, an inexpensive material invented in Portland in 1905. Using plywood to create inexpensive homes for those in need is no new idea. It was used by John Yeon in the late 1930s to create housing for low-income families in Portland after the Great Depression. At lease one of the designs submitted for the [Plywood] Pod Initiative will be built at Portland Art Museum on August 20, 2017. Visit http://portlandartmuseum.org/exhibitions/quest-for-beauty/ for more information on the exhibition, the [Plywood] Pod Initiative, related Events, and more. Music: "Summer" by Moby used with permission from the artist
