Please join us for our UnConvention event 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Duncan Hall’s McMurty Auditorium – featuring “Interesting Times,” some key points from the 2012 Kinder Houston Area Survey and a Q&A with Stephen Klineberg.
MyHouston 2040: Sustainable Urban Living Edition
July 21st, 2011
Come Thursday night to find out about HIVE and HAUS in Houston!
Free Press Houston » HIVE Houston: taking sculpturetecture to the next level
April 27th, 2011
By Alex Wukman
For at least one generation of Houston artists the name Nestor Topchy is virtually meaningless. His landmark contributions to Houston’s art scene, CSAW, Zocalo/TemplO, have all but faded into memory in the years. Read more…
What is HIVEHouston.org?
April 21st, 2011
An Awareness Benefit Concert hosted by MANTIsPARROW Productions with performances by Nathan Quick, Cadence, Lee Lon, Cory Wilson & the Jazz Muranders, Outer Heaven, Yung Franchyze, Mantis & Lower Life Form.
ALL AGES / SUGGESTED DONATIONS / FREE FOOD.
Recycled Shipping Containers create Livable HIVES
February 10th, 2011
Another article from Move Urban!. A re-post of Heidi’s article. Click here to see the article.
Sustainable AEC Articles
February 4th, 2011
Sustainable AEC is publishing Jessica Dailey’s article from Inhabitat – Green Design Will Save the World.
“When you think of sustainable building and green architecture, Houston probably isn’t the first city to come to mind. But a group of Houston-based artists have created HIVE, a self-sustaining village and living work of art constructed from nearly 500 recycled shipping containers to be built in Houston. Inspired by a former artists colony founded by HIVE’s creative director, Nestor Topchy, HIVE will occupy a 6.5 acre wooded plot of land just outside the city center.” Read more…
HIVE: Sustainable green community built using shipping containers and artistic brilliance
January 31st, 2011
An article by Sameer Kumar. Posted on Eco Friend.
“One look at Hive and you are pretty assured about how appropriate the name is for the design that is on display. It is pretty much like a beehive on ground and it requires as much collective effort and will in building and sustaining as the real one does from the little bees. HIVE is a design project all set to take off in Houston, Texas, and the plan is to build a sustainable green mini eco-system that will expand further and create a ripple effect.” Read more…
Houston’s Container HIVE
January 31st, 2011
An article by GREENMUZE STAFF. Posted on GREENMUZE.
“The HIVE Project is a sustainable carfree alternative lifestyle and artistic community concept design created from recycled steel shipping containers planned for Houston, Texas.
Created from 486 recycled steel shipping container units, the HIVE features both inner and outer layers (similar to a hive, hence the name) offering residents and retailers a rather unique green experience. The Inner HIVE component of the project will be the centerpiece of the development with an open roof, water features (complete with waterfall) organic public gardens and an orchard.” Read more…
Upcycled Crate Communities
January 31st, 2011
The HIVE Houston is a Bee-Inspired Eco-Friendly Neighborhood.
An article by Michael Hines. Posted on Trend Hunter Eco.
“HIVE Houston is a new eco-friendly community made up entirely of shipping crates. The HIVE Houston is designed to be as eco-friendly as possible, using recycled shipping crates for building material and eventually tapping into renewable energy sources once the project is up and running.” Read more…