Alexandra Gonzalez on Public Space Design & Working with Artists - Ep 16
This week on First Coat we have Alexandra Gonzalez. Alexandra is the President and Co-Founder of Hive Public Space, a Women-led urban design and placemaking start-up based in New York City. She is an architect, urban designer, entrepreneur and activist with experience working with private, public and non-profit sectors. She is committed to designing sustainable and resilient public spaces that are socially and culturally inclusive.
In this episode we talk about starting our own businesses, public space design, the bathrooms at Bryan Park, and how Hive Public Space works with artists for art in public space projects.
This interview was recorded in April 2021.
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Guest | Alexandra Gonzalez, President & Co-Founder of Hive Public Space
Alexandra is the President and Co-Founder of Hive Public Space, a Women-led urban design and placemaking start-up based in New York City. She is an architect, urban designer, entrepreneur and activist with experience working with private, public and non-profit sectors. She is committed to designing sustainable and resilient public spaces that are socially and culturally inclusive.
She is the former Senior Urban Designer for both the Bryant Park Corporation and the 34th Street Partnership in Manhattan, NY. At this role, she was part of a multidisciplinary team responsible for the management, design and operation of Bryant Park and other plazas in the Midtown Area.
Alexandra believes in the power of public spaces and strives for her work to create memories and connections while evolving the impact and business of design. She received both a Bachelor of Fine Arts and a Bachelor of Architecture from Rhode Island School of Design and holds a Master of Science in Architecture and Urban Design from Columbia University in New York. She is the current Design Fellow at the Design Trust for Public Spaces and core-organizer for Design as Protest.
Find Alexandra on Instagram @hivepublicspace, Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn.
Your Host | Stephanie Eche, CEO & Founder of Distill Creative
Stephanie Eche is an artist and art consultant based in Brooklyn, NYC.
Follow Stephanie on Instagram (@distillcreative or @stephanie_eche), Twitter (@stephanie_eche), YouTube (Distill Creative), LinkedIn, and check out her art website.
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