2024-12-22T00:02:26-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/149958947/salvaged-love-archinect-sessions-73-with-michael-bricker-founder-of-people-for-urban-progress-the-indianapolis-non-profit-repurposing-architectural-trash-into-local-treasures Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-07-21T15:55:00-04:00 >2016-11-23T14:23:42-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/w9/w9xfedghexj5cju3.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>When Indianapolis began demolishing its RCA Dome in 2008, Michael Bricker saw a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. To save the stadium's white, Teflon-coated fiberglass roof from the landfill, Bricker salvaged 13 acres of it, and turned it into shade structures for the city, as well as locally-designed accessories. With this project, People for Urban Progress was born.</p><p>Bricker is the Founder and Executive Director of <a href="http://www.peopleup.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">People for Urban Progress</a>, aka PUP, based in Indianapolis. The non-profit is focused on diverting building materials from wasting away in landfills, and repurposing it for local improvements. Trained as an architect and also working as a production designer, Bricker has gone on with PUP to turn old stadium seats into bus stops, and fabric from Superbowl XLVI into handbags.&nbsp;Sessions' own Donna Sink is a board member at PUP, and Bricker joined us on the podcast to discuss the organization's goals and design ethos.</p><p>As a bonus for Sessions listeners, get 15% off anything in <a href="https://peopleup-org.myshopify.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">PUP'...</a></p>