BOOMBOX
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BOOMBOX is a prefabricated, modular kiosk installed in high volume public spaces to provide nomadic retail opportunities for entrepreneurs and community activators.
Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative
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The Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative is mixed income housing for artists and community members with the intent of fostering dialogue and collaboration between both groups.
Ride It Sculpture Park
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Power House Productions is operated by long-term residents of the Davison/Conant area, who view “engagement” with other neighborhood residents not as an added task but an essential component of living here.
Cabbage Patch
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The first official Danish contribution to the Chicago Architecture Biennial in 2019.
McKinley Park
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The McKinley Park Community Play Garden is an engaging and innovative nature play garden located adjacent to the McKinley Park Library, southwest of downtown Chicago.
Tom Lee Park
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The new Tom Lee Park transforms a significant piece of Memphis’ Mississippi river front into a signature public space, where community life can flourish along the water’s edge.
Avis + Elsmere
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‘Inside Southwest Detroit’ is a collection of initiatives that promote youth and community development.
Detroit Cultivator
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A 6-acre landscape that combines food production, cultural activity, and civic assets to strengthen the social and economic fabric of the community.
Sweet Water Foundation
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Sweet Water Foundation’s work is a direct response to the everyday chaos of economic hardships, violence, perpetual poverty, and systemic racism that pervades these communities.