Kareeshma Ali_Design Portfolio

KAREESHMA ALI h u m a n - c e n t e r e d

d e s i g n e r

Kareeshma Ali is a human-centered designer and researcher using an empathetic approach to molding places and ideas. Kareeshma’s social impact design work is informed by her experience in architecture, urban design, and planning and deep interest in graphic design and communications. She is interested in the mind-bodyenvironment connection and understanding how design can change behavior, to create more sustainable environments.

EDUCATION

ACCOLADES

ARCHEWORKS

2013

Archeworks Design Fellowship

2013

Next City Vanguard “40 under 40”

2013

First Place - ULI [Imagining Downtown] Competition

2012

Second Place - Nashville Designing Action \

International Competition

2010

Post-Professional Certificate in Social and

Environmental Design

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN 2008

Master of Architecture

TEAM MEMBER AT ASAKURA ROBINSON

2008

Master of Urban & Regional Planning

2005

Bachelor of Science in

Architectural Studies

2012

Best Design Award - Rice Design Alliance Museum

District Competition

TEAM MEMBER AT TOPOGRAFIS 2009

AIA Citation of Merit: Last Four Miles

2009

Daniel Burnham Award for a Comprehensive Plan: Last

Four Miles

2009

Display of drawings at 2009 Burnham Centennial

Exhibition; Millennium Park (Chicago)

2009

Friends of the Parks Community Service Award

WORK 2014–Present

SERVICE Farr Associates

Design Associate 2013–2014 Archeworks

Design Fellow 2012–2013

Asakura Robinson

Urban Designer/Planner 2012

Center for Neighborhood Technology

Equity Express Consultant 2010–2011

Ismaili National Council USA - National

Housing Team

Design & Planning Strategist/Researcher 2007–2009

Topografis

Urban Designer

2015 - Present AIA Regional & Urban Design Knowledge Community

Member 2012 - Present

Social Agency Lab

Designer 2009 - 2012

Architecture for Humanity

Architectural Designer 2011 - 2012

Chicago Public Art Group

Volunteer 2008-2011

Greenbean Chicago

Writer/Communications Manager 2008-2011

Friends of the Parks

Designer 2007

Aga Khan Historic Cities

Programme Exhibition

Midwest Team

01 A LITTLE TLC! mixed-use I urban design I tactical urbanism

02 COLONY PARK MASTER PLAN mixed-use I housing I urban design I transportation I public art I open space I public engagement

03 THE YARD mixed-use I community center I landscape

04 YOUTH DESIGN LAB urban design I tactical urbanism I youth engagement

05 WAve mixed-use I housing I urban design I transportation I public art I open space I public engagement

06 the NOOKS mixed-use I housing I urban design I community center I open space

07 FORT BEND PARKS AND OPEN SPACE STUDY transportation I urban design I open space I public engagement

08 +SPACE public art I open space I public engagement

09 NATIVE SEED FARM landscape I public engagement

01

A LITTLE TLC! DOWNTOWN ROCKFORD STRATEGIC ACTION PLAN With Farr Associates

HOW DO YOU MOVE A CITY WITH YEARS OF PLANNING TOWARDS IMPLEMENTATION?

UNCOVER ASSETS

60,000

274,094 2013 VISITORS

2,000

3,750

250-1000

250

3,000

IDENTIFY CHALLENGES OCCUPIED GROUND FLOOR

VACANT GROUND FLOOR 1,780’ (60%) of Ground Level Occupied

106,800

SF of Ground Level Occupied

VACANT PARCEL 1,780’ (60%)

1,780’ (60%)

of Ground Level Occupied

of Ground Level Occupied

106,800

106,800

SF of Ground Level Occupied

SF of Ground Level Occupied

1,200’ (40%)

1,200’ (40%)

of Ground Level Vacancy

of Ground Level Vacancy

72,000

72,000

SF of Ground Level Vacancy

SF of Ground Level Vacancy

810’

of Parcel Vacancy

48,600 SF of Parcel Vacancy

ARTICULATE COMMUNITY VISION IN A PHASED PLAN 1-2 YEAR STRATEGY

3-5 YEAR STRATEGY

6-15 YEAR VISION

16-25 YEAR VISION

TAKE INCREMENTAL STEPS TO ACHEIVE A LONG-TERM VISION

02

COLONY PARK MASTER PLAN

COLONY PARK SUSTAINABLE COMMUNITIES INITIATIVE With Farr Associates

How do you DESIGN aN equitable and sustainable FUTURE for a historically segregated community?

“Thank you so much. Thank you architects, thank you planning committee. For the first time you heard our voice. We want a pool here, we want social resources, we want activities for our children...�

Carmelo Alvarez - Neighborhood Resident

The Colony Park project represents a huge step forward on so many of Austin’s toughest challenges: automobile dependence, affordability, racial equity, and actually walking the talk on sustainability. This is a truly historic demonstration of what sustainable development can mean in an area that has gotten far too little attention in the past.�

Chris Riley - Austin City Council Member

TREE-SHADED ALLEYS ALLEY FLATS AT BLOCK ENDS ENHANCE MIDBLOCK PRIVACY

SOLAR-READY BUILDINGS

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STORMWATER MANAGEMENT HANDLED ON-SITE

AGING-IN-PLACE IS SUPPORTED BY A MINIMUM OF 4 DIVERSE DWELLING TYPES PER BLOCK

ON-STREET PARKING PROTECTS PEDESTRIANS AND PROVIDES GUEST PARKING ALLEY-LOADED PARKING ALLOWS FOR PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY FRONTAGE AND ACCESSORY DWELLING UNITS

REQUIRED PORCHES AND STOOPS EXPAND SOCIAL NETWORKS

03

THE YARD SECOND PLACE - DESIGNING ACTION INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION With James Moore and Jeffrey Goodman

How do you TURN AN INDUSTRIAL FLOOD ZONE INTO A HUB FOR ACTIVE LIVING?

What is healing?

A holistic, symbiotic process, rather than a simplistic cure.

children

historic districts

downtown

75 ACRES

2,687 public housing residents

56% women

62%

25% flood plain

Mixed Income Housing

Ave lby

She

Sustainability-Focused Charter School Forebay For Incoming Titans Parking Stormwater

Forebay for Benedict & Crutcher Sub-watershed Viewing Mound Made From Contained Soil

Nashville GreenBikes Center

Multi-Sport Fields t nS

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Therapeutic / Botanical Gardens

Mixed Use Development

Community / Exposition Grounds Crutcher

Existing Building Renovated for Events Basketball Courts Converted Fuel Tank Adventure Playground

St

“ScrapYard Shop” Fabrication Co-op Davidso n St

/ Music

City Bikew ay

East Bank Greenway

Overlook / Stairs to The Cumberland

“Cayce Landing” Boat Put-In Stormwater Outlet

Increased Ped / Bike Lanes on Gateway Bridge

A N D C U M B E R L

R R I V E

PROGRAM SCHEDULE SHOP CLASS

Community

Shop Class is an open fabrication shop for the Nashville community to learn practical and trade skills related to industrial art and design.

Exposition Grounds

Co-op Space

Rotating exhibits of work from Shop Class, curated by theme or season or in coordination with other city events.

Both a fabrication shop open to the community to learn skills and a small business incubator, this space can also host events and art markets.

Skills Spring Semester

SPORTS

Summer Session

Country Music Marathon

The sessions of Shop Class are tied to special sporting events, creating opportunities for partnerships.

Industrial Celebration

Bicycle Racing (Tour de Nash)

End projects of summer session and celebration of industrial art

Racing provides the backdrop for a larger celebration of riding in the city. Summer session students offer bike workshops

End projects of spring semester on display for marathon crowds

The Yard offers a variety of sports over the year including several seasonal leagues.

Fall Semester

Championships

End of season events coincide with springtime activity

Canoe

Racing provides the backdrop for a larger celebration of riding in the city.

Fall Championships

Autumn events continue to bring people to the site and compliment football season

Seasonal

Quidditch Ultimate Frisbee Bocce League Youth Football Rugby

On-Going

Field Hockey Bicycling Running Extreme Sports Low-Impact Exercise

Winter

NATURE

Spring Maintenance Day

Beginning of season outreach event that gets the park ready for spring while teaching about Nashville’s environment

The changing of the seasons creates different landscapes across the site. Special events take advantage of the plant cycles to collaborate with other holidays in Nashville.

Rainfall Highs

Alder

Shumard Oak Purple Coneflower Yellowwood Blackhaw Viburnum Black-eyed Susan

Summer

Fall

Celebration of Cultures Showcase of plants from around the world help celebrate all the various people of Nashville

Sideoats Grama Native Sumac

Holiday Celebration

In coordination with Shop Class, a plant and art market for the holidays

Rough-leaved Goldenrod Sycamore

04

YOUTH DESIGN LAB AMAANAH REFUGEE SERVICES With Tara Mather

How do you EMPOWER REFUGEE YOUTH TO TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THEIR SURROUNDINGS?

LEARNING THE BASICS

COLLABORATIVE DISCUSSIONS the BUILT

ENVIRONMENT

URBAN DESIGN GUIDEBOOK Youth Design Lab

DESIGN DRAWINGS and MODELS URBAN DESIGN CONCEPTS

LAND USE & BUILDING MASSING CIRCULATION AND PARKING PARKS AND OPEN SPACE

PEOPLE and PROCESS

WHO’S WHO COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION

TERMS TO KNOW

& how man-made elements impact the way we interact with our surroundings

TACTICAL URBANISM

A HANDS-ON APPROACH TO IMROVING OUR NEIGHBORHOODS AND CITIES

EXPERIMENTS & INTERVENTIONS I WISH THIS WAS

I WISH TH

I WISH THIS WAS

I WISH TH

I WISH THIS WAS

I WISH TH

I WISH THIS WAS

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I WISH THIS WAS

I WISH TH

05

WAve WASHINGTON AVENUE LIVABLE CENTERS STUDY With Asakura Robinson Company

How do you bring attention and development to an underutilized corridor with multiple personalities?

12 RECOMMENDATIONS subject

CIRCULATION & CONNECTIVITY

HOUSING CHOICE & BUILDINGS

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

PLACEMAKING, WAYFINDING & BRANDING

scale DISTRICT

NEIGHBORHOOD

NODE

INFRASTRUCTURE

REGULATION

PROGRAMMATIC

type

SUSTAINABILITY & OPEN SPACE

R EC O MM ENDAT I O N S

SETBACK 10’ maximum

MENT SIDEWALK 6’ - 8’

VEHICLE LANE 12’

PEDESTRIAN REALM 15’

COMPREHENSIVEencouraging PARKING other modes

parking reduction 1:1 replacement for on-street

ng site on Washington ave sq ft of buildable land

MANAGE

RIGHT-OF-WAY

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25% reduction for transit 1:1 replacement for bike parking

footprint: 12,200 sq ft

rking: G LOT SPACES

REPRESENT

t of buildable land

REDUCTIONS: 8 ON-STREET PARKING SPACES GRANTS A REDUCTION OF 8 PARKING LOT SPACES

41% 59%

parking

106 PARKING LOT SPACES

other

HIGHFREQUENCY

ENTITY TRANSIT MEMORIAL

alternative design allowed by lower requirements

WAUGH

SETBACKS, BUILT FORM, MIXED-USE

rEDUCTIONS: high frequency transit ADJACENCY GRANTS A 25% parking reduction SIX BIKE PARKING SPACES GRANTS A REDUCTION OF 6 PARKING LOT SPACES

18% 42%

75 PARKING LOT SPACES

40%

INTER

CHANGE

parking behind building shared parking facility one tree for every 6 spaces engaging streetscape street trees on-street meter parking bike parking high frequency transit more developable space

FACI LITIES

HOUSING

AFFORD ABILITY

footprint: 24,660 sq ft

3% 40% 57%

BICYCLE

24%

76%

land from reductions

STORM WATER MANAGE

MENT

PAVEMENT TO PARKS

PUBLIC ART

LOCALLY-SCALED BUSINESSES

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06

the NOOKS FIRST PLACE, SITE 3 - ULI & CREATIVE ACTION ACADIANA With Tara Mather

How do you help a city plan for a future based on its cultural assets and creative class?

The center will be a central beacon, both physically and symbolically. The Center will preserve Acadian culture, while also promoting inter-cultural exchanges through cooking classes and potlucks, language classes, dance and musc lessons, and cultural dialogues.

PLAZA

Courtyard

PLAZA PLAZA

Courtyard “Galleries” (porches) Courtyard “Galleries” (porches) “Galleries” (porches)

Amphitheatre Amphitheatre Amphitheatre

2 THE COOPerative

softscapes

HARDSCAPES HARDSCAPES HARDSCAPES

1 Lafayette Multi-Cultural Center

3 Bike Pavilion + Cafe

F L O W S

A cooperative housing association that provides afforable housing, and social amenities such as a bike and car-sharing program and a community garden of fruits and vegetables.

SOFTSCAPES SOFTSCAPES SOFTSCAPES

4 Digital Wall

LANDSCAPED SIDEWALKS LANDSCAPED SIDEWALKS LANDSCAPED SIDEWALKS

A community interface for everything from historic images and interviews, to community news and significant happenings, stitching the past with the present and future. The Wall will serve as a point of reference for the community, orienting people physically and socially.

INTERMEDIATE NATIVE GARDENS INTERMEDIATE NATIVE GARDENS INTERMEDIATE NATIVE GARDENS ROOFTOP GARDENS ROOFTOP GARDENS ROOFTOP GARDENS

FLOWS FLOWS FLOWS

5 Business Incubator

LIVING CORRIDORS

The program will encourage creative entrepreneurship and help landlords transition from vacancy to leasing. Landlords can provide deep subsidies in rent for a limited time, with the possibility of tenants signing long-term leases if their business thrives.

LIVING STREETS Curbless shared streets that slow traffic and are saferSTREETS for pedestrians and cyclists. These LIVING streets also be closed down cars and and Curbless shared streets that slowfor traffic LIVINGcan STREETS used as additional plazathat space. are safer for pedestrians and cyclists.

These Curbless shared streets slow traffic and streets canforalso be closed and downcyclists. for carsThese and are safer pedestrians used as additional streets can also beplaza closedspace. down for cars and used as additional plaza space.

Surface parking on the site is greatly reduced by the addition of parking structures and a car/bike sharing program hosted by THE COOPerative.

TRANSPORTATION

HOUSING

FOOD

RECREATION

NOOKS AND FLOWS NOOKS NOOKS AND AND FLOWS FLOWS

ECONOMIC

EDUCATION

LIVING ALLEYS Multi-use spaces with very low speeds for cars that are also used as gathering LIVING ALLEYS or spaces when novery cars are present Multi-use spaces with low speeds LIVING ALLEYS for cars thatspaces are also used as low gathering Multi-use with very speeds spaces when carsas aregathering present for or cars that are alsonoused or spaces when no cars are present

flows

LIVING CORRIDORS LIVING CORRIDORS

6 Car-Sharing

ARTS + CULTURE

hardscapes

NEIGHBORHOOD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PARK NEIGHBORHOOD PARK

N O O K S

&

A transparent building with open space behind it for public gatherings and an adjacent bike station, especially useful during Critical Mass rides.

The Bike Pavilion will also have cycling ameniies such as a repair nook and cycling gear to further the bike culture.

The Multi-Cultural Center will be an iconic structure in the downtown, serving as a beacon for a myriad of residents. The building’s strong massing reinforces the presence of a strong culture, while the transparent facade and louvered wall punctuated through emphasize the transparent and open nature of the Center.

Cooperative housing that embraces communal practices such as community gardening, car-sharing, and social spaces. The scale and massing of the building assimilates with the context, while elements on the building push and pull to mimic the diverse functions and residents.

Housing Cooperative Cooperative model with living spaces and social amenities s and rooftop community gardening and a car/bike sharing p

Hous Medium Density (Attached) Townhomes with living spaces and a garage. Multiple Coop units and r elongated “gallerie” following vernacular style.

Housing Cooperative

A digital wall serving as a virtual community center.

Medium Density (Detached) Single-family shotgun homes with living spaces and a gara

Med Cooperative model with living spaces and social amenities such as ground The transparent bike pavilion not only provides visual continuity, but places COMMUNITY LAND TRUST has it’s own “gallerie”.

Town and rooftop greater emphasis on the public open spaces surrounding thecommunity pavilion.gardening and a car/bike sharing program. A model for affordable housing where elong

buildings and building rights to indivi

RESIDENTIAL TYPOLOGIES Housing Cooperative

Medium Density (Attached)

Live/Work Spaces governmental agencies. The CLT has a Spaces for living oncomprised the secondoffloor with a large spac members that open live on th Housing Cooperative Med ground floor. Thesealso units particularly for artists hasarethe option touseful buy any part ofa Cooperative model with living spaces and social amenities such Density as ground Medium (Attached) Singl downstairs can serve as gallery space. Small offices can also COMMUNITY LANDliving TRUSTspaces and a garage. Multiple and rooftop community gardening and a car/bike sharing program.with Townhomes units will share an has i storefront A model for affordable housing where a non-profit group retains spaces. ownership of the land, but can sell of existing

Medium Density (Detached)

Mixed-Use Buildings

elongated “gallerie” following vernacular style.

Live/Work HOUSINGSpaces COOPERATIVE (LIMITED EQU

buildings and building rights to individual homeowners, other non-profitAorganizations, for-profit in entities or a housing cooperative, particular governmental agencies. The CLT has a long-term lease on the land, ensuring affordability. CLT Boards are mostly Live/ members pool their resources togethe Mixed-Use comprised of members that live on the property and are bound toBuildings maintain a level of affordability. The non-profit Housing Cooperative Spac maintains affordability by limiting the Ground floor retail with living spaces above are wrapped aro also has the option to buy any part of the property that an owner wants to sell.

Cooperative model with living spaces and social amenities such as ground grou Medium Density (Detached) Medium Density (Attached) essentially serves as the landlord and structure.

These spaces would also incorporate outdoor spa and rooftop community gardening and a car/bike sharing program. down Single-family a garage.

Each unit Townhomes with living spaces and a garage. Multiple units will shareshotgun an homes with living spaces andwith consensus of the members (residents plazas, courtyards, or gardens.

HOUSING COOPERATIVE (LIMITED EQUITY) store has it’s own “gallerie”. elongated “gallerie” following vernacular style.

A housing cooperative, in particular a limited-equity cooperative is a member-based legal entity in which SECOND GENERATION RENT CONTROL members pool their resources together and share ownership of the building/development. A limited equity co-op maintains affordability by limiting the purchase price and appreciation rate of atraditional share. The housing cooperative While rent control method Mixe Live/Work Spaces Medium Density (Attached)

07

FORT BEND - PARKS AND OPEN SPACE STUDY FORT BEND SUBREGIONAL PLANNING INITIATIVE With Asakura Robinson Company

How do you knit together 7 cities using their open spaces and trails?

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HWY 6

HWY 99

FM 723

Cultural Amenities

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Smithers Lake

Hydrology

Access to Green Space

Major Crossings

Access to Green Space

Green Space to Land Ratio

Total Green Space Acreage Meadows Place Missouri City Rosenberg Richmond Sugar Land Stafford Arcola

LANDSCAPE & PEDESTRIAN ZONE VARIES

<30 mph

BIKE BIKE LANDSCAPEVEHICLE & LANE LANE LANE PEDESTRIAN ZONE

speed5’ min limit VARIES 12’-14’ 5’ min neighborhood streets

VEHICLE VEHICLE LANE LANE

VEHICLE VEHICLE LANE LANE

VEHICLE LANE

12’-14’ 12’-14’

12’-14’ 12’-14’

12’-14’

>50 mph PED BIKE LANE LANE

BIKE LANE

speed limit 6’ min major thoroughfares

PED PED BIKE LANE LANE LANE

6’ min

BIKE LANE

6’ min

6’ min

> 50 mph > 50 mph

< 30 mph < 30 mph

speed limit speed limit major thoroughfares major thoroughfares

t speed limit d streets neighborhood streets

protected lane with physical barriers

protected lane with physical barriers

LANDSCAPE & PEDESTRIAN ZONE

SHARED & LANDSCAPE LANE ZONE PEDESTRIAN

VEHICAL SHARED LANE LANE

VEHICAL LANE

EXTENDED SHOULDER

VARIES

12’-14’ VARIES

12’-14’ 12’-14’

12’-14’

10’ min

>30 mph

VEHICLE EXTENDED LANE SHOULDER

VEHICLE VEHICLE LANE LANE

VEHICLE VEHICLE LANE LANE

VEHICLE LANE

11’-12’ 11’-12’

11’-12’ 11’-12’

11’-12’

11’-12’ 10’ min

bike/ped bike-ped trail trail trail bike-ped

speed limit neighborhood connectors

> 30>mph 30 mph

limitspeed limit rhoodneighborhood connectors connectors

limit

BIKE LANDSCAPE & BIKE LANDSCAPE & VEHICLE LANE ZONE LANE PEDESTRIAN ZONEPEDESTRIAN LANE VARIES

< 30 mph

5’VARIES min

PED LANE

12’-14’ 5’ min

VEHICLE VEHICLE LANELANE

VEHICLE VEHICLE LANE LANE

VEHICLE LANE

PED BIKE LANE LANE

BIKE BIKE PED PED LANE LANE LANELANE

12’-14’ 12’-14’

12’-14’ 12’-14’

12’-14’

6’ min

6’ min 6’ min

> 50>mph 50 mph

speed limitspeed limit

BIKE LANE

PED LANE

6’ min

08

+SPACE ENGAGE.EXPERIMENT.EMPOWER With Archeworks

How do you get residents to reimagine vacant space in their underserved neighborhood?

Generate community investment through the exchange of ideas and the utilization of local skill in order to inspire healthy and vibrant transformations in vacant lots and create sustainable community spaces for gathering and expression.

twitter.com/positive_space

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facebook.com/positivespacechicago pocketparks.wordpress.org

WHAT’S IN YOUR

POCKET??

Pocker Parks October 17th Perez Plaza,

Día de trabaj Parquecitos Octubre 17, 2 Plaza Pérez,

Join hands with ENLACE and Archeworks on our Pocket Parks Work Day. Work with us to create beautiful and inspiring community spaces that sustain the unique character and of Little Village's community.

Craig Stevenson 312.867.7254 625 N. Kingsbury St., Chicago

investigates methods of vacant space activation through a series of experiments and events in the Little Village neighborhood. These happenings are meant to attract attention to underutilized spaces and create momentum that will empower individuals and the community, as a whole.

Furthermore, will create an internet based resource that will consolidate the internal and external findings, general and specific, for use by the Chicago community, at large.

Únete a ENLACE y Archework en nuestro día de trabajo para los Parquecitos. Ayúdenos a construir jardines comunitarios para embellecer el vecindario de La Villita.

WHAT’S IN YOUR

POCKET??

Join hands with ENLACE and Archeworks on our Pocket Parks Work Day. Work with us to create beautiful and inspiring community spaces that sustain the unique character and of Little Village's community.

Únete a ENLACE y Archework en nuestro día de trabajo para los Parquecitos. Ayúdenos a construir jardines comunitarios para embellecer el vecindario de La Villita.

COMMUNITY EVENTS

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WHAT’S IN YOUR

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Join hands with ENLACE and Archeworks on our Pocket Parks Work Day. Work with us to create beautiful and inspiring community spaces that sustain the unique character and of Little Village's community.

GRAPHIC CAMPAIGN

Únete a ENLACE y Archework en nuestro día de trabajo para los Parquecitos. Ayúdenos a construir jardines comunitarios para embellecer el vecindario de La Villita.

WHAT’S IN YOUR

POCKET??

Pocker Parks Work Day October 17th, 2009 Perez Plaza, 9am Día de trabajo en los Parquecitos Octubre 17, 2009 Plaza Pérez, 9am

Join hands with ENLACE and Archeworks on our Pocket Parks Work Day. Work with us to create beautiful and inspiring community spaces that sustain the unique character and of Little Village's community.

Únete a ENLACE y Archework en nuestro día de trabajo para los Parquecitos. Ayúdenos a construir jardines comunitarios para embellecer el vecindario de La Villita.

SOCIAL MEDIA

twitter.com/positive_space

pocketparks.wordpress.com

facebook.com/positivespacechicago

flickr.com/groups/positivespace/

INSTALLATIONS

09

NATIVE SEED FARM VACANT LOT TO URBAN PRAIRIE GARDEN With Archeworks

How do you inspire young incarcerated men to envision and build a native seed farm?

MILLENNIUM SEED BANK PROJECT

Global collection and preservation initiative to prevent extinction of native plants.

Local collection and preservation partners Midwest efforts led by the Chicago Botanic Garden.

Brooklyn Botanic Garden New England Wildflower Society

Chicago Botanic Garden

North Carolina Botanic Garden

Zoological Society of San Diego

Larry Bird Johnson Wildflower Center University of Texas

COLLABORATION

MILLENIUM SEED BANK

BRIDGEPORT

abundance

rarity

opportunities MENTAL AWARENESS

re-entry

native plants

PHYSICAL CHANGE

activation

SOCIAL CONNECTIVITY

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