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
S
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
a Sylv
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
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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
+
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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AVENU N O T G ASHIN
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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)
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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
Pocker Park October 17 Perez Plaza
Día de trab Parquecitos Octubre 17 Plaza Pérez
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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.
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
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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
global
profit regional
vacancy
environment
ECONOMIC GROWTH
jobs
individual land value
community gathering space
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kareeshma.ali@gmail.com 773.988.4664