THE VIEWFINDER East Harlem Center for Activism Wei Dai(Rachel) 1006039458
The project is located in East Harlem- the cultural haven for immigrants. It is as the birthplace of salsa and graffiti movements, the home of dinning landmarks, So we create a place integrating the cultures and welcome people join the community in the building. Our concept is “to see and to be seen”. We present our concept by recreating local people’s life scenes in the social center. The five big curtain walls framed by aluminum sheets are like projected screens projecting what the local life is like and what local people do in daily life. They correspond to event space, and community kitchen, main hall, learning center,kids’ area and art space. Visitors can see what happen inside and take part in the activities. People inside can also see different surrounding scenes from civil plaza, art garden and nearby avenues.
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