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Adaptive Environments and Learning by Design in Massachusetts , a project of the Boston Society of Architects, will develop, pilot, and disseminate a model curriculum for after-school youth. Design educators, trained after-school staff, and volunteer architects will engage underserved Greater Boston youth in contemporary community design projects.
In partnership with the Auburn University College of Architecture, the DESIGNhabitat program will develop a guide to Habitat/Design Professional Collaborations that will focus on design professionals engaging Habitat for Humanity homeowners, government leaders, habitat volunteers, and the general public's involvement in the design process.
Through its new initiative, “Community Refreshment: Addressing the Sustainability of archi-treasures Public Space Projects,” the organization will design a program to address sustainability of its sixteen public space projects already created in low to middle income neighborhoods of Chicago.
The funding will aid the Center during 10 weeks of program-intensive presentations associated with the traveling exhibition, Smart Growth and Choices for Change . This exhibition is based on a major exhibition held at the National Building Museum .
Funding will aid a public charette focused on the issues of affordable housing and urban-rural interface in Missoula , Montana .
The Harlem School Initiative is a new project proposed by the New York Foundation for Architecture through NYFA's core program, Learning By Design: NY. The Harlem School Initiative offers a significant number of Harlem's 6 – 9 year old children one of New York City 's finest kindergarten through 12 th grade architecture and design programs.
The focus of the project is an oral history to be developed through interviews with former students and others associated with the Jefferson School , a former African-American high school that was associated with public school desegregation.
The project will implement a three-year training process designed to make the underutilized art forms of architecture and creative movement a permanent part of Head Start's curriculum.
The program will produce a five-part series of half-hour radio shows featuring interviews, on-location visits to relevant “sustainable design” sites, interactive website quizzes and tips, and call-in components.
The proposed program is for a phase project that brings together community leaders, developers, and architects from local District 9 in urban design goals for redevelopment in the neighborhood.
The program will address issues of revitalization of the historic downtown area of the City of Rolla through a series of public workshops and one-day design charette.
Drawing on the institute's last seven years of experience, the program will develop a how-to model for use by community practitioners such as Vista Volunteers, community activists, lay planners, as well as university students studying architecture and/or community planning.
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