The Next Big Thing: Urbanism Workshop with Glass House Team 9 Presentation
One of a member of 10 people, we were tasked to walk around the Glass Street neighborhood and come up with suggestions to help improve the connectivity, safety, and neighborhood participation. Each project needed to be framed w/i a timeframe of 1 month, 1 year, and 3 year operations. I designed the final presentation and delivered at the public meeting held Friday, April 24. Our ideas included pairing artists w/neighbors and having doors painted. We were inspired by a couple of doors already painted in the neighborhood. We were further inspired by the Doors of Dublin poster series. The prospect of Doors of Glass Street excited the team. Our second idea was in reference to several open spaces throughout the neighborhood. The neighborhood association had already turned down the idea of a flea market so we wanted to let the community know we were not suggesting a flea market, but rather an area that could be used for neighborhood gatherings inspired by Mike Lydon's presentation the evening before and his mentioning of Mark Lakeman's T-Hows in Portland, OR. The point of the space is to gather the community together to get to know each other and to talk about their neighborhood. Our third idea centered around the WPA ditch that was built throughout the neighborhood. We wanted to call attention to it by painting crosswalks blue where the water went under the street. We really thought this would be an excellent way to create a greenway through the neighborhood that really followed this "blueway." We wanted to include structural improvements where needed, way finding that included historical areas of the neighborhood (like where Sherman watered his horses on his way to Atlanta) as well as connections to the larger community of Chattanooga. In the third year of our plan, we included a reflection pool for children that centered in the neighborhood and would allow for cooling off in warmer weather as well as a gathering space.
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- 1. Facilitator Toolkit TEAM NO.9 Brandi Hill, architect an architect with Cogent Studio with a passion for urban design and sustainable architecture; currently lives in Highland Park and enjoys being outdoors hiking and backpacking in her free time. Thomas Palmer, architect responsible for new business development and design leadership; works closely with intern and employee development, and support the firm’s sustainable design projects. Mike Watkins, architect architect, town architect and town planner located in the Washington, D.C. area. Lisa Flint, executive directorFootprint Foundation, Lisa is responsible for foundation operations, community relations, and grant making that fosters deep and meaningful connections to place. Ed Garbee, architect founded Garbee Architecture where each project is one of teamwork; works actively with his community and serves on the Design Review Commission for Signal Mountain, Tennessee. James Moreland, resident a long-time resident of Glass Street, Mr. Moreland serves with East Chattanooga Improvement to help improve the quality of life in East Chattanooga. Gail McKeel, resident a long-time resident of Glass Street. A member of Good Neighbor Network (GNN), focused on ways to better support individuals who call the Glass Street community home William Smith, resident a new resident of Glass Street; president of the East Chattanooga Academy of Art and Social Justice Hunter Franks, artista resident of San Francisco Hunter’s work is about creating public space for connection and conversa- tion. Founder of Neighborhood Postcard Project and League of Creative Interventionists Chris Lykins, graphic designerDirector of Visibility and Outreach of AIGA Chattanooga. Chris’s current work focuses on identity, projected or perceived.
- 5. Facilitator Toolkit INFLUENCES DOORS OF DUBLIN
- 6. Facilitator Toolkit INFLUENCES “Paint changed the world.” -James Moreland DOORS OF DUBLIN
- 7. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN DOORS in GLASS HOUSES month 1 call to action: pair neighbors w/artists interview owners before/during/after
- 8. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN DOORS in GLASS HOUSES
- 9. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN DOORS in GLASS HOUSES month 1 call to action: pair neighbors w/artists interview owners before/during/after year 1 more doors added tour of doors
- 10. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN DOORS in GLASS HOUSES
- 11. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN DOORS in GLASS HOUSES month 1 call to action: pair neighbors w/artists interview owners before/during/after year 1 more doors added tour of doors year 3 postcards/posters door festival door exchange/artists invited app
- 12. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN DOORS in GLASS HOUSES
- 13. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN DOORS in GLASS HOUSES
- 21. Facilitator Toolkit INFLUENCES “A good [neighbor] is a great blessing.” -Hesiod FLEA MARKET
- 22. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN SPACES in GLASS FARMS month 1 partner w/schools and churches build out programming
- 23. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN SPACES in GLASS FARMS month 1 partner w/schools and churches build out programming year 1 pop-up: dog park, BASKETBALL COURT, dance floor, frozen lady, market, tea house
- 24. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN SPACES in GLASS FARMS month 1 partner w/schools and churches build out programming year 1 pop-up: dog park, BASKETBALL COURT, dance floor, frozen lady, market, tea house year 3 semi-permanent/permanent structure informed by the communities interaction with the pop-up spaces.
- 25. Facilitator Toolkit OPEN SPACES in GLASS FARMS
- 29. Facilitator Toolkit INFLUENCES “Iʼve always loved the water flowing through our neighborhood.” -Gail McKeel
- 30. Facilitator Toolkit BLUEWAYS on GLASS STREET month 1 research; emerald necklace (Boston); glass necklace?
- 31. Facilitator Toolkit BLUEWAYS on GLASS STREET month 1 research: emerald necklace (Boston); glass necklace? year 1 way finding; projection pop-up kiddie pools
- 32. Facilitator Toolkit BLUEWAYS on GLASS STREET month 1 research: emerald necklace (Boston); glass necklace? year 1 way finding; projection pop-up kiddie pools year 3 reflecting pool
- 33. Facilitator Toolkit BLUEWAYS on GLASS STREET