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Challenge accepted ⁉ Top Secret Fun & Games ‘R Afoot:: > Super-Sleuth Kits > Tools of the Trade > Mystery Disguise Dress-up > Historic-Restore Take-Home Craft > What’s the Time(line)? > Tiny Treasure Hunt > BIG Board of Mysterious Places Find the keys & unlock the secrets to historic preservation in this Sherlock Holmes & Nancy Drew inspired Tinker’a-zation Station event. Now, will you accept the mission and try to unlock the keys? After all, historic preservation may be a mystery to some. But that will all change with this titillating approach to solving this not-so dusty look into the past, present and future of >>> #HistoricPreservation! A variety of interactive stations provide a fun-filled way to explore the world of historic preservation. Where all ages can learn about important historic places in the City of Fayetteville and the keys to saving them. Presented by Level 5 Architecture & Pencil to Pixels in conjunction with the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas. When: May 18, 2024 Time: 8:00 am - 11:00’ish am Where: Fayetteville Farmer’s Market Cost: Free Ages: All ages (2-102)

Are you looking to learn more about how to do better ethically in concerns to public art and how equitable spaces and placemaking intertwine? Street art is everywhere and more and more we're drifting from what's good to what's instagrammable. Are your briefs creating barriers to entry for the people already living in your neighbourhoods? The thing with accessible formats such as murals is that research about what's good and just is falling by the wayside. As Rocking Chair Riot I can research, advise or work on public art plans, or I can work with you to teach you how to do better. #streetart #placemaking #publicart https://lnkd.in/eUAv6Hck

Top Secret Event | Tinker’a-zation Stations Find the keys & unlock the secrets to historic preservation in this Sherlock Holmes & Nancy Drew inspired Tinker’a-zation Station event. Now, will you accept the mission and try to unlock the keys? After all, historic preservation may be a mystery to some. But that will all change with this titillating approach to solving this not-so dusty look into the past, present and future of >>> Historic Preservation! Top Secret Fun & Games ‘R Afoot:: > Super-Sleuth Kits > Tools of the Trade > Mystery Disguise Dress-up > Historic-Restore Take-Home Craft > What’s the Time(line)? > Tiny Treasure Hunt > BIG Board of Mysterious Places A variety of interactive stations provide a fun-filled way to explore the world of historic preservation. Where all ages can learn about important historic places in the City of Fayetteville and the keys to saving them. Presented by LEVEL 5 Architecture & Pencil to Pixels in conjunction with the City of Fayetteville, Arkansas When: May 18, 2024 Time: 8:00 am - 11:00’ish am Where: Fayetteville Farmer’s Market Cost: Free Ages: All ages (2-102)

What is "Restorative Justice," and in what ways can the built environment contribute? Restorative justice is all about healing communities through collaborative problem-solving and reparation. By focusing on dialogue, empathy, and rebuilding trust, it's a transformative approach to justice that promotes understanding and connection. At GGI, we believe that thoughtful design can amplify these principles. Decorative glass and public art displays provide a vibrant canvas for representing shared stories, fostering inclusive spaces, and creating visual symbols of unity. They can ignite conversations, celebrate diversity, and offer solace—a fitting tribute to restorative justice. Dive Deeper: Check out this article by Gensler for insights on how restorative justice shapes our communities and how we can enhance this process through innovative, artistic design. #RestorativeJustice #CommunityHealing #GGI #SeeWhatGlassCanDo #PublicArt https://lnkd.in/e_R8RbNb

In Kansas City, a first-ever stadium designed for women's sports takes the field. CPKC Stadium, designed for the Kansas City Current by the women-led architecture firm Generator Studio, aims to revive an urban waterfront without public funds. https://lnkd.in/eS2ba7fw

WHY SUPPORT 800 FULTON IN ITS DISPLAY OF URBAN ARTISTRY? WHY SUPPORT THE ARTS - It's not a simple answer, and it's an important question. The arts have, since the dawn of time, brought people together. It has universal human pull - we all dance, we all sing, we all love beautiful images and creative ideas. According to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, the arts sector generated approximately $1.1+ trillion in economic representing 4.3% of the total U.S. GDP. Given this success rate, what better way to get people to visit a building, an office or a neighborhood. So it's big business, and it's human expression. Come to 800 Fulton on Sept 19 and immerse yourself in urban art (hip hop and more). I'll be showcasing my Fulton Marketg streetscape photography (sample below) - but I'm just one of many creative experiences activating the building. And there will be enough bespoke food and drink to satisfy even the most discerning foodie/drinkers (i.e. Jack McKinney, Jr. or Benjamin Cleveland) Get your tickets now - https://bit.ly/4g4eFW7 Torque LTD | C&G Construction Supply Company | Stream Realty Partners | 800 Fulton | CohnReznick LLP | Corey Jenkins

What a great project and outcome. Signs matter.

🤔Restoration is important to preserve the past creation of historical and intellectual designs that would otherwise be lost. Creation brings something new into existence or is often an evolution of a previous creation. Both are part of a system in nature or our own quest for something new. A property in the City of London is one I reflect on in a parallel to restoration or creation…. Once upon a time Plantation House existed and on its ground floor it had exceptionally wide corridors with, what looked like gas lanterns at intervals. After quizzing the property team they explained the corridor was the exact width of the original street width to allow two horse drawn carriage’s to pass. The lanterns set to the exact positions of the first street lighting! This amazed, impressed and opened my opens to several other architectural elements of Cities and historical interest. Fast forward perhaps 20 year a new creation in its place - glass, tall and designed to a regular format I would guess providing a more modern, usable space with better utilisation, running costs and return for its Landlord. The original property gone!! Progress? Take a field - not a field before, an area of land, man made, then turned into housing. At each stage progression in creation or loss? Are these forms of progression, creative or sustainabable for the environment and our society? Great question Atul Bansal….. I think we need to progress creatively, with far more creative solutions in balance to retain and restore our past, together with safe guarding our future on so many levels. #restoration, #creativity, #innovation, #history, #Sustainability, #corporationoflondon, #design

There’s a lot to see in Knoxville, and especially on the University of Tennessee campus: the Sunsphere, the Hill, Circle Park, the Smokey statues - and the graffiti. It’s hard to imagine a city without it, let alone a college campus. Central to going to college is the concept of legacy: alum, legacy admissions, fraternities and sororities, etc. Graffiti is no different. Through it, one can see years in the past, sometimes decades, and nowhere is that more true than in Knoxville. Through the placement of the art, the time, and the direction it faces, one can glean oodles of information about the who, what, when, where, and why of a specific piece. The why, of course, is the all-important question at hand. Why did they place this piece here? Artists like Limer BW and Fusion enjoy artistic freedom in their work, making their city feel more at home via their art. Others, like UT’s Progressive Student Alliance and Turning Point USA, use it to enact political messaging, while others like WOZO Radio use graffiti to advertise their station. This all requires the graffiti to not be cleaned up - something few are keen to let happen, bar the actual street artists. One custodian spoke about her more than 30 years working in UT’s residence halls and her take on student street art, and her perspective was shocking- you can see the interview here on YouTube. https://lnkd.in/e4YFvyav

It usually takes no more than about ten minutes into any conversation for me to bring up Robert Moses (the subject of Robert Caro's seminal biography "The Power Broker"). I'm that obsessed, and it's been six years since I read it. (If you know the book, you probably get my obsession.) Moses's career is a fascinating case study in amassing, consolidating, and wielding power. Unfortunately he did much more harm than good--arguably, he dealt a blow to not just NYC but to all American cities, arresting an urbanization that might have blunted white Americans' most racist tendencies and forestalled the climate crisis. So it's really lovely to read about the work of Rosa Chang, something of an anti-Moses, and her visionary work, in yesterday's New York Times. I got to meet Rosa a few months ago through our kids' high school. She took a few of us on the most amazing walking tour of the somewhat blighted area near the school, just on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, where she envisions NYC's next great public space, Gotham Park. It's an immense and comprehensive plan, and Rosa is just one person. Yet, thanks to her vision and persistence, she really might succeed in her quest to make Gotham Park happen. It's an excellent article (link below), and I hope you read and are inspired by it. But I think the article misses an important aspect of Rosa's success: she's been able to work at a systems level; really, at an even higher "system of systems" level, seeing how to *connect* disparate NYC bureaucracies, like the Department of Transportation, the NYPD, the Parks Department, and our fractious elected officials. This is truly a Robert Moses-level superpower--only she's exercising it in for public good. Makes the New Yorker both proud and hopeful. Might be of interest if you're into #ServiceDesign, #SystemsThinking, #InformationArchitecture, #PolicyDesign, or other systems-level sorcery...