First, I am very happy to announce that Lee Altman has joined the efforts of Crown Heights Participatory Urbanism. Lee is an experienced designer, a skilled mapper and valuable project manager. We are lucky to have her as part of the team and are looking forward to her collaboration. Welcome, Lee!
Second, CHPU was recently selected for an Independent Project grant from the New York State Council on the Arts. We will have more news about what this means for CHPU soon...please stay tuned! Thank you to our fiscal sponsor, Van Alen Institute, and to our community partners. This is an exciting next step for CHPU.
Monday, February 25, 2013
Sunday, September 9, 2012
From Crown Heights to Venice: CHPU Featured in the 2012 Venice Architecture Biennial
This year Crown Heights Participatory Urbanism was invited to be part of the United States Pavilion at the Venice Architecture Biennial 2012. The U.S. exhibit, Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good, included 124 projects from all across the U.S. that dealt with community initiatives to improve neighborhoods across the country.
For further info visit: http://www.spontaneousinterventions.org/
The exhibit will be open until November 25, 2012.
CHPU presents in a panel discussion with fellow US Pavilion exhibitors: ICE-POPS, Neighborland, Planning Corps, and UrbanoActivo
CHPU Proposal at the US Pavilion:
Visitors at the Venice Architecture Biennial 2012 - US Pavilion
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Crown Heights winner at the 2011 Urban Design Week!
The Crown Heights Participatory Urbanism project was 1 of 10 selected visions for NYC at the By the City for the City competition held at the Urban Design Week 2011. The CHPU proposal is also included in the publication Atlas of Possibility for the Future of New York. The UDW 20011 is an event organized by the Institute for Urban Design .
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Monday, May 2, 2011
CHPU Event Photos!
Thank you for attending and participating in the first Crown Heights Participatory Urbanism event!
Please stay tuned for upcoming events.
More photos of the event at http://www.flickr.com/groups/chpu/
> Feel free to add any images you might have of this first event to the pool.
Contact Manuel Avila at crownheights@superfront.org for further information about CHPU!
Please stay tuned for upcoming events.
More photos of the event at http://www.flickr.com/groups/chpu/
> Feel free to add any images you might have of this first event to the pool.
Contact Manuel Avila at crownheights@superfront.org for further information about CHPU!
Saturday, April 30, 2011
What is Crown Heights Participatory Urbanism?
Crown Heights Participatory Urbanism is a community-informed design proposal for public space located in the Crow Hill neighborhood of Crown Heights. The purpose of the project is to provide a forum for the community to rethink residual spaces created by transportation infrastructure towards a new public space network. The project is founded on the idea of creating a common ground for residents, local community organizations, business owners, and governmental entities to discuss and initiate plural public spaces in the context of a diverse emergent community in Crown Heights. While space in Crown Heights is contested on a daily basis, this reclamation of a public corridor along the Franklin Avenue Shuttle -- the main transportation line in Crow Hill, Crown Heights -- can serve to connect, not divide, neighbors and community members.
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