Designing Activism

One of the most important forms of public space in a city is the park. Working in collaboration with the Near Westside Initiative and students from architecture schools across the northeastern United States, The Front transformed an empty parking lot into a temporary ‘Flash Park’ on Wyoming Street. Located across from PEACE Inc. Family Resource [...]

The Front is also a place for students to realize their projects which engage in the city. We assisted several students who wanted to participate in PARK[ing] Day, an annual national event in which parking spaces are transformed into vibrant green spaces. The goal of the event is to demonstrate how cities can be used [...]