by Haley Loram — July 6th, 2009 |
Clients, In The Media
The June 2009 issue of grid features Jerome Shabazz
Check out the latest issue of grid magazine for a feature story on the Overbrook Environmental Education Center, a 2005 Community Design Collaborative project. The Collaborative’s early design assistance helped founder Jerome Shabazz plan and fund eco-friendly improvements to turn this former granite quarry into an urban environmental learning center.
Also, Collaborative volunteer Allison Kelsey shares her recipe for Smashed Potatoes and Broccoli in the In Season section.
grid can be found in the AIA Bookstore.
by Linda Dottor — June 29th, 2009 |
In The Media, Partnerships
Angelo's internship with the Collaborative is part of MetEast's Big Picture Learning curriculum. Photo courtesy of the Associated Press.
Our interns are always wonderful, but it’s rare for one to get national coverage! Angelo Drummond, a 17-year-old junior at MetEast High School in Camden, N.J. and a current Community Design Collaborative intern, was featured in an Associated Press story on Saturday, June 27: No dropouts from this Camden, NJ, high school that has been picked up locally and by newspapers and websites in Baltimore, Washington, D.C., Miami, San Franscisco, Los Angeles, and Seattle. Read Full Story
by Linda Dottor — June 12th, 2009 |
Clients, In The Media
Image courtesy of SMP Architect, Viridian Landscape Studio, and Meliora Environmental Design.
Greenfield Elementary School picked an instructive day to celebrate the groundbreaking of Greening Greenfield, its innovative project to “unpave” and plant its playground. The week began with a commuter-hour cloudburst, and the all-day forecast called for thunderstorms mixed with “isolated storms”. Luckily, this project’s all about managing stormwater. Inga Saffron explains the connection between Greening Greenfield and Philly’s new resolve to capture stormwater runoff in today’s Changing Skyline column. Hopefully, Greening Greenfield will be the first of many projects that exchange concrete and asphalt for permeable surfaces. Read Full Story
by Haley Loram — May 11th, 2009 |
In The Media
A rendering of the 100K House, one of four under construction in East Kensington. Courtesy of ISA
Good news for green, affordable design! The 100 K House is featured in Inga Saffron’s latest Changing Skyline column, “Building a McMini.” Described by Saffron as “the antithesis of the McMansion,” the 100K House is being developed by Chad Ludeman, founder of Postgreen, and designed by Brian Phillips, principal of Interface Studio Architects and a Collaborative Board Member and volunteer.
In Saffron’s column, Brian notes that the design for the 100K House is the close cousin of ISA’s green affordable housing design for APM on Sheridan Street as part of the Infill Affordable Housing Design Challenge. “Both projects [...] are trying to boil a house down to – not exactly the essence – but to an understandable series of components. Reducing the number of components is the key to affordability.”
ISA received the 2006 AIA Philadelphia Silver Award from AIA Philadelphia in 2006 for the Sheridan Street design.
A rendering of the Sheridan Street design by ISA
by Haley Loram — April 28th, 2009 |
In The Media
Collaborative Staff, from left: Carryn Golden, Heidi Segall Levy, Linda Dottor, Beth Miller, Haley Loram
In early April, the Collaborative staff had a visit from Christopher Lee Kennedy, who is currently traveling across the US working on a catalog of the “projects, ideas and stories from artists, educators and citizens at the forefront of collaborative and interdisciplinary practice” of applied aesthetics.
On the blog Artiscycle, Kennedy catalogs examples of art practices, frameworks and strategies that address common socio-cultural issues. He says that the Collaborative’s work “represents a model of social and civic engagement that should be embraced by every urban center.” We’re flattered and wish him the best on his project. Check out the full post by clicking on the quote above, and keep posted on the work of Artiscycle.
by Haley Loram — April 21st, 2009 |
Clients, In The Media
The Collaborative’s Executive Director Beth Miller was interviewed for PennFuture‘s bi-weekly podcast, Voices of Pennsylvania’s Future, along with leaders from New Kensington CDC and Northern Liberties Clean and Green.
Beth tells the story of the Collaborative’s work with the Cedar Park Neighbors Community Association and Mt. Tabor CEED, and explains how the Collaborative’s services contribute to urban sustainability.
The Collaborative tabled at the Green Neighborhoods Community Resource Fair as part of the March 19th Urban Sustainability Forum: Growing Sustainable Philly Neighborhoods, What to Do in Your Community. The forum was designed to help Philadelphia citizens discuss ways to create more sustainable communities.
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