What is Tactical Urbanism? Arts and urban consultant, Cara Courage, describes tactical urbanism as making small but impactful changes to the cultural and physical fabric of a city or town to improve the “urban lived experience.†These improvements can involve elements of art, nature, or community, among others. The elements are planned and introduced as […]
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The semester was divided into a group of students who studied to evaluate the linkages between folk art and farming and analyze the opportunities that will benefit both farmers and artists including by identifying common materials used by local artists, evaluating the production capacity of local farmers, and inquiring about possibilities to establish a network […]
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The semester was divided into a group of students who studied a comprehensive comprehensive analysis of food equity in Prince George’s County, with a focus on the most vulnerable communities including to determine appropriate definitions of food access, food security, food equity, and to conduct a spatial analysis of Prince George’s county. The students used […]
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The semester was divided in 3 projects. For project 3, the studio worked with Prince George’s Planning Department on creating urban design schemes for the Prince George’s Plaza Transit District including analyzing relvevant case studies, site visit to Prince George’s Plaza, site documentation/analysis, and design proposals rooted from historical research while responding to complex contemporary […]
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