Every semester, Storefront's community design apprentices at mOb (Middle of Broad) take on community-initiated projects under the guidance of a professional mentor, VCUarts faculty, and Storefront staff.
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Assist JRPS with North Bank Park Redesign
The James River Park System is seeking assistance with the development of a conceptual plan to improve the entrance to the North Bank Trail at the terminus of Texas Avenue in the Maymont neighborhood. While many improvements have been made along this portion of the North Bank Trail to improve connectivity to Texas Beach, the entrance is currently characterized by its parking lot, which leaves little room for paths that prioritize the many runners, cyclists, hikers that move through this entrance. We are seeking a team of landscape architects to re-envision this entrance. JRPS hopes to leverage the outcome of this consultation as they seek funding to implement this project.
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Help Ezibu Muntu Design a New Space
Ezibu Muntu African Dance & Cultural Foundation is a professional organization of dancers, drummers, and entertainers dedicated to invoking a better educated positive understanding of African culture, values, traditions, and the cultural arts. As Ezibu Muntu develops a capital campaign for their aging building in the heart of the Arts & Cultural District, they seek assistance in prioritizing improvements, which range from repairing leaks, to expanding their studio space, to improving their façade. Contact Storefront to help maintain Ezibu Muntu as a safe haven for creative expression for developing children and aspiring artists.
Design with a lively hive: Application for Spring 2016 mOb Design Session opens
Storefront's Design Session program engages professional and emerging designers to provide conceptual assistance on community-initiated projects. Through a partnership with VCUarts, Storefront offers a unique track of design assistance that engages a lively hive of 30 students representing the fashion, graphic, and interior design departments.
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Design a Shed in Jackson Ward
A Jackson Ward resident is seeking guidance on the design of a shed that works with in the City Old & Historic District guidelines, which state: "Newly constructed outbuildings such as detached garages or tool sheds should respect the siting, massing, roof profiles, materials and colors of existing outbuildings in the neighborhood. New outbuildings should be smaller than the main residence and be located to the rear and/or side of the property to emphasize their character as secondary structures." Architects with experience working within Richmond's COHD's are encouraged to advise the applicant on the conceptual phases of this project.
Discuss "Richmond as a Work of Art" with leaders in Arts & Design
A panel discussion on the exhibit Richmond as a Work of Art will be held on Saturday, October 24th at the VCUarts Depot (2:30 – 4:00pm) featuring a selection of Richmond’s cultural figures: Edwin Slipek, Bill Martin, Ed Trask, Burt Pinnock as well as Dimitra Tsachrelia (Steven Holl Architects, New York).