Opening day! (My tick count: 1)

The Design Corps Summer Studio officially happens as an 8-week project, but we hope its contributions are more enduring. What exactly is the Summer Studio? Who are we? We are a group of design students and professionals from across the country who want good design to be socially relevant. We also like to build stuff.

We think an individual's identity is defined by her community. We want design that is not temporal. We are motivated by people. We want to cooperatively utilize architecture, planning and interior design expertise. We love the Appalachian region. We want to be designers who know how to put things together; both builder and architect. We realize architecture has a lasting effect and have seen the reality of a built environment that is oppressive.

This summer, from June 4 - July 29, we'll be designing and building a bus shelter. This is the second time we've worked with the city transit department, but our first time in the Livingston Street neighborhood. We believe the design process is empowering and this bus shelter a catalyst for further community visioning.

Revised Goals & Expectations (24 KB)