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We are a group of professional designers based in the city of Pittsburgh, who are working together to inform, empower and inspire the community and its leaders to further sustainable practices at home, in urban and green spaces, and the collective culture.
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We are a group of professional designers based in the city of Pittsburgh, who are working
together to inform, empower and inspire the community and its leaders to further sustainable
practices at home, in urban and green spaces, and the collective culture.
Meeting AgendaIntroductions
Site Changes...
Green + Screen 1
Green + Screen 2
Volunteers!
IntroductionsNew + Old Friends Alike...
Social Network UpdatesPay? Use Free Services? Seek Funding?
Green + Screen Design Project 1.04903 Penn Ave
About Penn Ave
Benefits‣ Arts Galleries + Music Venues‣ Restaurants + Bars‣ Historic Neighborhood‣ Edgy Up-and-Coming Community‣ Mix of Young Families + Professionals
Obstacles‣ Urban Blight‣ Crime‣ Vacant + Run-down Lots‣ Lack of Care for Community But Can Help...WE
Why do this?
The Green + Screen project is centered on creating architectural screens and landscaping that can fill in the gaps or missing teeth along the avenue; creating a more cohesive and vibrant arts corridor!
Pilot Project Location:
4903 Penn Avenue
Criteria for a G+S Project ‣ Inexpensive but elegant screens and
landscaping ‣ Sustainable / Green materials ‣ Temporary, movable, and modular to
adapt to new spaces ‣ Reinforce Penn Avenue as an arts
district through innovative, quality designs
‣ Secure to prevent littering, loitering, 4903 Penn Ave and crime
The Project
Summit Academy eDG
Most Wanted Fine Art
Key Players
Penn Ave Arts Initiative
Donated Materials
Experimentation
eDG Sketches
Student Sketches
Planning
Fabrication
Final Design
Building In Progress!
Checklist‣ PAAI Funding: $2,000‣ Corporate Sponsors: Materials‣ Research Solutions‣ Design With Existing Resources‣ Engineer Solution‣ Labor to Clear & Prepare Lot‣ Structural Engineering Check‣ Equipment Rental‣ Fabrication of Elements‣ Winter...Frozen...‣ Spring! Begin Construction‣ [CURRENT STEP] Build & Assembly‣ Launch Party!
Thanks to Our Sponsors
Green + Screen Design Project 2.0Site 1, Site 2, Site 3
About The Locations
Green SpaceSpak Brother’s
Green SpaceK2 Lot
ScreenVacant Lot
Locations
Green SpaceK2 Parking Lot
Green SpaceSpak Brother’s Parking Lot
Green + ScreenVacant Lot Facade
Creative Team Composition
Project Managers ‣ Manage schedule‣ Schedule meetings‣ Update core team with project
progress‣ Contribute and inspire
Team Members‣ Architects‣ Landscape Architects‣ Design Researchers‣ Product Designers‣ Fabricators & Builders‣ Social Media Storytellers
K2 Team
Lead
Spak’s Team
Lead
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ecodesignersguild@gmail.com
The Team
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