Posts Tagged ‘rebuild foundation’
DA+HC Named One of AIA Illinois 200 Great Places
8/1: AIA/HUD Secretary’s Award Webinar
Learn more about the AIA/HUD Secretary’s Awards and the design and construction of the awarded projects during aia housing knowledge community’s webinar taking place this coming Monday at 1pm. Catherine will be presenting LBBA’s work on Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative, which was recognized for its incorporation of housing within other community amenities for the purpose of…
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Chicago Tribune: “Architecture Biennial’s outlying exhibits offer evidence of power of design”
The power of design to address social issues and improve people’s lives and their community is the focus of a recent Chicago Tribune article by Blair Kamin. Kamin encourages visitors to the biennial to tour peripheral sites, such as the newly-opened Stony Island Arts Bank– the latest in Rebuild Foundation’s pursuit to revitalize communities through art, culture, and engagement. Stony Island…
Read MoreDorchester Art + Housing Collaborative, Chicago, IL
Located on 70th Street in Chicago’s Grand Crossing neighborhood, Dorchester Art and Housing Collaborative is the redevelopment of the former Dante Harper housing project into 32 mixed-income rental units composed of 2-3 bedrooms. Brinshore Development, Rebuild Foundation and its founder, Theaster Gates, collaborated with LBBA to create a unique development that brings art-interested public housing…
Read MoreGrand Opening: Dorchester Art+Housing Collaborative
While much of Chicago’s large-scale public housing has been demolished, a small, abandoned 36-unit Chicago Housing Authority (CHA) property on the South Side has been reborn as an innovative mixed-use project bringing art-interested public housing residents and practicing artists together. Dorchester Art+Housing Collaborative transforms the former Dante Harper housing project into a mixed-income community and…
Read MoreBehind the Scenes at Dorchester Art+Housing Collaborative
Last spring, Catherine Baker, Principal at LBBA, and Jeffreen Hayes, Director at Rebuild Foundation, presented Dorchester Art+Housing Collaborative at Chicago Architecture Foundation’s weekly lunchtime program, Lunch Talks@CAF. The presentation is now archived online and includes a behind-the-scenes video at the construction site. Follow LBBA’s Jack Schroeder and Peter Levavi of Brinshore Development as they walk…
Read MoreConstruction Progress at Dorchester Art+Housing Collaborative
Check out the transformation at Dorchester Art+Housing Collaborative! View the slideshow above for construction photographs of the Art Center from November 2013 to July 2014. DA+HC is a unique residential community designed specifically for practicing artists, creative individuals, and families with an interest in the arts to work and live together in an affordable and…
Read MoreConstruction Begins on Dorchester Artist Housing Collaborative
Construction has finally begun on Dorchester Artist Housing Collaborative! Dorchester Artist Housing Collaborative is the redevelopment of the former CHA Dante Harper housing project into 32 mixed-income rental units centered around an arts and culture center. Landon Bone Baker Architects is working with Brinshore Development, Rebuild Foundation, and Theaster Gates, founder of Rebuild Foundation, to…
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