On-Site Workshop 1: Cold Weather, Warm Conversations
Our first on-site workshop was met with heavy snow and freezing temperatures, but upon our arrival at Anthony Overton Elementary School...
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Through events, activations, installations
we build awareness, enable open dialogues and spark collective imagination about the future of social infrastructure in our city.
Understanding Chicago Public Schools as a System
Student review with guests at the Department of Architecture, Interior Architecture, and Designed Objects (SAIC). We couldn’t have had a...
We are sparking fires...
During summer of 2018, Creative Grounds (www.creativegrounds.org) invited teams to collaborate in this activation series at former...
Summer Activation #3 (August)
This past Saturday, August 18, we held our final activation day for [8x3]: ART + ARCHITECTURE at the former Anthony Overton Elementary...
Summer Activation #2 (July)
On Saturday, July 28, we held the second public activation for [8x3]: ART + ARCHITECTURE this summer. This time around, a total of six...
Meet + Mix @ Anthony Overton
With great energy this past week! We hosted a social for those who wanted to either visit the building, get familiar with the space and...
CAF Neighborhood Teen Ambassadors – Collaboration Kick-off & Visit
This week teens from the Chicago Architecture Foundation's Neighborhood Teen Ambassadors program visited former Overton School. As part...
Summer Activation #1 (June)
On Saturday, June 30, we held our public activation #1 event of the summer. On this extremely hot day, we had two teams kicking-off their...
More Schools for Sale @ Jane Addams Hull House Museum
Jane Addams Hull House Museum is hosting a series of events to continue the conversations about closed schools in the City: Part 3: More...
Creative Grounds @ Anthony Overton (Full)
Full video Collaborative public activation at former Anthony Overton Elementary School in Bronzeville, Chicago. Opening Closings is part...
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