Lewis Mumford Awards
Awards ceremony and networking held at former Archeworks studio
social impact and sustainable design
Projects: Mumford Awards, Converge:Exchange, various Black Oaks projects (yurt, earthbag wall, charter school earth day, strawbale connector)
Location: Chicago region - 2009 and 2010
Responsibilities: ADPSR Chicago Chapter Treasurer, event organizer, facilitator, construction supervisor, construction organizer, volunteer leader
Lessons Learned: Successful community means successful communication
Awards ceremony and networking held at former Archeworks studio
To connect theory to action, the next day, a volunteer work day was hosted at the Black Oaks Center for Sustainable Renewable Living
ADPSR was fortunate to play a small role in facilitating the Converge: Exchange event that brought designers, activists, non-profits and policy-makers together in Chicago to learn and exchange ideas
Workin' with mud never looked so good...
Working in collaboration with Black Oaks, we helped host Earth Day at a local charter school
We hosted design charrettes and build days in collaboration with AFH for projects at Black Oaks
Teamwork!