Urban Design and English
Well, although brief, we would like to share a bit about some of our most recent work efforts. Four nights a week we continue with our efforts as English teachers as part of a program designed to offer the equivalency of middle school classes to people who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to continue their education. It's satisfying to know that we’re supporting a population that would otherwise be marginalized from the education system. It's also a challenging, albeit satisfying environment in which to work as we have students ranging from their early teens to early-mid adulthood within the same classroom.
Well, although brief, we would like to share a bit about some of our most recent work efforts. Four nights a week we continue with our efforts as English teachers as part of a program designed to offer the equivalency of middle school classes to people who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to continue their education. It's satisfying to know that we’re supporting a population that would otherwise be marginalized from the education system. It's also a challenging, albeit satisfying environment in which to work as we have students ranging from their early teens to early-mid adulthood within the same classroom.
Interior view of the building complex from an aerial view
The other project we’ve recently had a chance to work on was one of urban design. A neighborhood in which we’ve done a fair bit of work off and on for the past year contacted me (Dan) to help with a preliminary design for a community building complex that they hope to begin raising funds for in t
he next few years. The building complex, which will likely encompass a computer center/library, small health center, community meeting hall, and technical high school, is an ambitious but worthy challenge for this neighborhood, which has a reputation for taking on large challenges and completing them with a strong sense of collaboration. Through a series of three brief, albeit productive meetings spanning only a month’s time, I was able to present the neighborhood with a few initial designs that they can use to inform the conversations and planning sessions they’ll undertake upon hiring someone to complete for them a final design preceding construction.We’ll keep you updated as we along with several community members complete the long anticipated inauguration of a local school library in the next few weeks. We also hope to continue with our work as English teachers and will also soon be starting another year of Project Citizen (civic education) classes with a wonderful local high school teacher with whom we worked last year. Until next time, best wishes!
Side view of the far right side of the complex. This is where the technical high school is proposed to be built
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