Author: dmoore

Is the Grass Greener on the Other Side of East Harlem?

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Restroom facilities at Thomas Jefferson Park with directions in English and Spanish on 3/29/2017 at 4PM. (Credit: Demi Moore)

Though a decently short train ride away from what I have grown to call home, East Harlem sits just outside my vision of the geospatial landscape that is Manhattan. I have been able to realize, that there is so much left to learn when it comes to observing the limited amount of green spaces in New York City. It was at the George Washington Carver NYCHA Houses and Thomas Jefferson Park that I came to terms with what it means to be more spatially aware and cognizant of how greatly levels of interaction amongst individuals and the environment can differ.

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The Equitable States of America: Designing a Workable Future

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Entrance to the design exhibit, courtesy of Demi Moore

By The People: Designing a Better America is the living host of a series of works attempting to achieve an equitable society by way of design. The exhibit at the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum showcases both the elemental features of realizing design measures that work for all people and highlights the vast inequality that has spanned the history of the United States. Showcased projects address a wide array of social concerns that range from probation and parole department spaces lacking a positive ambience to the growing need for communal living for grandparents and grandchildren in the Southwestern part of the U.S. As a whole, the 60-project display coalesces to form a voice for diverse innovation.

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