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FRAME | WORK FRAME | WORK Civic Projects with Civic Projects w/ Carlo Parente Many of the communities ripe to receive FRAME | WORK are home to small Carlo Parente manufacturing companies that strive to remain relevant and solvent in today’s
FRAME | WORK is a modular prototype that sparks commerce and activates the streets of FRAME | WORK is athrough prototypeengagement that aims to spark as well activity in under-resourced communities in andcommerce enhancement ofas commercial under resourced communities. It activates the street through engagement and corridors. This system of pieces can be assembled inside vacant storefronts or in empty enhancement of the commercial corridor. This project functions as the lots, customized to the use and location. Its deployment fosters activities such as retail architectural equivalent of Square, the wireless credit card readers that allow enterprise, commerce children’s play farmer’s markets.Instead These temporary to beand conducted anywhere. of expensiveinterventions renovation orbecome new permanentconstruction, over time, helping fill inisthe gapsreproducible along neglected commercial strips. this system simple, and engages passersby.
Kirsten Landmark Masih, Mohamed Kassem, Siyu Guo
Kirsten Landmark Masih, Mohamed Kassem, Siyu Guo
16th Ward Ward 16
The idea is that FRAME | WORK enables temporary micro interventions that can become permanent over time. The system can be deployed inside vacant marketplace. The system’s and may fosters changeactivities in response storefronts or on materials vacant lots. Its design deployment such to aslocal retail businesses,enterprise, intended to supportplay community development children’s and farmer’s markets. on many levels.
The first phase of FRAME | WORK is in progress, developed with local manufacturers and first phase of FRAME | WORK is Community projected for Development construction summer of 2016. communityThe partners: The Greater Englewood Corporation, The project has been developed with local manufactuers and our community EnglewoodBlue Business Accelerator, Chatham Development Corporation and partners, The Greater Englewood Community Development Corporation, EngleBronzeville woodBlue Retail Initiative. Business Accelerator, Chatham Development Corporation and Bronzeville Retail Initiative.
16th Ward FRAME | WORK Civic Projects Carlo Parente
civic-projects.com carloparente.com
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restaurants grocers
shops
coffee
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parks
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EL stops bike paths bus lines
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FRAME | WORK is a modular prototype that sparks commerce and activates the streets of FRAME | WORK is athrough prototypeengagement that aims to spark as well activity in under-resourced communities in andcommerce enhancement ofas commercial under resourced communities. It activates the street through engagement and corridors. This system of pieces can be assembled inside vacant storefronts or in empty enhancement of the commercial corridor. This project functions as the lots, customized to the use and location. Its deployment fosters activities such as retail architectural equivalent of Square, the wireless credit card readers that allow enterprise, commerce children’s play farmer’s markets.Instead These temporary to beand conducted anywhere. of expensiveinterventions renovation orbecome new permanentconstruction, over time, helping fill inisthe gapsreproducible along neglected commercial strips. this system simple, and engages passersby.
Kirsten Landmark Masih, Mohamed Kassem, Siyu Guo
Kirsten Landmark Masih, Mohamed Kassem, Siyu Guo
16th Ward Ward 16
The idea is that FRAME | WORK enables temporary micro interventions that can become permanent over time. The system can be deployed inside vacant marketplace. The system’s and may fosters changeactivities in response storefronts or on materials vacant lots. Its design deployment such to aslocal retail businesses,enterprise, intended to supportplay community development children’s and farmer’s markets. on many levels.
The first phase of FRAME | WORK is in progress, developed with local manufacturers and first phase of FRAME | WORK is Community projected for Development construction summer of 2016. communityThe partners: The Greater Englewood Corporation, The project has been developed with local manufactuers and our community EnglewoodBlue Business Accelerator, Chatham Development Corporation and partners, The Greater Englewood Community Development Corporation, EngleBronzeville woodBlue Retail Initiative. Business Accelerator, Chatham Development Corporation and Bronzeville Retail Initiative.
16th Ward FRAME | WORK Civic Projects Carlo Parente
civic-projects.com carloparente.com
12
8
4
7
restaurants grocers
shops
coffee
10
parks
8
EL stops bike paths bus lines
1
9
8
m
in
e t u
lk a w
