DESIGNING WITHOUT GENTRIFYINGDesigning without Gentrifying is an introductory course that combines aspects of architecture, art, community activism, and urban planning to consider the possibility of neighborhood development without gentrification. Focusing on Manhattan’s Chinatown, this course will share fundamental concepts of architecture and urban planning along with case studies, local field trips to buildings and public spaces, and guest speakers. A culminating design project will allow students to not only propose a design but also contemplate the programming and community outreach involved with their proposal.
THIS CLASS IS AVAILABLE IN PERSON
AT ABRONS ARTS CENTER: 466 Grand Street, NY, NY Thursdays 6-9 PM EST October 17th - November 7th, 2024 4 sessions + culminating share out on Thursday November 14th $350 Tuition BIPOC sliding scale available 50% low income discount available + $25 non-refundable registration fee |
INSTRUCTORPhilip Poon is an architect, artist, and writer whose work engages the complex dynamics of a changing Manhattan Chinatown and the relationship of Asian-American identity within it.
Informed by his background as a Chinese-American from New York City, his work as a registered architect, and his engagement with art and activist movements in Chinatown, his projects materialize issues at the intersection of space, race, and class. He had a solo exhibition at the Pearl River Mart Gallery and has exhibited at La MaMa Galleria, WSA, Citygroup, and On Canal. His critical writing has been published in Other Almanac and Best! Letters from Asian Americans in the arts, and his work has been appeared in Art in America, ArtAsiaPacific, Chicago Review of Books, The Architect’s Newspaper, South China Morning Post, Sing Tao Daily, World Journal, and more. Image credit: Philip Poon
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This program is made possible through the generous support of the New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA).
