A Farmers Market!

I just found out that there is a seasonal farmers market across the street from my site on E. 138th Street. Its the South Bronx Community Gardens' Farmers Market, and its located on the sidewalk, so there could be a need for more space, which is what my design could provide. Its run by the organization For A Better Bronx.

A Client?!

After the review of our boards, I knew I had to add a few things to the project. One of the issues brought up was the client for this project. I am having trouble finding a suitable client for the project because many of the organisation in the Bronx are not for profit groups with little money. The best organisation that is "For a better Bronx", is the South Bronx Overall Economic Development Corporation. This would be the perfect client, but they don't seem to have the money for it, so I was thinking it could co-sponsor the project with the City of New York?

Project Board

A New Project Statement

Project Statement:
What program can help deter crime and poverty, and how will you know if the program will work. How can design help rid an area of crime, and even harder, how can you lessen poverty in that community you are designing for? I decided that first I would tackle both problems at once in considering program designs. The first thing that came to my mind is a learning centre, a place where one can go to become educated on relevant topics of the neighborhood, a learning centre bespoke to the surrounding area. If the area is poverty stricken, then classes that teach relevant work skills for local industries and business, maybe some C.V. workshops, but focusing on bettering the community. Then the aspect of crime can also be incorporated into the program, like classes for children and teens that get them off the street after school and learning and interacting with one another. Also creating a public plaza on the site where events can be held and can be used daily to get the community out and stand-up to crime. A design that incorporates a more public atmosphere with program that promotes positive activity and education can be a step to the right direction for the rehabilitation of a fragmented community.

The site.

138th and Cypress Ave

Bronx, NY

My new statement!

Architecture is used to reestablish a fragmented community broken by crime and poverty.

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• Architecture is the tool to re-develop and inspire a tired community.
• New structures can be an added backbone to a broken civic fabric.
• Architecture is the beginning to the revitalization of the urban infrastructure.
• The design of structures that incorporate the greater good of the civic mind is beneficial to that community.
• A new structure for a damaged community is the answer to a healthy civic body.
• A well-designed structure for the public can be a place to unify the broken fabric of a community.
• The design for a more welcoming civic structure has the ability to revitalize the existing community of that area.
• Architecture has the ability to be the jump of point for the revitalization of a tired community.
• A well-designed common place for public interaction is key to start a public dialogue for the creation and building of more structures.
• New design in an old community can spark urban revitalization
• New development of a decrepit space can be the solution to the broken community adjacent to it.
• The architecture of a public urban building can be keystone of a community’s image.
• To redefine a troubled civic body a new public well-designed structure is key.