Westhaven Park II-D Mixed Income Housing Development
2020-2022
Chicago Housing Authority
site
Westhaven Park at Damen Street and Lake Street, Wood Street community garden
Commission
Brinshore Development
Scope and
Approach
Architecture and planning internship program to engage youth in the creation of a public space plan, community design project summer youth employment program to develop placemaking strategies, design-build prototype in Spring 2022.
Stakeholders
Youth residents, community garden club, Henry Horner Homes Residents Association, The Michaels Organization, Chicago Housing Authority
Working in public, Territory youth collaborate with community partners, city agencies, artists, architects and planners as they develop their ideas from vision to reality