T H E T E A M
2018 Tired-a-Lot Leadership Team
Réna BradleyCamp Director
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Jesse
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Jordyn
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Justina StarradBuild Counselor
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2017 Leadership Team
Design Counselor
Kristoffer Roxas
Architecture Major: Ohio State University Kristoffer loves architecture and design + hopes to inspire the youth of Southeast Fort Wayne to do the same. Learn more about Kristoffer here! |
Camp Director
Réna Bradley, Assoc AIA, LEED AP BD+C
Architecture Grad: Howard University Réna is a designer and community advocate who enjoys using design as a tool to mobilize those who want to make a difference in their neighborhood. |
Build Counselor
Brianna "Bri" Trapp,
Architecture Major: Louisiana Tech Bri is an architecture student who began building at an early age. She enjoys video games and cats. Learn more about Bri here! |
THE STUDIO
Our Program
In the Tired-a-Lot Design Studio we want our campers to not only transform their environments but their perspectives. We want them to see their neighborhoods as places that can grow and change, and realize that they themselves can be agents of change within their own communities.
The 2018 Tired-a-Lot Summer Studio will focus on Mount Vernon Park, a neighborhood in Southeast Fort Wayne Indiana, that has
Organized by Bridge of Grace CMC, for the youth of Fort Wayne (and especially the youth of Mount Vernon Park), the Tired-a-Lot Summer Studio will foster civic engagement and resourcefulness by engaging students in the process of identifying and creating design solutions-- using materials like pallets and tires-- to address a community need of their choosing. During the summer, high-school students from Mount Vernon Park and greater Fort Wayne will participate in a 5-week design studio, whose final outcome will be the reactivation of 1-2 vacant green lots in the neighborhood.
The 2018 Tired-a-Lot Summer Studio will focus on Mount Vernon Park, a neighborhood in Southeast Fort Wayne Indiana, that has
- Residents who desire to build relationships with one another,
- A growing student population with limited access to the arts (and creative career fields), and…
- More than 15 vacant lots scattered throughout the community.
Organized by Bridge of Grace CMC, for the youth of Fort Wayne (and especially the youth of Mount Vernon Park), the Tired-a-Lot Summer Studio will foster civic engagement and resourcefulness by engaging students in the process of identifying and creating design solutions-- using materials like pallets and tires-- to address a community need of their choosing. During the summer, high-school students from Mount Vernon Park and greater Fort Wayne will participate in a 5-week design studio, whose final outcome will be the reactivation of 1-2 vacant green lots in the neighborhood.
Resources
Bridge of Grace and Tired-a-Lot believe strongly in sharing our lessons learned. In the interest of duplicating our success and contributing to our community’s collective knowledge base, we produce “field guides” to share our processes, tools, and best practices. (Guides for each of our vacant lot activation projects will be uploaded below as they become available.)
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After our first camp, campers volunteered to help build Park 2 Park - an obstacle course that had been designed the previous summer by LTU architecture major, Nick Geers. Check out this field guide to learn more about the project and how we engaged our community in the process.
Design Thinking sheets for concept generation. Download these handouts to help you develop your project concept and establish win-win partnerships with your partners. |
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Knight Cities ChallengeThe Tired-a-Lot Summer Studio is a proud winner of the 2016 Knight Cities Challenge Grant Competition! We thank the John S. and James L Knight Foundation for their support.
Visit http://knightcities.org// to learn more! |