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What is “Safe Passage” For Teens?

November 8, 2019November 8, 2019 helen_ternfpleadership through design, projects

The first weekend of November, our fall design team was stuck inside because of the snow. We were “unpacking” the Youth Public Space Plan, a list of “next steps” for making the city less hostile toward teens. The fifteen teens, […]

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Year of Public Art celebrated in new book

March 5, 2019 helen_ternfpprojects

In January 2019 the Chicago Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events released a new softcover, Art In Chicago Neighborhoods, edited by Tricia Van Eck, 6018North, co-edited by Iker Gil to celebrate the work created by artists for the city […]

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Youth Leaders Engage in the Future of Austin

February 5, 2019February 5, 2019 helen_ternfpleadership through design

This January and February a team of twelve teens, four each from Territory, Austin Coming Together, and Build Inc. are re-imagining public spaces in the Austin neighborhood. These youth leaders are addressing a goal in the Austin Quality of Life […]

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Design Thinking, Territory Style

December 14, 2018 helen_ternfpleadership through design

Territory is thrilled to announce the premiere of “Design Thinking Territory Style,” a short video by Black Spectacles featuring Territory team members describing the design thinking process we use in our studio practice. Check it out: Behind the scenes To […]

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Secret Favorite Place

October 15, 2018October 17, 2018 helen_ternfpleadership through design, studio tools

Beach. Basketball court. My mama’s room. Navy Pier. Douglas Park. My bed. What’s your secret favorite place in Chicago? And what does that say about designing a safe space for you? We recently spent an afternoon with a fresh cohort […]

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Youth Leaders Electrify At PublicXDesign

September 30, 2018October 1, 2018 helen_ternfpevents, leadership through design
Territory Urban Design Team at Public X Design, Detroit, 2018

In September youth leaders from Territory presented at Public X Design, an international conference on inclusion and equity in urban design and planning hosted by the Gehl Institute. Their presentation, “Sitting at the kid’s table: Inverting the power structure with […]

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Territory is UP-Lifting UP-Town

September 8, 2018September 8, 2018 helen_ternfpevents, projects

The design team gathered in the Argyle Street storefront before the ribbon cutting. Team members Victoria, Quintin, Clancy, and Jaime were writing their scripts for the ceremony. We started counting the number of young people who had been involved in […]

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Playing the Urban Design Scavenger Hunt

July 30, 2018September 19, 2018 helen_ternfpevents, projects

Last week twenty two Chicago teenagers prowled the Illinois Institute of Technology campus in four teams with an adult guide and a game board in hand. Each team had a list of fifteen urban planning and design vocabulary words, and […]

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Adults Step Back, Young People Lead

May 14, 2018September 8, 2018 helen_ternfpleadership through design

Mia and Clancy took the stage together. As they sashayed across, they paused at the imaginary microphone to say… “Airplane food, don’t you know?” These two high school sophomores – let me rephrase that – these two artists, were practicing […]

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Seeking Design Studio Instructors – Are You Ready To Work With Teens?

March 29, 2018 helen_ternfpevents, Uncategorized
Five Young People Presenting Design Ideas

Hey architects, planners, engineers – have you considered moonlighting: As a project manager for a team of teenage urban designers? As a mentor for Chicago high school students interested in design professions? As a studio instructor for 14 to 19 […]

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