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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]