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… Read More »What is “Safe Passage” For 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… Read More »Year of Public Art celebrated in new book
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… Read More »Youth Leaders Engage in the Future of Austin
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… Read More »Design Thinking, Territory Style
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… Read More »Secret Favorite Place
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:… Read More »Youth Leaders Electrify At PublicXDesign
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… Read More »Territory is UP-Lifting UP-Town
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… Read More »Playing the Urban Design Scavenger Hunt
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 –… Read More »Adults Step Back, Young People Lead
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… Read More »Seeking Design Studio Instructors – Are You Ready To Work With Teens?