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 […]
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 […]
Thanks to Ross Barney Architects, principal Laura Saviano, architect Lindsey Telford, and the whole office for warmly welcoming over 115 people to BUILD Territory on February 22. Ross Barney’s office space combines drama, instagram-able backdrops, safe cozy spots under the […]
After reviewing a hundred candid shots from BUILD Territory, it’s clearly the people that make the party. Thanks so much to our sponsors for making BUILD Territory amazing. Each BUILD sponsor invited their own “team” of guests. We gently proposed […]
Territory’s Year of the People Spot Celebration is this Saturday. While our Fall Urban Design Team is making prep lists and quality assurance plans for the big event, I am thinking of all the young people who have left their […]
Calling all Territory team-mates past and present — we are reaching out to you because at some point in time you have participated in a Territory program and we’re really excited to hear what amazing things you’ve been up to […]
We are approaching the last weekend in October and the usual rainy gusts are befuddling our design teams as we conduct site visits and meet clients. Our youth empowerment walking tour, “Walk in Our Shoes” has been postponed to Spring […]
We are only two weeks into the volunteer workshops, but we’re rolling out the red carpet now to give our volunteers a little limelight. Thanks so much to Alexa, Casey, Faramade, Gerardo, Jenni, Joe, Monica, Olivia, Shane, Sharad and Vera […]