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Better Block
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 17 ส.ค. 2017
The Better Block Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.
Creating Connections: A Design Competition
An epidemic of loneliness is sweeping the country. But we believe that through beautiful and thoughtful design, we can create a more connected community. Through the Creating Connections Design competition, eight talented teams were able to help us do it.
We put out an open invitation for designers, artists, architects, and innovators to explore the profound impact of design on how people connect with others, the universe, and themselves in today's world. The competition aimed to heal, unite, and inspire sustainability, inclusivity, and human and spiritual connection, and builds from the Jewish imperatives to improve our global community and honor the interconnectedness of all people and the planet.
The challenge was to create a public infrastructure piece that reimagines public spaces as catalysts for creating moments of connection, empathy, and shared experiences. The final creations were a testament to the idea that design can not only be pragmatic but also bridge divides, foster unity, and promote a deeper sense of connection with the world around us - and it should align with Better Block’s Wikiblock philosophy that anyone, anywhere can create beautiful and meaningful design.
Thank you to our sponsors, Common Era, Humancraft, and the Thanks-Giving Square Foundation.
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Who we are: The Better Block Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Dallas, Texas that educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.
- Learn more: www.betterblock.org/home
- Become a volunteer: www.betterblock.org/volunteer
- Fund Better Block: www.betterblock.org/donate
- Shop our Wikiblock furniture: www.betterblock.org/wikiblock
- Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter: betterblock.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3299306ca63d3a8d8a0553a1f&id=5a75402a28
#BetterBlock #CreatingConnections #DesignCompetition #UrbanDesign #UrbanPlanning #Placemaking #SustainableDesign #TH-cam #PublicSpace #Dallas
We put out an open invitation for designers, artists, architects, and innovators to explore the profound impact of design on how people connect with others, the universe, and themselves in today's world. The competition aimed to heal, unite, and inspire sustainability, inclusivity, and human and spiritual connection, and builds from the Jewish imperatives to improve our global community and honor the interconnectedness of all people and the planet.
The challenge was to create a public infrastructure piece that reimagines public spaces as catalysts for creating moments of connection, empathy, and shared experiences. The final creations were a testament to the idea that design can not only be pragmatic but also bridge divides, foster unity, and promote a deeper sense of connection with the world around us - and it should align with Better Block’s Wikiblock philosophy that anyone, anywhere can create beautiful and meaningful design.
Thank you to our sponsors, Common Era, Humancraft, and the Thanks-Giving Square Foundation.
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Who we are: The Better Block Foundation is a 501(c)3 nonprofit based in Dallas, Texas that educates, equips, and empowers communities and their leaders to reshape and reactivate built environments to promote the growth of healthy and vibrant neighborhoods.
- Learn more: www.betterblock.org/home
- Become a volunteer: www.betterblock.org/volunteer
- Fund Better Block: www.betterblock.org/donate
- Shop our Wikiblock furniture: www.betterblock.org/wikiblock
- Subscribe to our monthly e-newsletter: betterblock.us14.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=3299306ca63d3a8d8a0553a1f&id=5a75402a28
#BetterBlock #CreatingConnections #DesignCompetition #UrbanDesign #UrbanPlanning #Placemaking #SustainableDesign #TH-cam #PublicSpace #Dallas
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Simon here. Thanks for sharing this! Gives me the feels all over again.
Thank you for participating and sharing your design for the Dallas community!
Beautiful! ❤
Thank you, Better Block!
Thank you for participating and designing a piece for the community to enjoy!
This event and project was such a joy to participate in! I left with more hope and more ideas. Thanks y'all for making the block and the world better :)
Thank you for participating and creating a more connected community through design!
Congratulations Rock Leaf team!!!
🤌🤌
This was such a delight to work on!
Likewise!
P R O M O S M
I'm crying. So BEAUTIFUL
P r o m o s m
Brilliant!
LOVE this idea!
Ahh so is this where this stupid idea came from? There's nothing more stupid then to have cars mix with pedestrians eating. Honolulu hawaii had adapted this to their streets, and mark my words, soon, someone will accidentally drive into it.
Hey Fred Zesiger.....are you Jerry and Mary Zesigers son? . .my brother went to OHS with Jerry and they were friends. I had Mary as my home- ec teacher at OHS in 1960. Thank you for your efforts to improve Ottumwa I moved away in 67 but my heart always is in Ottumwa. My home town. Ir hurt to see Ottumwa fall apart after being such a bustling busy town in the 50's and 60's. 😥 💔
how to design a bus stop using solidworks?
спасибо за вашу работу! вы крутые!)
When will the assembly schemes be? Is the bike red circuit available in the public domain 1:49 ?
That soundtrack is great! Is it "Human," the group that is featured on the wonderful video "The Sandpit"?
Great work! Extra points for soundtrack selection.