Past Events

Community Design Roundtable

COMMUNITY DESIGN ROUNDTABLE, 2022

On Saturday, April 23rd, 2022, manifestA hosted an interactive community design roundtable, during which students, alumni, faculty, and community members shared their experiences of community-centered design. Following the event, we digitized the outcome of a collective mind mapping exercise, which was based on the prompt:

Write the name of the project, a place or organization, the name of a community organizer or leader, or all of the above. Connect the work to supporting organizations and people that made the work possible. You can add a personal experience or project you’ve contributed to. You can also add a precedent project that you followed and admired. We’re sharing experiences of community-engaged design on chalkboard to highlight projects of equity and inclusivity. We are creating a visual of the network of community-engaged design. Afterwards, we will all gather to hear from each other about our experiences with community design. All are encouraged to participate, even if you are new to community design.

Work Colloquium

Held several times over the course of the semester, the Student Work Colloquium is a forum for students from all years and disciplines to share and receive peer feedback on in-progress projects through an equity/racial justice lens.

Work discussed during past sessions has included equitable strategies for addressing sea level rise impacts in New Orleans and on Virginia's eastern shore, designing a spatial interpretation of the history of the Great Northern Migration, and research delving into the intersections of Indigenous sovereignty, resource extraction, and the idea of wilderness in Minnesota.

Past Sessions

Nov. 13, 2020

Work Shared by:
Linna Laux (MLA)
Paige Lyons (MLA)
Veena Shah (M.Arch)

Oct. 9, 2020
Work Shared by:
Mira Davis (B.Arch)
Jane Lee (MLA)
Veena Shah (M.Arch)
Karl-Jon Sparrman (MLA)