Space is not a container, but a product of human experience and practices. In this course, we will investigate how to read and represent public space, especially from a hearing perspective.

As the Community Innovation Lab, we partner with the Boston Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics and three dynamic community organizations in the Dudley and Upham’s Corner neighborhoods of Boston. We will find innovative ways to enhance work that is already being done by our community partners and/or propose locally-appropriate means of supporting community initiatives.

This course covers theories of Civic Art and Design as well as methods for including communities and audiences at various stages in the creation of a project.