The Pop‑Up Resource Village (PRV) is a site activation project led by Designing Justice + Designing Spaces (DJ+DS) and a range of community partners in the Bay Area. The PRV is a mobile village that will use the power of design to bring together social services and commercial/retail resources that ‘pop‑up’ in anything that moves; from converted buses to shops on wheels. DJ+DS and its partners will develop the Village by leading a robust community engagement process that empowers the community to take the lead in its planning and development and incubate small businesses in the community.
This collection of mobile resources will help with public safety by activating unused sites, increasing economic and education opportunities, providing greater access to social service resources and increasing trust in the community.
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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project
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Jun 30, 2020
Calls to #DefundThePolice have been growing in recent weeks, as America continues to reckon with its legacy of systemic racism. Once considered a radical position,... Read More
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Jun 15, 2020
In downtown Atlanta, the city built a massive, 11-story city jail to house 1,300 inmates for low-level crimes like shoplifting. But the city now plans... Read More
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Jun 4, 2020
As a predominantly black firm working for the liberation of black and brown people, we are hurting and deeply grieving with you. We are grieving... Read More
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Mar 6, 2020
Vicente Martinez, 18, was apprehensive the first time he visited the former drug house in Syracuse, N.Y. The building had been transformed into the Center... Read More
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Feb 17, 2020
Wielding design as a tool for empowering underserved communities, these visionary Black architects and designers are paving the way for a more ethical future. Read More
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Jan 9, 2019
Talk to Deanna van Buren about her architectural aspirations, and the discussion routinely shifts back and forth between grand visions and the nitty-gritty of getting... Read More
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Mar 14, 2018
Deanna Van Buren designs restorative justice centers that, instead of taking the punitive approach used by a system focused on mass incarceration. Read More
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Dec 7, 2017
ArtPlace America, a public-private partnership that works to position arts and culture as a core sector of comprehensive community planning and development, has announced grants... Read More
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Dec 05, 2017
Today, we are proud to announce the 23 creative placemaking projects that will receive funding in communities of all sizes across 18 states and one...Read more
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Feb 09, 2016
2016 has started off with a sprint as we move forward in assembling ArtPlace’s first two research working groups. In December our field scan researchers...Read more