Involving
Community in the Creation of Gathering Places |
| Pomegranate Center, a non-profit community design organization, facilitates the conception and construction of open-air gathering places for low-income and high-density neighborhoods. The Community Gathering Places program helps realize a vision of healthy and vibrant communities where people take responsibility for creating meaningful, art-filled environments that foster respect and safety among neighbors, nurture young people, integrate beauty and encourage citizenship. This paper describes Pomegranate Center’s model for creating important gathering places and help transform communities into more humane, unique and interesting places. |