Using kites and balloons to take aerial photos and create maps of your neighborhood is a great way to start documenting and understanding a place.
Read MorePARK(ing) DAY around the world
There are countless options for what to do on PARK(ing) DAY. Playtime, workshops, communal meals, naps - these are just a few examples of what people have come up with. A parking space seems small but its transformation through programming and design can have a huge impact on the life of a public street.
Read MoreThe one step ramps of StopGap.CA
The one step ramps built by volunteers for the Stop Gap Foundation are a temporary, attention grabbing, portable solution to the challenges created by the ubiquitous one step found at the entryway to shops and businesses.
Read MoreRace and the Controls of Public Parks
This publication explores the relationship of racial segregation in the city of Dallas and the development of the city's park system, over the past 100 years.
Read MoreLittle Free Libraries / Libros Libres
This publication tells the story of the first year, 2013-14, of buildingcommunityWORKSHOP's collaboration with Big Thought and the Dallas Public Library on Little Free Libraries/Libros Libres, a literacy and community design initiative in Dallas, Texas.
Read MoreProject Guides
[bc] Project Guides are series of short publications that describe the what, how, and why of buildingcommunityWORKSHOP’s People Organizing Place planning tools
Read More"The PARK(ing) DAY Manual"
A short, practical guide to planning, designing and hosting a PARK(ing) DAY event, a yearly occurrence on the third Thursday of September, when people across the globe temporarily transform a metered parking space into a small public space or park.
Read More"DCDC: How to..."
A set of 8 guides to getting a community based project completed, designed by the Detroit Community Design Collaborative, a Michigan based non-profit architecture and urban design firm.
Read MoreNeighborhood Stories
Neighborhood Stories is a [bc] initiative to strengthen awareness of the neighborhood in our city, celebrate the diverse places that give it character and texture, and create a platform for active dialogue about its history and future.
Read More400 Years of History with Cardboard
Part of Camp Crescent, a two day festival exploring and celebrating the history of Grays Ferry Crescent, 400 Years of History with Cardboard is an project by Public Workshop of cardboard models that represent often forgotten local histories of events, buildings, people, and infrastructure.
Read More"An Illustrated Guide to Grassroots Mapping with Balloons and Kites"
Public Lab's detailed set of instructions, including supply list, for creating aerial images of a geography.
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