A land trust board member owns the land on Tuckaseegee Road and has loaned it for this use. The West Side Community Land Trust secured a "CLT 250" grant from the city of Charlotte for its construction local UNC Charlotte alumni-run firm Housing Studio also chipped in some funds. Over the summer, Manack (who is an AIA Charlotte member and founding principal of the design firm SILO AR+D) led the design of the structure, which has both outdoor and indoor gathering space.
In the second workshop, in April 2019, the residents expressed a desire for something that could be realized quickly and build excitement in the neighborhood. This public gathering space on Charlotte’s west side has its roots in two workshops funded by a grant through the local chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Charlotte) and led by the West Side Community Land Trust, which brought west side residents together with members from AIA Charlotte and faculty and students from the School of Architecture.Īt the first workshop, held in October 2018, Manack and professors Nadia Anderson and Peter Wong engaged the group in a conversation about affordable housing. On a small plot of land off Tuckaseegee Road, “The People’s Porch” was completed. As the fall semester came to a close, Marc Manack, associate professor of architecture, and students in his class “Good Fast Cheap” worked to bring a community’s vision to life.
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