May 25 10 – 11:00am
AMOCAT Café
625 St. Helens Ave, Tacoma
In March, the team of Todd Bressi with Thoughtbarn (the collaborative duo: Lucy Begg & Robert Gay) were selected after a national competition, to create a public art plan for the Prairie Line Trail. Funded by the National Endowment of the Arts, the plan will provide strategies for the development of public art and public art experiences along the trail. In addition, the team will develop and implement a demonstration project that will engage the community and bring visibility to the project.
Join us for an informal gathering to meet Todd Bressi and Thoughtbarn, learn more about the project and share your visions about Tacoma. French press coffee and baked goods provided.
Todd Bressi is an Urban Designer and Planner. He brings a foundation of research-based design and public participation approaches to the firm’s projects. He edited the design journal, Places, for a decade and teaches various planning and design courses at the University of Pennsylvania. His work has won awards from local and national design organizations and has been published in numerous professional magazines. Bressi received a B.A. in Urban Studies from Columbia and a Master of City Planning from UC Berkeley. www.artfulplaces.com
Thoughtbarn, the collaborative team of Lucy Begg and Robert Gay, is a multidisciplinary studio that champions the artful design of everyday spaces through buildings, urban strategies, public art installations, and furniture. Some projects of note include: a solar-powered way-finding system for the Lance Armstrong bikeway; a house which can be fully recycled; a glowing cloud of lights using plastic bottles, LEDs and solar panels. Invention, collaboration, and resourcefulness are at the core of their practice. www.thoughtbarn.us
For more information about this project, please contact Amy McBride at 591-5192 or at amy.mcbride@cityoftacoma.org.
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