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Trish Andersen and Maureen Walsh of Domestic Construction have combined their creative forces to bring a new community design space to Greenpoint Brooklyn. This recent artistic endeavor “design.plot” aims to blur the boundaries between sustainability, urban design, and food production. The designers plan to deck out the lot with geodesic greenhouses, a viewing hill, a birdhouse village, vertical gardens, vegetable beds, and of course, a “mini-forest world.” With so many dead spaces dotting the Brooklyn landscape, this little ray of green design has the potential to set a precedent for sustainable development and community within the area. If you’re as passionate about positive grassroots change as we are, jump ahead and learn how you can help Domestic Construction raise some funds to make their project a reality – they’re even giving away some sweet prizes on their Kickstarter page!

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Tonight from 7-10PM, CityFabric is hosting an exhibition of their civic-minded tees, totes, and stretched canvas art-pieces in conjunction with Hyperpublic, an NYC geolocal start-up. Based in Raleigh, NC, Matt Tomasulo started CityFabric as a way for people to become visually engaged with their community. In an effort to spark more inter-community discussion about city environments, CityFabric has created a series of art prints and wearable maps to address the growing problem of urban isolation.

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Read the rest of DOMESTIC CONSTRUCTION Turns Old History Books into Brooklyn Bridge Mural for Restaurant testing

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Brooklyn’s very own design darlings Trish Anderson and Maureen Walsh of Domestic Construction were commissioned last May to envision a sustainability fundraising event at the Museum of Natural History for a classified client. Their “Applause Award Show” stage and aesthetics scheme transformed cardboard, shipping pallets, newspaper, and plant-life into a tailored setting that honored the deserving activists’ work within the environmental community.

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