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Nuetral Ground on Tupelo Street
Tupelo Street between St. Claude and Claiborne Avenues, Lower Ninth Ward
Community Partner: Ronald Lewis
CITYbuild School: Boston Architectural College School of Landscape Architecture
In cooperation with Mr. Lewis, faculty and students from the Boston Architectural College will clean and repair the neutral grounds, also known as the median, on Tupelo Street. Previously part of the Parkway Partners programs, the median is not currently maintained due to changes following Hurricane Katrina. The BAC students, an interdisciplinary team including landscape, interior design, and architecture ranging from professional practitioners through continuing education, are currently researching the environmental and landscape issues surrounding the area and producing a landscape design for this public space.
Site/Context
The Lower Ninth-Ward is a residential area with local businesses on St. Claude and Claiborne Avenues. This neighborhood was destroyed by floodwaters following Hurricane Katrina and has seen very little recovery over the past year. During the Summer of 2007, Project Locus and Kansas State Architecture students rehabilitated the Lewis Residence and reconstructed the House of Dance and Feathers, a small-scale neighborhood museum, located at 1317 Tupelo Street. The return of the Lewis Family and constant activity during construction encouraged many neighbors to return and begin working on their homes.
Services Provided
The project will encompass environmental research and landscape design. This studio, taught by Instructors Luisa Olivera and Kathy McCabe with liason Brandy Brooks, Director of the BSA/BAC Community Resource Center, is the first of a series of three to take place over the next three years.
Timeline
The students traveled to New Orleans in October 2006 for on-site research and to lead a community clean-up on Tupelo Street. The students filled over 210 bags of trash from drains and street debris. Over Fall 2006, the students will produce a landscape plan for implementation in the future.
Funding and Support
The faculty and students are seeking financial support to implement the landscape design. The University of Massachusetts Amherst Testing Laboratory provided their time and resources for soil samples tests.
Contact
Luisa Olivera, weezergata@yahoo.com
Kathy McCabe, McCabe@Plan-Do.com
Brandy Brooks, info@cdrc-boston.org