RACIAL EQUITY AND INCLUSION

ARE CENTRAL,

NON-NEGOTIABLE ELEMENTS

OF ANY VIABLE GROWTH STRATEGY.

We believe that a human-centered design framework should be applied with communities of color and inspired by all residents—especially those who called a place home before its revitalization. We believe in the sanctity of humanity—that all humans have intrinsic value, deserve beauty, and need more than their basic needs satisfied.

The future of this country’s neighborhoods depends on our collective efforts to transcend the limitations of the popular imagination. What is possible if we insist on the beauty of forgotten places and the value of the people who live there, and seize opportunities to realize a shared vision for an equitable and inclusive society? 

Our work is the practice of turning that radical idea into reality.