Past Workshops | cityopenworkshop

PAOLA AGUIRRE

Fall 2018 — Workshop #7 > Mapping Overlooked Community Assets

Andres Alvear and Janaya Crevier from MAPSCorps said that 20 and 30% of community assets are not included in data sets available when you...

PAOLA AGUIRRE

Fall 2018 — Workshop #6 > Cities as Testbed for Pilot Solutions

Meera Raja from City Tech Collaborative visited us to share about CUT – Civic User Testing. Imagine becoming part of a club to provide...

PAOLA AGUIRRE

Fall 2018 — Workshop #5 > Bringing New Life to a Southside Landmark

Photo: Chicago Tribune Jerald Gary bought a 25,000 seat theater in 2014 – the Avalon Regal Theater, the largest theater in the Southside...

PAOLA AGUIRRE

Fall 2018 — Workshop #4 > Reimagining Local News

“We believe the crisis in journalism is an unprecedented opportunity to make more democratic media” was one of the opening slides from...

PAOLA AGUIRRE

Fall 2018 — Workshop #3 > Making Decisions with Visual Data

Bo Rodda’s diverse background, experience and training in visual arts, industrial design and data analytics has given him unique...

ANJULIE RAO

Fall 2018 — Workshop #2 > An Introduction to Co-operative Workplaces

Troy Pieper, a past participant in City Open’s Large Lots/Vacant Land task force, presented on cooperative business models—also called...

ANJULIE RAO

Fall 2018 — Workshop #1 Season Kick-Off > Process Makes Permanent

SEASON OPENER SEPTEMBER 10, 2018 ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY 4TH FLOOR AT BAT: MONICA CHADHA, AIA ON DECK (SEPTEMBER 23): TROY PIEPER Kicking...

ELLE RAMEL + PAOLA AGUIRRE

Spring 2018 — Workshop #8: Season Finale

Thank you to everyone who participated this Spring season! We are very excited that new teams were assembled and explored very...

Paola Aguirre

Spring 2018 — Workshop #7: Office of the Public Architect

Have you ever wondered what motivated or how did the figure of the public defender start? Ann Lui & Craig Reschke, founding partners at...

Elle Ramel

Spring 2018 — Workshop #6: The Future of Chicago Union Station

City Open Workshop was able to welcome Erik Cempel, the Lead Infrastructure Planning Manager for the Union Station Redevelopment. Union...