Vacant_AVL will hold a meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Friday to start talking about creative uses for vacant and under-utilitized lots in Asheville. It’s being led by Douglas Hecker, a Clemson University architecture professor and resident of Asheville. More:
Do you think there are too many VACANT and UNDERUTILIZED parcels of land in Downtown Asheville?
Would you like to see INNOVATIVE proposals and discuss ideas with a team of researchers and designers on how to use this land for the benefit of the community?
IF YOU ANSWERED YES_to either question above then maybe you should join US* for the opening of VACANT_AVL on Friday January 13th. We have lots of ideas.
IF YOU ANSWERED NO_maybe you should just come anyway. You’re bound to have an interesting conversation over a glass of wine.
*VACANT_AVL is the first installment of an urban think tank focusing on ASHEVILLE URBAN FUTURES lead by Douglas Hecker at Clemson University. Our team for VACANT_AVL includes: Nathan Bailey, Julie Conard, Gabrielle Conlon, Rebecca Cook, Czajkowski Caroline, Nicole Dallaire, Joel Dixon, Lauren Kenner, Lauren Martinez, Kathleen McCraw, Matthew Onan, Christian Piansay, Ellis Taylor, Henry Wilkinson.
SPECIAL THANKS_ to our advisory group: Gene Felice, Sallie Hambright, Dan Harding, Chuck Krekeleberg, Pam Lewis, Stephanie Monson, Armando Montilla, Mark Rosenstein, Lindsey Sabo Rhoden, and Rob Silance.
AND TO_ 5 Walnut Wine Bar + Gallery, MoJo Coworking and the Asheville Chamber of Commerce for generously providing space for our meetings and presentations.