gabriel’s place
the nodes at gabriel’s place involves working with our fantastic community partners — the avondale community council, avondale development corporation, and the avondale library — to co-design a green space that incorporates community-driven knowledge to highlight the well-being benefits of green spaces.
our main goals are:
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to define what a green space means in the community’s own terms
- to identify the community’s perceived benefits of green spaces related to health and well-being
- to define guidelines for sharing knowledge of the local ecology through and engaging green space
throughout the process, we’ll ask for feedback through co-design workshops and public questionnaires. after installation, we’ll also check how the space is being used and how it’s helping the community.
know your nature
the nodes team is collaborating with “know your nature” on the gabriel’s place project. “know your nature” is bringing an exciting, hands-on project to avondale to show how green spaces like parks and tree-filled areas help clean our air, keep our neighborhoods healthier, and support plants, animals and our community.
the initiative explores:
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how urban greenspaces improve air quality
- the wildlife and plants living around us
- how to protect and care for our green spaces
process
engagements
design/build
target start for the design build is fall 2025
results
target completion date of nodes gabriel’s place is spring 2027