Projects + Partners :: Current Projects
2009.2010 PROJECTS
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Mobile Food Collective (MFC)Partner: Gary Comer Youth CenterThe Mobile Food Collective will be showcased in the U.S. Pavilion at the 12th International Architecture Exhibition of the 2010 Venice Biennale. Archeworks is among a prestigious collective of seven architecural groups from across the country participating in this exhibition, Workshopping: An American Model of Architectural Practice. In response to growing public interest and awareness of the social, economic, and health benefits associated with local food production, Archeworks developed a family of flexible mobile structures that inspire people to play a more active role in the origin, growth and preparation of fresh foods, and to create a more participatory food culture. The ReBuilding Exchange, a newly launched non-profit, donated recycled building materials to build the Mobile Food Collective (MFC), a full-scale prototype that will be permanently based at the Comer Center. Students worked on steel fabrication of the prototype with Crosstree Metals. The MFC actively engages local youth served by the Comer Center, and travels to nearby neighborhoods via a fleet of bike-operated modular units to engage residents in interactive educational programs related to sustainable local food production and preparation. More broadly, the mission of the MFC is to develop and strengthening a system of cultural infrastructure that incorporates the themes of heritage, ownership, exchange, and connection into a new food culture. A new phase of implementation has begun to build networks of partnerships with nonprofits, community gardens, urban farms, grocery stores, and restaurants in neighborhoods across the city. This initiative had its official kick-off with the maiden voyage of the MFC at its Moveable Feast in Logan Square. For additional project information please visit the Mobile Food Collective blog.
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