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Title
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Project Row Houses
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Description
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1997 Rudy Bruner Award for Urban Excellence - Silver Medal
Project Row Houses transformed 22 abandoned, historic shotgun-style houses in Houston into art galleries, subsidized housing, and community support programs. The project preserves the landmark buildings while revitalizing the city’s Third Ward community and celebrating the cultural heritage of one of Houston’s oldest African-American neighborhoods. Founded by artists and community activists, the project sees art as a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization, youth education, and community engagement. The complex includes eight houses for art installations, seven affordable housing units for single mothers, a center for performances, a day care center and after-school program, empowerment programs, and a community garden.
Project Row Houses united members of the community who joined together to design, organize, and acquire funding for the multi-layered project. It offers a national model and can serve as an example for how other inner-city locations can combine the use of local historic structures, art produced by the local community, and social assistance programs to address community needs.
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Coverage
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Houston, TX
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Date
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1997
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Subject
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public art
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art education
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adaptive reuse
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shotgun houses
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community development
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historic preservation
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housing rehabilitation
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social services
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cultural centers
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youth programs
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Contributor
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Project Row Houses
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Sheryl Tucker
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Urban Harvest
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Contributor
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Landscape Architect
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Heimbinder Family Foundation
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Contributor
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Community Group
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Sisters in Positive Progress
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Contributor
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Community Group
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Trinity United Methodist Church
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Contributor
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Community Group
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Rights
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