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The research was developed through a robust analysis of the city’s prior environmental planning initiatives, paired with interviews from local stakeholders and climate experts. The assessment of progress primarily asks: How well is Boston—as a civic community—driving forward system transformations to meet climate, resilience, and equity goals? Through this project, Isidor Studio worked alongside the report’s researchers and editors to develop the report’s overall graphic language and a series of infographics to demonstrate the four “big lifts” Boston must undertake to achieve its climate goals. In particular, the infographics demonstrate upgrades to Boston’s vernacular across scales—from building retrofits, to streetscape improvements, to neighborhood infrastructural upgrades. The overall design draws inspiration from regional topography reinforced by an earth-toned palette.
Preserving African American Places seeks to understand the implications of place-based injustice and their impact on the preservation of African American cultural heritage, as well as to identify preservation-based strategies for equitable growth and development that respect the historical and present-day realties and conditions of African American Neighborhoods.
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In the summer of 2018, ten students at universities across the United States were selected as AACHAF Research Fellows and were commissioned to research and write essays on neighborhood change and historic preservation in ten study cities.
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