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2022 AARP Community Challenge Grantee
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Public places
└ Public space activation
└ Public space activation
This project installed a giant fabric shade with a design of geometric shapes above an outdoor shopping plaza in the Victoria Park neighborhood to provide shade and a better location for cultural events and activities.
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