<span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, &quot;Segoe UI&quot;, Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, &quot;Helvetica Neue&quot;, sans-serif;">Norman Teague Design Studios and BNMO Design joined with New Beginning Church and the job training and violence prevention organization Project HOOD (Helping Others Obtain Destiny) to create an outdoor workspace, stage, and exhibition space on a parking lot and basketball court in Woodlawn. The site is blocks from the birthplace of murdered civil rights icon Emmett Till. The blank slate of wooden panels, punctuated by glossy acrylic screens, is titled <i>Woodlawn Canopies: Stories and Futures</i>, and will offer a place for muralists to counteract negative social narratives with images of hope.</span> Photo 10 of 10 in How One Community-Minded Designer Is Tapping the Potential of Chicago’s Vacant Lots

How One Community-Minded Designer Is Tapping the Potential of Chicago’s Vacant Lots

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Norman Teague Design Studios and BNMO Design joined with New Beginning Church and the job training and violence prevention organization Project HOOD (Helping Others Obtain Destiny) to create an outdoor workspace, stage, and exhibition space on a parking lot and basketball court in Woodlawn. The site is blocks from the birthplace of murdered civil rights icon Emmett Till. The blank slate of wooden panels, punctuated by glossy acrylic screens, is titled Woodlawn Canopies: Stories and Futures, and will offer a place for muralists to counteract negative social narratives with images of hope.