Emmanuel Pratt Is Using “Urban Acupuncture” to Reclaim Neglected Chicago Neighborhoods
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Once a cluster of neglected lots on Chicago’s South Side, the Thought Barn and surrounding farm are part of Sweet Water Foundation’s neighborhood regeneration strategy. The timber-framed barn, built and hand-raised by community members alongside Trillium Dell Timberworks, is believed to be the first timber-framed barn built in Chicago in more than a century.