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We are constantly creating, discovering, and thinking about our next big project.
Welcome to the inside of our minds, breaking IP news and announcements, and any other industry tidbits we feel like sharing!
Crafting Language for Collaboration
We recently wrapped on a unique design collaboration defining the visual identity of Roxbury Youth Program. Through this process, Design and Marketing Coordinator, Anna Ferrari uncovered a new education-first approach towards the complexities of multi-team-member...
SUPPORTING AND SUSTAINING CREATIVE CULTURE
Life Skills, Knife Skills: Lessons from the Future Chefs Kitchen
In January 2022 Isenberg Projects launched the Make it Happen Residency, inviting changemaker individuals and organizations throughout the Northeast to apply. Ultimately, we chose to work with Future Chefs, a non profit out of school time program for high school-aged...
Growing Public and Private Roles in Arts and Culture Planning
Jenn Emiko Kaplan, AICP, our Community Impact Manager recently co-wrote an article for the American Planning Association Massachusetts Chapter’s Fall 2022 Magazine. Written with Claudia Zarazua, Arts and Culture Planning Director for the City of Cambridge, they...
Philadephia Parking Day: Equitable Streets for the people
This past weekend our Senior Design Director and Philly native Madeline Jacobson, had the chance to explore and be inspired by activations across the city of Philadelphia, in celebration of (Park)ing day. Created in 2005 when Rebar, a San Francisco art and design...
Supporting the creative needs of makers, do-ers, and dreamers
Photo features muralist Felipe Ortiz working from a sketch to bring his mural to life in a stairwell at Arsenal YardsMakers, do-ers and dreamers are driven by heart. Outside of IP, I am a visual artist and musician. I’ve always been drawn to other creatives, and my...
Painting the Town
Where are the block parties, Where are the outdoor food festivals, and most importantly, Where my girls at?
In the world of place based work, one is constantly questioning what makes a quality public space and what improvements can be made to better serve the community. Roslindale is where I grew up and a neighborhood I love deeply. Growing up in Roslindale, I had the...
Anatomy of the “Unbranded Brand” Website
In this article, Senior Design Director, Madeline Jacobson, outlines the elements of an effective unbranded brand website and breaks down best practices to keep in mind when taking the step towards approachable design.Screenshot of an unbranded brand website...
The LMA & Fenway: Looking for a reason to linger
Our place-based work takes us all around Boston’s neighborhoods, with the goal, in part, to pinpoint the unique strengths and gaps each possesses. In this blog post, our Urban Planning and Design Coordinator, Temishi Onnekikami writes about what she’s noticed while...
Keep it local: A holistic approach to art procurement
We recently had the opportunity to curate and lead an art procurement project for a new residential building in Boston’s Allston Village neighborhood, called BLDG89. Located at 89 Brighton Avenue, BLDG89 is a mixed use project that offers moderately priced, transit...
Meet the Make It Happen Recipients, Future Chefs
Art in Print at Zone 3
Art in Print is one of our favorite Zone 3 initiatives, designed to make collecting art more accessible, approachable and fun! Launched in 2018 with the installation of four repurposed newspaper bins along Western Ave, we designed a program to reimagine how the...
Get reacquainted with the Isenberg Projects Team
Hi Friends, It’s been a little while since we have said a formal hello, so we wanted to take a few minutes and re-introduce ourselves. We’ve had a lot of shifts in the last few months, said goodbye to our Brookline office, hello to hybrid work and found ourselves in a...
People love placemaking but distrust the process: Let’s break it down!
PEOPLE LOVE PLACE-BASED WORK BUT DISTRUST THE PROCESS Ever walked out of a community meeting for a new real estate development project and felt like neither the developer or the residents heard each other? The developer didn’t seem to understand the nuance of the...
