Cultural Making Center Cincinnati, Ohio
URBAN REFORM The story of the American city is one of collapse, economic failure, uncertainty, fear and doubt. These factors have fused to create a very negative view of the urban. This point of view is only now starting to be overcome. The city of Cincinnati has suffered from this even more than most urban environments. The riots of 2001 punctuated the fear and negative views with which the city was viewed. ReFab seeks to encapsulate this history of fear and negativity and juxtapose it with the current revival, hope and enlightenment that is sweeping the Pendleton neighborhood. The center is designed to serve as a studio for modern making. The center features digital art and fabrication while also containing classrooms, retail and coffee shop.