cityWorks

CityWorks is a participatory design studio that brings community together to shape public space. Our previous CityWorks program invited local artists and makers to submit proposals for a temporary public design project along the downtown Providence Riverwalk that explored themes of community resilience, climate change, and placebased history. We received a highly competitive group of thought provoking submissions in response to our Call for Proposals.   The 2018-19 winning proposal was Living Edge, by Adam E. Anderson of Design Under Sky, which was completed in July 2019, received an award from the the Providence Preservation Society and was featured in Providence Monthly.

Brant Gawrys

Jessica Jennings

Katie Murphy

C.J. Opperthauser

Susan Parsons

Sagree Sharma

Ania Szemiot

Isabelle Yisak

Kristina Brown

William Cornwall

Joshua Coroa

Kaitlin DeGregorio

Manuel, co-founder of DownCity Design, currently works as a School Construction Planner for the RI Department of Education and as an adjunct professor in the RISD Architecture Department.

Born and raised in Puerto Rico, Manuel received his undergraduate degree from Yale University and earned a Master’s of Architecture degree from the UC Berkeley. He is a licensed architect in Rhode Island, with several years of experience in large-scale institutional projects, with a focus on educational and community planning projects. Manuel is an active member of the Providence community, and is passionate about broadening participation in shaping the built environment. 

Bryce is a lecturer in the RISD Liberal Arts Department and a public parks consultant researcher. Raised in the Berkshires, Bryce earned a PhD in Environmental Psychology from the Graduate Center at the City University of New York and received postdoctoral training in the Department of Natural Resources at Cornell University. He has several years of experience designing collaborative interdisciplinary research projects on social/cultural use and meaning of urban parks, with an emphasis on resilience and climate adaptation. Active with many organizations and communities in the greater Providence region, Bryce cares deeply about supporting communities to create democratic and resilient public places.