About This Event
Providence Place Mall sits at the heart of our city — 1.4 million square feet, $259 million in debt, straddling railway tracks in the shadow of the State House, and newly listed on Providence's Most Endangered Properties List. It is not going anywhere. But it could become something extraordinary.
This building needs bold thinkers: urban designers, artists, and visionaries ready to imagine its next chapter. Could it help solve our housing crisis? Become a hub for artists and makers? A space where community truly gathers? Grow Smart RI is bringing people together to find out.
Our walking design charette will be led by Emily Bryant and Caroline Stevens, both seasoned guides in public humanities and urban dialogue, alongside artist Michael Townsend, who once built a hidden apartment inside the mall itself. Now is the time to dream out loud. The city is listening.
About This Event
Providence Place Mall sits at the heart of our city — 1.4 million square feet, $259 million in debt, straddling railway tracks in the shadow of the State House, and newly listed on Providence's Most Endangered Properties List. It is not going anywhere. But it could become something extraordinary.
This building needs bold thinkers: urban designers, artists, and visionaries ready to imagine its next chapter. Could it help solve our housing crisis? Become a hub for artists and makers? A space where community truly gathers? Grow Smart RI is bringing people together to find out.
Our walking design charette will be led by Emily Bryant and Caroline Stevens, both seasoned guides in public humanities and urban dialogue, alongside artist Michael Townsend, who once built a hidden apartment inside the mall itself. Now is the time to dream out loud. The city is listening.