The CC-ED Opening

Friday was a fun and different type of class day. Friday was the day that we went to the opening of the two CC-ED buildings that are on the corner of Tate St and Lee St! CC-ED is the Center for Community-Engaged Design. It is located next to the new art store called Art Loft. When you walked into the first building of the CC-ED, you walked into a pleasant atmosphere. It was bright, welcoming, and the smell of coffee drew you in further. It is a place to get work done with the community to back you up. My favorite part of this space was the iARC logo on one of the walls with the profiles of different people. It was a nice touch to the space. In the next room over, was a display of all the different things UNCG and the iARC department has done with the community, both conceptually and in real life. One of the things we have done to better the community was the mural in Glenwood neighborhood. This was great to see in the space because last semester we did a department wide charrette, coming up with ideas for the wall and later I went and visited the wall to start cleaning it up with a group of people. Seeing the final product was awesome. The CC-ED is a space we need, especially in Greensboro. It betters the community and allows UNCG to work with the community, an important feature to have in a college town!