About this project
Ellen and I have been working on renovating the abandoned corner lot at Classon Ave & St.Marks Ave in Brooklyn NY, into something nicer than a dog toilet & public trash collector since the first day of spring. We have come quite a ways but have a lot more work we would like to do.
Since starting the project:
We have cleaned up the trash! We have weeded the weeds! We put up a ‘clean up after your dog’ sign! We moved thousands of pounds of concrete rocks around to make room for plants! We landscaped a small part of the lot, just to add some color. (we think it looks great, so far)
We have done what we can with money from our own pockets but we won't be able to do any more on the lot without your help! We are setting our minimum funding goal to $650. So, IF we get $650 we will do what we can, but the lot really needs about $1000 to look great. The money gathered would go toward purchasing top soil/mulch/plants & wood for 2 hand made benches I have designed (much cheaper than buying them). Anything over $650 would be put into the park and would be GREATLY appreciated!!! The more we can raise the better the park will look. If we don't raise the funds, the lot will not be finished :( so PLEASE HELP!
You can learn more about what we have done so far and what our goals are at: http://tinyurbanpark.wordpress.com/
This page will only be up for a short amount of time because if we are going to do the project we have to get the plants in the ground! So, please donate as soon as you can!!!
THANKS SO MUCH!! Lana & Ellen
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Backers
$1,260
pledged of $650 goal
Funding Canceled
Funding for this project was canceled by the project creator on May 16, 2010.
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Your name will be featured on the contributors list on our blog, recognizing how truly awesome you are!!
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You will get a snazzy custom made 'Tiny Urban Lot' button to rock around town! and your name will be featured on the contributors list on our blog, recognizing your awesomeness!!
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We will give you a small mint or basil plant of your own, sit it in your window & think about how awesome you are every time you look at it. If you don't live in the neighborhood we will mail you a packet of seeds to plant on your own :) You will also get the button & the your name on the blog.
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You will have a plant/flower planted in your honor!!! you will also get the custom made 'Tiny Urban Lot' button to rock around town, and your name will be featured on the contributors list on our blog, because you rock extra hard!!
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I will engrave your name into one of the custom benches!!! (please excuse my hand writing, it will be the first time I carve names into wood with a dremmel) Additionally, You will have a plant/flower planted in your honor, you will also get the custom made 'Tiny Urban Lot' button to rock around town, and your name will be featured on the contributors list on our blog! OMG THAT'S SO MUCH STUFF!!!
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A tree will be planted in your name! Every time you walk by you can tell your friends that YOU made that tree happen!!! And the rest of the list: You will have a plant/flower planted in your honor, you will also get the custom made 'Tiny Urban Lot' button to rock around town, and your name will be featured on the contributors list on our blog! You will be know by Ellen and I as one of the most awesome people ever! (quite an honor)
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Lana is an architectural designer interested in the communicative power of design. Her work explores the stories a product or piece of architecture tells to the public. She has always believed that these stories can be found hidden within the details, leading her into extensive professional experience in facade design and technical envelope detailing. From lighting to furniture, apartments to opera houses, Lana uses texture, materiality, and technical connections to push the linguistic attributes of the built environment.
