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BUILDING FOR SCHOOL AND COMMUNITY - Kennedy Bibliothek

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official planners and education administrators; there were representatives<br />

of a variety of public agencies such as health, library services,<br />

parks and recreation, traffic and so forth; and then he saw to it that<br />

politicians such as council members also attended.<br />

102. The following were the phases of the 14-day charette:<br />

I. Orientation. Greetings. A walk through the neighborhoods.<br />

Analysis of old Dunbar. Analysis of city plans and programs<br />

for the area. Demographic analysis. Analysis of official<br />

school plans and programs for Baltimore and the role of Dunbar.<br />

All in plenary sessions. (2 days)<br />

II. Task Forces in a number of subject areas, viz, curricula, remedial<br />

education, recreation, library services, etc. Each task<br />

force had its own consultants, officials and students who remained<br />

constant, but the community rotated, spending -|-a-day in *<br />

each task force. (2 days)<br />

III. Interrelationship of Task Forces. On a rotating basis, task<br />

forces discussed their interrelationships. (2 days)<br />

During II and III new concerns, not traditionally related to<br />

education, emerged such as employment and careers, housing,<br />

health, a creative arts center, etc.<br />

IV. Re-evaluation and first attempts at program. (1 day)<br />

At this point, after 7 days, one day off was taken.<br />

V. First Graphics. Bubble diagrams to illustrate inventories,<br />

interrelationships and sizes of various kinds of space. First<br />

attempts to set out uses, spaces and interrelationships on the<br />

site. (1 day)<br />

VI. Alternative architectural proposals. Architects develop a<br />

series of broad brush sketch designs and planning studies in<br />

3-dimensions. (2 days)<br />

At the end of the second day of this phase a large Town meeting<br />

of everyone was held to evaluate these preliminary alternatives.<br />

VII. Studies in precise proposals, specifications, financing multiusage,<br />

etc., by the architects, with specific inputs from officials<br />

and citizens. (1 day)<br />

VIII. Development of final designs, and the community's recommendations<br />

• to the City and the Board of Education. (1 day)<br />

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