ABSTRACT
The Frontline studio encouraged students to tackle issues of affordability through the lens of resource sharing and resisting gentrification. Daniel Silverman’s project focused on the emotional and programmatic overlapping needs of both young and older residents who together define the cultural context of the neighborhood. In Frontline, students were asked to catalog both visible and invisible forces on the studio project site. Contextual research was focused through the lenses of six broad topics: mobility, history, people, money, program and environment. Frontline looked at a site along Fishtown’s emerging Front Street corridor, exploring the nascent reciprocity between neighborhood newcomers and the old guard. Situated within Fishtown’s dynamic context, the Golden Age project explores the potential for amplifying multi-generational social engagement. The neighborhood’s demographic trends include both an aging population and a recent influx of young people.
