The Future of Small Cities Institute

12/19/2023

We've put together a little primer on Urban Rooms, with nods to CultureHouse, Urban Rooms Network, Make-It Springfield, MASS Design Group, The Commons - San Francisco and others.

Future of Small Cities is teaming up with MassDevelopment to bring the Urban Room model to two of their TDI districts in Worcester and Taunton, with plans to create a Northeast Network!

THE URBAN ROOM The FOCUS Lab, Troy, NY Live Works, Sheffield, UK CultureHouse Kendall, Cambridge, MA What is an Urban Room?An Urban Room is a flexible concept—it’s a community and event space situated at sidewalk level that allows citizens to debate, explore, and create ideas about the future of...

08/02/2023

Tonight! Join us at the FOCUS Lab!

06/06/2023

Call for Exhibition Submissions!

In September 2023, the FOCUS LAB will present (Y)OUR TOWN, a crowd-sourced exhibit by the People of Troy—its many citizens, commuters, fans and former residents.

In a nod to the Pulitzer Prize-winning 1938 play "Our Town" by Thornton Wilder, (Y)OUR TOWN will reflect the will of the people: YOUR memories of place and YOUR hopes for Troy as captured in YOUR artifacts, family keepsakes, scrapbooks, souvenirs, films, photographs, video and audio. The FOCUS LAB also seeks artworks in all media to share. We are looking for YOUR ART ABOUT TROY.

You can submit your artifacts, art, and media in person by stopping by The FOCUS Lab on Saturdays 10-3.

You can also submit digital copies of your work using this form: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOQVVzFqriZjJUOQBXv3CGL8eZuHyGBKXna9QnsVku7MSLzQ/viewform

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: July 15, 2023

10/11/2022

Come check out Albany Community Land Trust's first all-etectric house this Thursday!