Park(ing) Day Philadelphia 2012

Philadelphia’s 5th annual Park(ing) Day is only 3 weeks away. Groundswell has been busy designing concepts for its designated space on Chestnut Street between 7th Street and 8th Street. You might remember the installation that we created last year. It … Continue reading

Greenhouse Living Nominated as a Best Private Plot

We’re excited to announce that Groundswell’s Greenhouse Living project is a finalist in the 2012 Best Private Plots international competition: The competition highlights gardens as a contemporary dialogue between architecture, ecology and landscape, as places of inspiration and creation, as … Continue reading

Transform a Public Place? We’ll do it with Pallets…

A month ago, GOOD Magazine and the BMW Guggenheim Lab teamed up to announce the project Transform a Public Place, a call for ideas on how to make a public space in your city more comfortable. Groundswell submitted a modified … Continue reading

2013 Hidden City Philadelphia Festival Proposal

A few days ago, Groundswell submitted a proposal for the 2013 Hidden City Philadelphia Festival. Building upon the success of the 2009 Hidden City festival, which featured art installations and performances in obscured or inaccessible heritage sites, the next Hidden City … Continue reading

Welcome to our new blog!

Take your shoes off and enjoy our weekly blog.  We will be keeping you updated on everything Groundswell and what inspires us through blog posts, so check back in often and if you’d like – feel free to leave us a … Continue reading