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led by Sasha Topolnytska
in New York City
Design Jury Finalist Proposal for Passageways 2 Competition 2017
Chattanooga, TN, USA
In collaboration with Lindsay Harkema
Architectural installation, cultural storytelling, urban intervention
Street Profiles is a design proposal selected as a Design Jury Finalist for the Passageways II Competition in 2017. Although it was not ultimately built, the project exemplifies my approach at the intersection of architectural design, urban intervention, and cultural storytelling. It reimagines the alleyway as a site for collective memory—interpreting the relationship between people, place, and history through a vocabulary of bold, graphic architectural forms. Inspired by archival photographs of Chattanooga’s Market Street in the 1930s—when the area thrived with signage, streetcar wires, and lively pedestrian activity—the proposal translates these layered urban textures into a series of playful, spatial objects. These forms create a collage of past and present, celebrating local grassroots initiatives and inviting the public into an interactive and reflective experience of place.