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    • Spring 2016
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    • Spring 2017
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      • Fa17 Fiat Chrysler Auto. Self-Driving Cars
      • Fa17 Harvey Relief
      • Fa17 Sodexo College Preparedness and Resilience
    • Spring 2018
      • Sp18 Chapstick
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    • Fall 2018
      • Fa18 Arms Wide Adoption Services
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      • Fa18 Thread Together
      • Fa18 Montrose Grace Place
    • Spring 2019
      • Sp19 YMCA
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      • Sp19 Urban Harvest
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    • Fall 2019
      • Fa19 Chaus
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    • Spring 2020
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      • Fa23 Baker Ripley
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      • Fa23 Restoring Justice
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      • Fa23 Tony’s Place
    • Spring 2024
      • Sp24 ADDA
      • Sp24 Air Alliance
      • Sp24 BEAR
      • Sp24 Council on Recovery
      • Sp24 Rice Recreation Center
      • Sp24 The Arc of Harris County
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Category: Sp19 Urban Harvest

Sp19 Urban Harvest

Test: D.I.R.T.

May 4, 2019 ajt10

We tested three different prototypes during the test phase, each of which addressed a different element of our design. First we tested content, then form, then a combination of the two.   Our content prototype test was guided by the … Continue reading Test: D.I.R.T.

Sp19 Urban Harvest

Reframe: D.I.R.T

May 2, 2019May 2, 2019 Jared Snow

Moving into Reframe, we revisited our key insights from Immerse. We developed them into the following four points: Proactive garden leaders are the main source of sustainability for a garden. A successful garden does not necessarily  equate to many volunteers. … Continue reading Reframe: D.I.R.T

Sp19 Urban Harvest

Identify: D.I.R.T.

February 26, 2019March 20, 2019 Liseth Perez

For this step in the process we wanted to truly understand what our challenge was and assumptions we may have regarding the issue. So for the first part we revisited our goal, which is to help community gardens in food … Continue reading Identify: D.I.R.T.

Sp19 Urban Harvest, Spring 2019

IMMERSE: D.I.R.T.

February 25, 2019March 27, 2019 amc34

Although we had some initial difficulties, after some refocusing, we have gained some new insights and generated more relevant questions to be used during interviews with our stakeholders. Our main idea with these set of questions was to figure out … Continue reading IMMERSE: D.I.R.T.

Sp19 Urban Harvest

INTRODUCTION: D.I.R.T.

February 25, 2019March 27, 2019 ajt10

Hello! We are team D.I.R.T (in Urban Gardens). D.I.R.T stands for Designing and Investigating Real Things (in Urban Gardens). This semester, we are working with Urban Harvest, a Houston-based nonprofit organization that is empowers people to grow food in their … Continue reading INTRODUCTION: D.I.R.T.

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