Through the Gresham Smith Competition (an annual program sponsored by Gresham Smith and Partners), the Ball State University, College of Architecture and Planning, Department of Architecture, with support from the College of Architecture and Planning, Indianapolis Center (CAP: IC) has offered to assist the Julia Carson Legacy of Love Foundation in consolidating the objectives of its mission to realize the Julia Carson Community Center by facilitating community participatory engagement through a programmatic and conceptual design competition. More about the project and competition winners after the break.
The proposed Julia Carson Community Center (JCCC) is to be located in the Mapleton – Fall Creek Neighborhood of Indianapolis, Indiana. The 57,000 GSF multipurpose facility is to be designed and constructed to the serve the community in honor of the late U.S. Representative, Julia Carson. The Julia Carson Legacy of Love Foundation, Inc. is to be the sponsor of the community outreach facility, under direction of Congresswoman Carson’s son and Indianapolis’ Mayoral Candidate, Sam Carson. The JCCC’s mission represents the best of Congresswoman Carson’s national and global vision of a just and inclusive society, commitment to community, and love of family. The primary purpose of the Center is to provide compassionate support for the success of families, youth and seniors. It will be a visible catalyst for community health and well being providing three main components including the abovementioned Julia Carson Legacy of Love Foundation and their community service partners; community center social and cultural networking; and community center recreational programs. Each of these is an extension of a larger network of partners serving the community.
