SparkCon 07 (September 14–17, 2007) was much much bigger than the first. As core organizers of the brand and message, Beth and Aly also found time to help facilitate tables of registrants to focus on how to make the Triangle area more conducive to creativity across many different strata -from copyrights and open source technology to integrating neighborhoods and making …
Raleigh City Council Approves City Plaza!
The City Plaza design charette, in which Aly and Beth Khalifa, and Ty Beddingfield facilitated (among other facilitators, including Designbox members, Spark Con members, The Urban Design Center, and Kimley-Horn) took the ideas produced during the charrette and refined them into a series of illustrations for a presentation to City Council. The proposed City Plaza design consisted of a foundation …
Aly Khalifa Leads Raleigh’s City Plaza Design Charrette
Designbox and SparkCon members, including Aly and Beth Khalifa, and Ty Beddingfield, at the request of the Urban Design Center, facilitated a charrette to spark ideas about the City Plaza space in downtown Raleigh.
Aly and Beth Khalifa facilitate workshops for Spark Con ’06
We’re not sure what it’s gonna be, but we’re excited about the possibilities as we work with well-known creative professionals to chart a path for creative talent for the Triangle.
Designbox facilitates city leaders on Raleigh’s vision
Aly and Beth developed an energetic 3 hour creative session to elicit ideas about what Raleigh has to offer. They then facilitated the workshop, along with nine additional members of Designbox. Hosted by the Raleigh Convention Center, the charrette was attended by a diverse group of about 80 city leaders. Each Designbox member led an 8-person group which was tasked with …
Designbox Gets Creative with Dirt at Dorothea Dix
Upon hearing that the Dix property was to receive 150,000 tons of dirt from the new convention center project in downtown Raleigh, Aly Khalifa, Professor Will Hooker and Councilman Thomas Crowder decided to hold a design charrette to find a creative way to turn this dumping into a unique city feature. Khalifa will lead the creative session with Designbox members facilitating 40 …
Aly Khalifa with other Designbox members work with students
Designbox members Aly Khalifa, JP Reuer, and Angelica Garcia combined forces with the Urban Design Centerto work with Lee Moore and her students at the Moore Square Museums Magnet Middle School (M2M3) to make design suggestions on improving the Moore Square area for pedestrians, cyclists, and those who want to relax. Results will be on display in the windows at the Cherry …