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All images by Gordon Douglas unless otherwise noted.
DIY urban design comes in all shapes and sizes, and each project has its own genesis. Portland's City Repair Project has been doing DIY urban design for longer than most. In 1996, a group of residents in the city's Sellwood neighborhood constructed a small public gathering place near their houses before eventually reclaiming an entire intersection, converting it into a community plaza. It was the first of many such repaired and reclaimed intersections in Portland, including Sunnyside Piazza, above.
All images by Gordon Douglas unless otherwise noted.

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