About NYCHA STEAM Innovators

NYCHA STEAM Innovators is a new pilot program to support design justice for youth in NYCHA. The program is designed to illustrate the relevance of STEAM and connect younger residents with skills and resources so they can create positive structural change in their communities. Students work collaboratively, and alongside STEAM professionals from architecture/engineering firms.

  • Design Feedback from STEAM Professionals

  • Implementing STEAM Professional Feedback

  • Creating a Floorplan at a Professional STEAM Design Firm

  • Creating a Scale Model

  • Planning and Practicing Pitching

  • Pitching Final Community Room Design

  • Introduction to the Built Environment and Engineering Design Process

  • Materials Exploration

  • Creating a Floor Plan to Scale

  • Layout and Flow

  • Community Surveying

  • Planning the Community Room

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