More details emerge for the new Center for Community and Entrepreneurship in Flushing, Queens c/o The Architects Newspaper
The Center for Community and Entrepreneurship for the nonprofit Asian Americans For Equality in Queens, New York, will offer community amenities and support small local businesses. (Courtesy JCJ Architecture and Leong Leong/Luxigon)
Overview
A case study for a community center developed by Asian Americans for Equality (AAFE).
Key Takeaways
On architecture as a platform for community:
“We are in a post-icon paradigm. This generation is trying to understand a different way to relate to context. Here, we interface with the community on the urban level of the plaza, then create building forms that respond to those criteria.” —Dominic Leong