Vanessa Morrison is the co-founder of Open Design Collective alongside Architect Deborah Richards. Their Oklahoma City based practice employs the tools of planning and design to empower unerrepresented communities and to build spaces where they can prosper and thrive. In this conversation, Vanessa updates us on several projects she has worked on, including the South of 8th neighborhood plan, the Jewel Theater, an update on Blackspace Urbanist Collective, Black Town Homecoming, and Threatt Station on historic Route 66.

Check out the Eryngo Urbanism video on Urban Renewal and the South of 8th Neighborhood Plan featuring Vanessa here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEZCJoPbnJg

The Community Center is a show about building community. We interview various experts, advocates, and community leaders to collect a wide range of perspectives that showcase work being done in our communities today to give everyone a better idea of where we might be headed in the future.

This show is brought to you by Eryngo Urbanism.