Mobile architecture as post-pandemic creative placemaking
Actual FACT Book #4
Omaha Mobile Stage is a creative placemaking project to design and make a portable stage to serve as a cultural and economic catalyst in public spaces and main streets throughout the Omaha metropolitan area. OMS is a project of Partners for Livable Omaha, an Omaha-based nonprofit dedicated to the educational and charitable support of the live performing arts. In the Fall 2021 semester, FACT students from Architecture and Interior Design at the University of Nebraska, College of Architecture began working with PLO and wide range of collaborators to convert a salvaged, 18-foot box truck into a fully functional and equipped small capacity venue to serve communities throughout Omaha. Working with Actual Architecture Co., FACT completed the work in 2022 and the first season tour began in June of that year. This book documents the design, fabrication, and first performances of this important project for the city. Purchase the book now from Actual FACT Books.
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Table of Contents
08 FACT25, Omaha Mobile Stage
10 Introduction
14 Show Wagon
18 COVID-19 & The Arts
24 Placemaking & Equity
32 Designbuild
36 Design Concepts
84 Fabrication & "The Wrong Craft"
142 Setup Process
154 OMS Hits the Road
162 Community Development
164 Youth Engagement
166 Looking to the Future
170 Project Team & Credits
176 About Actual Architecture Co. & FACT
