The Mesa Prototyping Project (MPP) asks, “How does a community design itself?” This fall through next spring, we’ll continue Part II of the Mesa Prototyping Project as we celebrate community-engaged design in neighborhoods south and southeast of downtown.

The project will feature 10 temporary installations resulting from neighborhoods identifying their needs and applicants experimenting with creative ways to address them, with the resulting prototypes installed for a one-day community event. MPP empowers all residents to think about ways to improve the beauty and functionality of their environments. It builds community relationships by connecting neighbors and neighborhoods to each other and to cultural resources, and by offering creative ways for ideas and community opportunities to be explored, expressed and celebrated.

Prototyping: (verb) to create and test an experimental model of a new idea or object.

Use #mesaprototyping when taking and posting photos and videos of you interacting with our prototypes and workshops!

Learn more about the initial project, the 2017 Main Street Prototyping Festival, in the final evaluation report.