Economic Development
RAIR (Recycled Artist in Residency)
Recycled Artist in Residency (RAIR) is located within the Revolution Recovery waste recycling facility. It offers artists the opportunity to create art from the 450 tons of waste that arrive daily to the “tipping yard”. Revolution Recovery recently acquired a new site, opening the door for RAIR’s expansion. The Collaborative’s conceptual plan proposes a new center with a courtyard workspace, sculpture garden, and “Dinosaur Overlook” connecting RAIR with the Delaware River, future North Delaware Riverfront Greenway bike trail, and Tacony community.
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Through landscape and stormwater management improvements that stay above an existing soil cap, the conceptual plan embraces the riverfront and respects the constraints of the former Superfund site.
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Revolution Recovery's tipping yard is a resource for RAIR's resident artists.
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The big idea: RAIR's new center will have a fixed "dock" (the buildings) and a more flexible, expandable "ship" (the sculpture yard and Dinosaur Overlook).
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The conceptual plan calls for two buildings arranged around a courtyard workspace.
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The conceptual site plan shows the relationship between the center, paths, trails, and open spaces.
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The center's courtyard workspace with a view to the river and Center City Philadelphia.
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Path connecting the center to the bike trail and sculpture garden.
