Arbolope Studio

Love Bank Park began with a simple act: in 2015, neighbors placed a temporary basketball hoop on a vacant lot along Cherokee Street, instantly creating a community gathering point. Cherokee Street is a vibrant and diverse corridor with many Latinx, Black, and immigrant-owned businesses, but one historically shaped by disinvestment, poverty, and violence. Despite the […]

Stable housing is the strongest determinant of positive health outcomes for people living with HIV/AIDS. DOORWAYS, a St. Louis nonprofit, supports this vulnerable population by providing housing and vital support services. Their new campus, which features 14,000 square feet of integrated program and administrative spaces, as well as 50 units of new transitional housing, brings […]

Located in an economically depressed area of North St. Louis, Peace Park is a new coalition-built public park in the College Hill neighborhood, the only St. Louis City neighborhood that previously lacked any parks. The park is sited on a collection of consolidated commercial and residential lots at the corner of a major roundabout which […]

Located in an economically depressed area of North St. Louis, Peace Park is a new coalition-built public park in the College Hill neighborhood, the only St. Louis City neighborhood that previously lacked any parks. The park is sited on a collection of consolidated commercial and residential lots at the corner of a major roundabout which […]