"This map was created working closely with South End residents, including three mapping workshops in Summer 2025 where folks could research the history of their homes and print 3D houses to add to the map. These houses were designed using the open source software program Blender to approximate the houses that were there in the decades shown on the map."
"The Community Geography Lab in Ohio organized a mapping project for Kent residents to map historical Census data: This map was created working closely with South End residents, including three mapping workshops in Summer 2025 where folks could research the history of their homes and print 3D houses to add to the map. These houses were designed using the open source software program Blender to approximate the houses that were there in the decades shown on the map."
The Community Geography Lab in Ohio organized a resident-driven mapping project in Kent’s South End to map historical Census data. Three mapping workshops in Summer 2025 allowed residents to research the history of their homes and to print and place 3D houses on a collective map. The houses were modeled in the open-source software Blender to approximate appearances across the decades represented. Locations were estimated using Sanborn Maps, and styles were identified by comparing surviving houses. Demolished or absent houses were represented with a generic monopoly-style house. The effort integrated archival maps, resident knowledge, and digital fabrication for tangible historical visualization.
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