For the first phase of the project, Site Lines, Jenn E Norton gathered a wide range of ideas for physical changes to St. George’s Square using a traditional suggestion box. Rather than practical improvements, however, patrons of the Square were asked to dream big and propose their pie-in-the-sky concepts for the future use of this shared public environment. (If folks thought the Square could use a giant 24-karat gold pyramid, for example, we encouraged them to write up a description and put it in the suggestion box!)

For the second phase of this project, Norton selected six suggestions and rendered them into 3D designs using Cinema 4D technology. This is the same rendering software that architects use to propose changes to city parks and public developments. These renderings were printed on posters and displayed in the Square to share the wildest imaginings of Guelphites with everyone who passed through. By drawing deeply upon residents’ imaginations this project expressed feedback and made visible the desires felt in our community about our built spaces.