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The organization’s new name embodies the general mission it works to accomplish. LAND is an acronym that stands for landscape, art, and neighborhood development (LAND, n.d.b). Today LAND studio is an urban development oriented nonprofit organization located in one of Cleveland’s historic neighborhoods, Ohio City. Here is where twenty talented staff members contribute daily to improving Cleveland’s public spaces in hopes of helping people connect with one another and boosting the city’s economy. However, LAND studio’s unique art oriented approach to urban development distinguishes it from ordinary urban development investors and firms. Art focused beautification –the addition of vibrant colors and designs– throughout the city’s public spaces is LAND studio’s fundamental principle aimed at creating places people can enjoy as they commute around the …show more content…
Given these positive effects art has on communities, LAND studio’s efforts need to be widely supported. …show more content…
Public Square is a good example of how LAND studio turns dysfunctional and neglected places into vibrant ones. The significance here is that by improving functionality and aesthetics, the organization is providing the groundwork for economic growth in Cleveland. Alexei Barrionuevo, the editor for Vox Media, wrote an article saying, “Cleveland 's downtown population growth has been accelerating. It increased 79 percent between 2000 and 2016, and is projected to top 18,000 by the end of 2018 […] according to new numbers released last month by the Downtown Cleveland Alliance” (Barrionuevo, 2016). The increasing downtown population suggests LAND studio’s efforts in improving public spaces are being well received by

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