Skip to Header Skip to main content Skip to footer

Mobile Makers Boston Youth Design Pop-Up at
Open Newbury

Sponsored by The Boston Architectural College

Mobile Makers Boston Logo

Date

September 24, 2023

For More Info

communications@the-bac.edu

Cost

FREE

Categories

Events  

Outside the BAC at
320 Newbury Street
MAP

Open Newbury Street Information

The Boston Architectural College is excited to sponsor Mobile Makers Boston! Mobile Makers is a nonprofit organization offering youth design-thinking and problem-solving workshops.

Get creative, and join us for a Mobile Makers Boston pop-up during Open Newbury in front of 320 Newbury on Sunday, September 24. All are welcome!

Discover a fun, family-friendly, and youth-oriented STEAM event where you can learn ‘hands-on’ about architecture, digital fabrication, and engineering through designing and building experiences! 

This program is free and open to the public. If you miss it, watch out for Mobile Makers Boston ‘popping up’ in your neighborhood!

We encourage all ages to attend this family friendly event.

Date

September 24, 2023

For More Info

communications@the-bac.edu

Cost

FREE

Categories

Events  

Outside the BAC at
320 Newbury Street
MAP

Open Newbury Street Information

About Open Newbury

Patrons attend a 2021 Open Newbury event. Source: City of Boston. Photo by Neslihan Sahinkaya.
Patrons attend a 2021 Open Newbury event. City of Boston. Photo by Neslihan Sahinkaya.

Newbury Street is a mile-long, eight block stretch of shops, salons, galleries and restaurants. This famous Boston street becomes a pedestrian-only walkway on Sundays in the summer. The street is closed to vehicles to allow pedestrians the opportunity to use the full width of the street, from Berkeley Street to Massachusetts Avenue.

The City of Boston has announced the return of Open Newbury Street starting on July 2, 2023, through October 15, 2023, for 16 consecutive Sundays of car-free Newbury Street.

The Transportation Department first piloted Open Newbury Street in 2016. Thousands of people enjoyed food, shopping and dining in the street on one Sunday in August. To build on the success of the first event, the department expanded Open Newbury Street to three Sundays a year in 2017, 2018, 2019, and 2021, and six Sundays in 2022.

Open Newbury Street 2023 Road Closures. City of Boston.
Map of Open Newbury Street 2023 Road Closures and the BAC's location. City of Boston.
Driver-side view of the Mobile Makers Boston Truck
Come and check out the Mobile Makers Boston Truck!

About Mobile Makers

Founded by BAC alumna Maya Bird-Murphy, M.Arch’17, Mobile Makers is a nonprofit organization that offers design-thinking and problem-solving workshops for youth living in disinvested communities. The BAC is thrilled to sponsor Mobile Makers Boston, and its mission is to engage and empower youth through the power of making and skill-building, to train and support future public interest architects, designers, and makers, and to advocate for equity and diversity in the design fields. The BAC is thankful for the generous gift that made this possible!

Inside view of the Mobile Makers Truck.
Look at the inside of the Mobile Makers Truck from the back as volunteers set up for an event.
Inside view of the Mobile Makers Truck.
A young girl participates in a Mobile Makers event by marking on cardboard.
Multiple children participate in building 3D projects out of pre-cut templates.
Young girl folding pre-cut cardboard as part of a 3D building project with Mobile Makers
Thank you to our program partners for supporting Mobile Makers Boston. Boston Public Schools Logo; Boston Center for Youth and Families Logo, Michelle Wu, Mayor; and Boston Planning and Development Agency Logo.

The BAC Events

Feb 12
2025 Spring Lecture Series: Kelly Harris Smith
06:00 PM
Mar 12
2025 Spring Lecture Series: Glen Valentine
06:00 PM
Events