New Building “Placemaking”

59 Placemaking Ideas for the New Building

Thank You for Submitting Your Placemaking Ideas!

On February 25, a multigenerational group of approximately 50 Bonai members gathered together to provide feedback to the Placemaking Sub-Committee (PSC), the Architecture & Design Committee (ADC), and our architectural team (represented by Nate Hawley, Stantec’s Experiential Design expert). The group reviewed and evaluated 59 thoughtful and creative Placemaking ideas -- sourced from fellow congregants over the last 3 months -- and prioritized the ideas that they felt would resonate the most with our Bonai community. All ages participated, and the joint effort produced tremendous feedback for the design team, which is starting to think about ways to incorporate the prioritized ideas into the project.

What ideas excite YOU?!

If you were not able to attend the Placemaking Charrette on February 25, you still have an opportunity to weigh-in. Review the Placemaking Ideas PDF here and then go to the Placemaking Ideas Survey to share your top 5 ideas with us. 

The Survey is open through Tuesday, March 12th.

Over the last few weeks, we have been reading in the Book of Exodus that all the Children of Israel participated in the building of the Tabernacle (Mishkan) -- the ancient Israelite precursor of today’s synagogues -- by bringing “gifts” of everything that was needed for the project. As we continue to work together to realize our community’s vision for a new home, it is important that all of us participate in multiple ways to help bring the project to fruition. Sharing your Placemaking ideas is one way to participate; making a meaningful contribution to the Capital Campaign is another.