Transforming Communities Through Design | Comcast Newsmakers

Transforming Communities Through Design - 5:18

with Ted Touloukian on the BSA Foundation

Posted May 18, 2018

The BSA Foundation is dedicated to sustaining Greater Boston as a vibrant, healthy, equitable, and innovative place for everyone to live, work, and play. BSA Foundation Board Member, Ted Touloukian, discusses community building through community design.

Hosted by: Eric Clemons Produced by: Greater Boston Newsmakers Team

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