On Monday, September 14, 2026 Omaha Mayor John Ewing Jr. cut the ribbon marking the completion (almost…) of the first two OurStory houses in Omaha. Also speaking at the event were District 1 City Council member Pete Festersen, AARP Nebraska State Director Todd Stubbendieck, University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Architecture Dean Kevin Van Den Wymellenberg. … Continued
FACT, Actual Architecture Co., and Partners for Livable Omaha are excited to announce the OurStory architectural internship. This program is made possible by the generous support of AARP Nebraska and AIA through two competitive grants: the AARP Nebraska Community Challenge Grant, Flagship Award, $15,000 and an AIA Small Project Design Knowledge Community Grant, $5000 + … Continued
Ground was broken on June 2, 2025 at at 5804 Corby St. the site of the first OurStory houses. Thank you to Mayor Elect John Ewing, Councilman Pete Festersen, and K.C. Belitz, Director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development for speaking to those who gathered at the site. And thanks to our funders, supporters, … Continued
Jeff Day and project partner Jessica Scheuerman of Parters for Livable Omaha discussed the current FACT project “OurStory” with Cathy Wyatt on the television program Consider This. Consider This was broadcast on Nebraska Public Media (PBS tv) on  Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 6:00am and will replay several times afterwards. The feature may be viewed … Continued
FACT & Partners for Livable Omaha take aim at the housing crisis with OurStory, a new concept for infill housing and accessory dwellings in the Omaha metro and beyond. This fall semester, FACT is working in partnership with Partners for Livable Omaha (Livable Omaha) to create OurStory, a new concept for infill housing and accessory dwellings to … Continued
The Art Chapel project was featured on Lincoln’s 1011NOW, KOLN/KGIN newscast. The interview with Jeff Day, Jason Griffiths and project partner Jean Stryker, “Work underway for Art Chapel in Near South neighborhood” by Madison Pitsch, aired February 24, 2023. “Most of this building is going to be left very open as we see it now,” Jeff … Continued
The Omaha Mobile Stage has been featured in several recent television, radio and newspaper stories documenting the project’s path to completion: KETV Omaha, “Omaha Mobile Stage hit the road by Alex McLoon, June 03, 2022 The Reader, “Here Comes a Stage on Wheels: A box truck is being converted to deliver free, live performances to … Continued
FACT’s exhibition The NEw Attainable House is open at the Nebraska History Museum through December 2021. FACT partnered with History Nebraska and 6 community development organizations to design and promote new approaches to the affordable home for communities in Nebraska. The project is inspired by Evicted, a traveling exhibition highlighting the eviction crisis across America. To accompany the national … Continued
FACT’s Fall 2021 DSGN 410 Collaborate! studio is working with Partners for Livable Omaha to design and build the Omaha Mobile Stage, a creative placemaking project to create a mobile stage for a traveling, live performance tour of Omaha’s green space featuring emerging, established, and self-producing performance artists. Omaha Mobile Stage will serve as a … Continued
Nebraska Today has profiled FACT’s on going project with the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts to create facilities for the new Sound Art and Experimental Music Program. Follow this link to the story and video.