Austin • Youth Design Studio
Third Spaces are the places between home and school — parks, libraries, rec centers. Austin students designed these to help you find them. Vote to shape what gets built.
“I wanted to make an app that can help anybody, including animals. It's inclusive to all the people and creatures. If you search something...”
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A watercolor-themed app that helps kids and their pets discover age-appropriate third spaces all over Austin.
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A dyslexia-friendly app that helps kids discover pottery studios and creative third spaces in Austin, with bilingual support.
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An accessibility-first app helping Austin teens discover safe, welcoming third spaces through youth reviews and sensory-friendly filters.
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A belonging engine that helps Austin youth discover welcoming spaces, find their people, and explore the city with confidence.
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An app helping kids with ADHD, dyslexia, autism, and other learning differences find activity centers built for their brains.
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An app-powered cafe where kids customize rooms that recreate climates from around the world, right here in Austin.
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A one-stop hub where kids find safe clubs and activities while parents get real-time check-in notifications and peace of mind.
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A colorful guide to Austin's best hangout spots for every age, with friendly tour guide characters and food emoji galore.
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A kid-friendly drink shop app where young people discover colorful beverages, a playhouse, and a welcoming hangout designed just for them.
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A nature center app with two climate-controlled domes so kids can experience every season year-round, no long drive required.
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An inclusive animal sanctuary app that helps kids with physical disabilities discover accessible activities, navigate with confidence, and check in to adventures.
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A neurodiversity-first app called EPGo (Explore, Pick, GO!) that helps kids find fun places near their school with customizable color themes for colorblind users, visual icons instead of text-heavy menus, popular item previews with ingredients, bus route planning, and voice-to-text for kids with dyslexia.
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A jungle gym adventure app that helps high-energy kids find, explore, and safely conquer a vine-swinging paradise.
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A map-based social app helping Austin high schoolers discover and share local third spaces downtown.
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You decide what gets built
Browse designs from Austin students — they imagined new ways to find your next favorite spot
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Love features from different designs? Grab your favorites and combine them into your own version — your builds help shape what actually gets made
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