Taking into consideration the particulars of time and place, architects today must engage in active conversation with communities to help give definition to their existence. Active Voice, a three-dimensional video installation by Louise Braverman Architect at the Time Space Existence exhibition at the 2016 Venice Biennale, is a snapshot of one such conversation. A six-year dialogue produced a series of architectural projects that were integral to the creation of a charter school in a community in Staten Island, New York where the families of 86% of the students live below the poverty line. Responding to the curatorial focus, "Reporting From the Front", a three dimensional video architectural exploration seen through the lens of two neighborhood grandmothers who established the school is at the core of the exhibit. The installation is composed of an integrated video display on four planes, three walls and a horizontal platform, that together describe the ongoing collaborative design process that resulted in formal and informal learning spaces for the growing number of students.