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Stewardson Design Competition Winners Announced
September 24, 2025 | AIA Philadelphia & Community Design Collaborative
Permits Issued for Community Center at 6150 Lancaster Avenue in West Philadelphia
June 25, 2025 | Philly YIMBY
National Endowment for the Arts cuts hurt architecture firms, nonprofits, and schools
May 5, 2025 | The Architect's Newspaper
Let’s establish a best practice for responsible preservation with the Roundhouse
April 11, 2025 | The Philadelphia Inquirer
Mom of twins from Afghanistan gets fresh start thanks to Philly nonprofits
June 8, 2024 | 6ABC Action News
Introducing the Winners of ARCHITECT's 2023 Residential Awards
December 6, 2023 | ACHITECT Magazine
Citzen Recap: Placemaking and Economic Growth
June 23, 2023 | The Philadelphia Citizen
HOK Futures Competition Offers Design Solutions for Rufugee Crisis
April 7, 2023 | HOK
Philly mayoral debate on development, infrastructure
March 14, 2023 | WHYY
Parkway Ideas Workshop: Design Panel
July 14, 2021 | Drexel University Lindy Institute for Urban Innovation
A park that welcomes homeless people, partially designed by homeless people, will be a Philly first
March 10, 2021 | Philadelphia Inquirer
The Future of Housing
November 20, 2020 | WHYY
Tya Winn takes the helm of Community Design Collaborative with racial equity a priority
November 11, 2020 | WHYY
Play Everywhere: Philly Kids are getting 16 spaces designed to spark joy
October 12, 2020 | WHYY
Power moves: New leadership at Community Design Collaborative, Penn State Abington and Musciopia
October 5, 2020 | Generocity
Can Good Design Protect Us from the Coronavirus? Philly designers pivoting to public health think so.
June 26, 2020 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Community Design In the Era of Social Distancing
May 15, 2020 | Parallax (Podcast)
How Designers Are Remaking Spaces for our New, Socially Distant Lives
May 9, 2020 | WHYY
Renovations at William Way While Preserving the Past
September 16, 2019 | Hidden City
Harvard GSD Introduces the Class of 2020 Loeb Fellows
June 27, 2019 | Architect
Nicetown: For decades a working-class neighborhood in Philadelphia has struggled to repair the damages inflicted by postwar urban renewal
June 2019 | Places
Redesigning and Old City Green Space for Park Use, Not Drug Use
May 31, 2019 | WHYY
Redesigning sacred spaces to serve their communities — and save their congregations
January 2, 2019 | Religious News Service
Keep the wrecking balls at bay: Underused religious buildings find ways to attract community groups
December 19, 2018 | Philadelphia Weekly
How saving Philly's historic sacred spaces can make the city stronger
December 10, 2018 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Sacred spaces reimagined with preservation, communities in mind
December 5, 2018 | WHYY
20 years after a deadly robbery, a neighborhood market is reborn
October 30, 2018 | WHYY
Infill Philadelphia brings communities together by design
August 17, 2018 | Hidden City Philadelphia
North Broad's "Lion of Zion" Finds Strength in Design
August 8, 2018 | Hidden City Philadelphia
Organizations with Deep Community Roots On A Mission To Strengthen Philadelphia
July 17, 2018 | WHYY
AMY Northwest's Schoolyard Project is a Neighborhood Destination in the Making
July 2, 2018 | Roxbourough Development Corporation
Three historic religious sites embark on a road to preservation and future service
June 6, 2018 | PlanPhilly
Reinventing S. Philly's last Catholic high school with Ikea furniture, murals and a rain garden
December 21, 2017 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Design Group is Catalyst for Critical Community Project
July 5, 2017 | WHYY NewsWorks
Community Design Centers Help Reshape the State
July 7, 2017 | Flying Kite
Giving arts a seat at the community development table
February 16, 2017 | PlanPhilly
2016 Storefront Challenge Honors
October 6, 2016 | PlanPhilly
Play It Up: A yearlong design campaign in Philadelphia promotes the value of recreation
July 2016 | Landscape Architecture Magazine
"Blitz Build" gives Sharswood's 100 year old Athletic Rec Center a makeover
May 21, 2016 | PlanPhilly
Rethink play space for children in Philadelphia
March 23, 2016 | Philadelphia Inquirer
Giving serious thought to fun, design firms offer concepts for Philly
March 18, 2016 | WHYY
Designers compete to put play into Philadelphia's public play spaces
March 10, 2016 | PlanPhilly
From Playgrounds to Play Spaces
March 8, 2016 | Philadelphia Magazine
How West Philly's Lea School got a brand new yard for everyone
February 16, 2016 | Flying Kite
With another grant secured, Columbus Square work set to begin spring 2017
February 1, 2016 | Passyunk Post
A new community green space in Frankford embraces atmosphere of city life
January 19, 2016 | Flying Kite
