Four nonprofits have received grants of preliminary design services in through the Community Design Collaborative’s Design Grant Program. We'll be helping them activate two sacred spaces and two lots for community use.
The Collaborative's 2015 conceptual design for a green schoolyard at AMY Northwest has had many ripple effects—engaged students and teachers, an outdoor classroom, and a $500,000...
Lori Aument is the Owner and Conservator at L. R. Aument, LLC. A preservationist with broad-based expertise, she has worked on several Community Design Collaborative projects,...
Three local nonprofits are receiving grants for preliminary design services through the Community Design Collaborative’s Design Grants program.
The Collaborative is working...
Every year, AIA Philadelphia honors one of the Collaborative’s pro bono design projects with its Community Design Award. The award promotes the practice of social impact design...
Imagine… a culinary incubator for “foodie-preneurs,” affordable housing with a day program for seniors, a Night Market showcasing healthy food and live music, a women’s...
Over 200 advocates for Philadelphia's sacred spaces joined us to launch Sacred Places/Civic Spaces on June 5th. We were pleased to announce the following participants in the...
By Rev. Rebecca Blake, Pastor and Co-founder of Beacon
“If you had a 5,000 square foot building and large green space, what would you want to see in it that would benefit the...
Midwestern transplant Richard Hwang fell in love with Philly – partly through his volunteer work with the Collaborative. He combines his passion for community service with his...
Howard Lebold, Principal of McGillin Architecture, Inc. (MAI), was in the room where it happened. He helped launch the Community Design Collaborative in the early ‘90s. Since...
