Making a project model from bottles, a Styrofoam cup, and a ballet shoe. Drawing a vision and spending the following week “getting real.” And designing and building a mobile mini-...
Robin Kohles served as project manager for the Collaborative’s economic development design services for eight years. As Robin wraps up her tenure at the Collaborative, we asked...
Three local nonprofits received grants of preliminary design services in the final half of 2018 through the Community Design Collaborative’s Design Grant program.
A Collaborative...
Michael Thorpe, executive director of Mt. Vernon Manor CDC, is a born storyteller. His stories about growing up in Mantua were the guiding force behind an ingenious design study...
National Endowment for the Arts Acting Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $27 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s first major funding announcement for...
The conceptual design for the West Parkside Youth Sports and Community Learning Center is the recipient of AIA Philadelphia's 2018 Community Design Award. The award recognizes one...
Four nonprofits have received grants of preliminary design services through the Community Design Collaborative’s Design Grant Program!
The first two design grants extend the...
The Community Design Collaborative is pleased to welcome Christine Larsen, Wale Mabogunje, and Harry Tapia to our 2019 Board of Directors. They each bring unique skills and...
By Rev. Kirk Berlenbach, Canon for Growth and Support for The Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania
What if we started to think about church buildings differently? What if instead...
