Julia. R. Masterman Laboratory and Demonstration School is the kind of school I wish I’d gone to. Granted, I grew up in rural southern Oregon so it wasn’t an option, but...
2009 - Alex Chan's interest in design started in seventh grade, when his Construction Technology teacher asked him and his classmates to design their dream homes. "That first...
Posted by Haley Loram
Named in honor of the architect Julian Abele, Philadelphia’s first new public park in over a decade began as a Collaborative project to reclaim a vacant...
Welcome to the Community Design Collaborative's online source of news and updates. Here, you'll find fresh info about our projects, initiatives, and events. You'll also find...
Last week, Michelle Obama's new kitchen garden sparked lots of commentary about fresh produce and the growing sustainable food movement. In Fresh Food for Urban Deserts, the New...
Posted by Haley Loram
Another one of our projects that has forward momentum is volunteer firm Interface Studio Architects' 20-unit sustainable housing development for the...
A toast-- or at least a round of White Russians-- to Bittenbender Construction, the first Big Lebowski sponsor of the Collaborative's annual Bowling Ball fundraiser.
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Posted by Linda Dottor
The dedicated members of Friends of Dickinson Square regularly pick up litter and tend the park’s 25 fledgling shade trees. But, in 2007, the group...
Posted by Linda Dottor
Yesterday’s column by Philadelphia Inquirer’s Monica Yant Kinney’s praised the Cook-Wissahickon School in Roxborough as a public school success....
