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.
Ready to grow… at the crossroads… good stewards… jazz messengers… wherever you are and whatever your mission, we’re ready to help. The Community Design Collaborative is proud to...
North Central Philadelphia has plenty of assets—a busy regional rail station, Cousin’s Supermarket, the Pearl Theatre, Penrose Recreation Center, and a constellation of community...
The 2016 Storefront Challenge recognized over a dozen businesses for improving their storefront facades. The finalists and winners in this citywide contest reflect the diversity...
Few architectural practices enjoy the longevity of Ballinger, based in Philadelphia since 1878. The firm pioneered interdisciplinary practice from its earliest years and today...
Jeanette Cuevas recently joined the Community Design Collaborative staff as administrative assistant and we’re so pleased to have her on board! Jeanette is “organized” in every...
Elizabeth (Betsy) Way's first Collaborative experience was creating a conceptual plan to tackle a challenging intersection on the Frankford Avenue Commercial Corridor.
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More than one board member has described Paul Sehnert as the Collaborative’s biggest cheerleader. Paul is wrapping up his service as board co-chair, but will thankfully remain on...
The Community Design Collaborative was honored to receive AIA Pennsylvania’s first Impact Designer Award at the chapter's 2016 Architectural Excellence Design Awards.
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Dragon Green Park—an imaginative design for a South Philadelphia green schoolyard inspired by the school’s mascot, a bright yellow dragon—is the winner of the Collaborative’s 2016...
