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The Collaborative brings communities and designers together through
pro bono preliminary design. The result? Communities are envisioning an exciting future for Philadelphia and leading transformative development. Support our work by clicking on the donate button above. 
The Church of the Holy Trinity, Rittenhouse Square
The Church of the Holy Trinity, located on a prominent corner of Rittenhouse Square, worked with Collaborative volunteers to develop conceptual designs that would enable the Church...
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North Philadelphia Community Help, Inc.
Collaborative volunteers worked with North Philadelphia Community Help (NPCH) and AMT Industry on a programming and feasibility study for a narrow site on West Lehigh Avenue in...
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Southwest Community Development Corporation
The Graves - MEE - Mercy Douglass Community Wellness Center is proposed as a multi-use, eco-friendly wellness center to serve the community of Southwest Philadelphia. The...
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Berean Presbyterian Church
Situated in the middle of North Philadelphia, adjacent to Temple University’s main campus, the Berean Presbyterian Church maintains a strong presence. The historically significant...
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Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia has the highest percentage of people experiencing poverty among the nation’s ten major cities, with life expectancy differing by as much as 20 years depending on where...
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Wharton-Wesley United Methodist Church
Wharton-Wesley United Methodist Church was one of three religious sites that received design services through the Sacred Places/Civic Spaces initiative—a partnership between the...
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Center for Architecture and Design
Each year, a team of Collaborative volunteers develops a design-build project for PARK(ing) Day Philadelphia. In 2018, the Collaborative brought something new to the annual event –...
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Passyunk Square Civic Association
Percy Street is an “L”-shaped alleyway with the potential to link two famous Philly commercial corridors—the Italian Market and East Passyunk Avenue. In 2016, the alley became the...
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Allegheny West Foundation
In preparation for planned renovations at Panati Rec Center as part of Philadelphia’s Rebuild program, Collaborative volunteers worked with local teens to generate ideas that could...
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Holy Cross Catholic Church
Collaborative volunteers developed a Campus Sustainability Master Plan for Holy Cross Catholic Church, which consists of five permanent buildings (church, school, rectory, convent,...
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Girard Academic Music Program
Girard Academic Music Program is a public magnet middle and high school located in South Philadelphia, with a curriculum focused on music and the performing arts. The school wanted...
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St. Mary Interparochial School
St. Mary Interparochial School’s (SMIPS) central location and award-winning academic program attracts students from throughout the city. After ten years of exceeding maximum...
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Friends of Concert Garden
The Neighborhood Gardens Trust asked the Collaborative to redesign the Concert Garden, a small sitting garden in Point Breeze. The garden’s volunteer stewardship committee and the...
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Zion Baptist Church
Zion Baptist Church was one of three religious sites that received design services through the Sacred Places/Civic Spaces initiative—a partnership between the Community Design...
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St. Babs Church of All Religions
St. Babs is an early 20th century, clapboard country church that has been repurposed to serve as a community hub for Goshen Township and Cape May County, primarily through...
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Old City Green
Old City Green (OCG) leads greening and public space improvement projects in the Old City neighborhood. The Collaborative awarded OCG a design grant to re-establish and revitalize...
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Frankford Community Development Corporation
The Collaborative’s rStore program provides preliminary design services to nonprofit organizations revitalizing Philadelphia’s commercial corridors. rStore design consultations...
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Center for Architecture and Design
On PARK(ing) Day, an annual international event, over 50 metered parking spaces in Philadelphia are transformed into public parks, reimagined and repurposed to introduce community,...
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Huntingdon Valley Library
The Huntington Valley Library (HVL), a well-used and loved community library, is in need of a renovation as it redefines its role in an ever-changing environment where technology...
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Oxford Circle CCDA
The Laura H. Carnell Elementary School in the Oxford Circle neighborhood of Philadelphia serves over one thousand K-5 students as well as the diverse surrounding community. The...
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The Philadelphia Masjid/Sister Clara Muhammad CDC
The Philadelphia Masjid was one of three religious sites that received design services through the Sacred Places/Civic Spaces initiative—a partnership between the Community Design...
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RAIR (Recycled Artist in Residency)
Recycled Artist in Residency (RAIR) is located within the Revolution Recovery waste recycling facility. It offers artists the opportunity to create art from the 450 tons of waste...
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African Cultural Alliance of North America, Inc.
ACANA provides services to support the Woodland Avenue Commercial Corridor, a multi-cultural community including African American, West African, Caribbean, Asian, and Latino...
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