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Happy Feedback Friday! We want to hear from YOU about what you want to see more of in our space. CFAD hired FCA to conduct a feasibility study and conceptual plan to reimagine the space for everyone who stops in. Take the survey here

We Want to Hear from You! Help us decide the Center's new conceptual plan!

Want to give back to the community and still deciding how to do it? Join us to learn more about our ADE program where we place architects and design professionals in Philadelphia classrooms to teach the youth design thinking strategies! Sign up for our informational session on Wednesday, April 19th at 12:30pm. See you there!

Volunteer Discovery Meeting The Architecture and Design Education (ADE) team is inviting you to our Discovery Meeting for our Fall 2023 Semester!  ADE plans to ensure an enriching and productive class so that students are inspired and empowered through creative learning. We are looking for professional designers to be par...

Are you an architect or design professional who has been thinking about giving back to the community? Join us on Wednesday, April 19th at 12:30 pm to learn more about ADE. Our Architecture and Design Education program connects schools and design professionals in order to expand access to design thinking skills in the classroom across Philadelphia. Register here to learn more about how you can get involved

Volunteer Discovery Meeting The Architecture and Design Education (ADE) team is inviting you to our Discovery Meeting for our Fall 2023 Semester!  ADE plans to ensure an enriching and productive class so that students are inspired and empowered through creative learning. We are looking for professional designers to be par...

Today is the last day to submit your entry for the Edmund N. Bacon Design Student Competition! Get your submissions in before they close at 11:59 PM. Click here to access the submission link

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The deadline for the Edmund N. Bacon Urban Student Design is quickly approaching and we cannot wait to see all of your hard work. To submit your entry, click the link here

Center for Architecture and Design - 2023 Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Student Competition $5,000 First Prize Upload your PDF Presentation Board (.PDF) and PowerPoint Slide Show (.PPT or .PPTX) to this site by 11:59 pm EDT on Tuesday, January 31, 2023 (03:59 am GMT, Wednesday, February 01, 2023). *This international urban design competition is open ONLY to undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral students cur...

Volunteers & Teachers! The Spring 2023 Semester's Onboarding Reception takes place on February 1st at 4:00 PM. Make sure you register now!

Onboarding Reception: Architecture and Design Education Volunteers & Teachers Spring 2023 Welcome Aboard Spring 2023 Volunteers and Teachers! We look forward to hosting you at The Center for Architecture + Design as we kick off the ADE classes for Spring 2023. During our Onboarding Reception, we will share vital information and guidance on how to provide your students with the best archi...

3 weeks left to submit your entries for the 2023 Bacon Competition! Make sure you have completed all requirements including the Community Engagement Workshop. Reach out with questions or to request the workshop at the link here!

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2023 is here and bringing new beginnings and opportunities! We have so much in store and can't wait to share it with you all.

Happy Holidays from our family to yours! We will be closed on Friday, December 23rd and reopen Tuesday, January 3rd. We look forward to seeing you in the new year!

Did you miss the mandatory Bacon Workshop on Culturally Competent Community Engagement? No worries! Head over to our website for instructions on how you can view it and still meet the requirements. Click the link here

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One week until our exhibit "Designing Futures: Celebrating, Championing, Connecting Children through Design Education". The Center for Architecture + Design's Architecture and Design Education program is looking forward to sharing more about our goals and our volunteers/teachers/students' successes this past year. Stop by between 4 pm and 6 pm on Wednesday, December 14th to learn more and celebrate with us!

Designing Futures: Celebrating, Championing, Connecting Children through Design Education Join us to celebrate the student/teacher/volunteer professionals’ work and vision with examples of projects from the ADE classes in the Spring and Fall 2022 semesters.   Most importantly, we want to emphasize the impact we are striving to achieve through these projects and the program. We need de...

With 2022 coming to a close, that means the deadline for questions for the 2023 Edmund N. Bacon Urban Design Competition is approaching. Make sure you sign up for emails for competition updates and get your questions in before it's too late! Click the link to learn more

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