Detroit Collaborative Design Center

Detroit Collaborative Design Center (DCDC) is an outreach of University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture in response to the decline of Detroit, Michigan, with changes in the auto industry. It uses participatory community design to enhance the appearance and functionality of residential, business, and recreational areas as well as community centers, schools, and streetscapes.[5]

Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Warren Loranger Architecture Building
University of Detroit Mercy
AbbreviationDCDC
Established1994 (1994)
TypeNon-profit; fee & grant support
PurposeMetro Detroit renewal
HeadquartersUniversity of Detroit Mercy
Location
First director
Terrence Curry[1]
Director
Dan Pitera (since 2000)[2]
AffiliationsJesuits, Sisters of Mercy
Staff
Six and one to three interns
Award(s)Focus Hope, 2015[3]
NCARB Prize, 2009[4]
WebsiteDCDC-UDM

History

In 1993, Stephen Vogel envisioned Neighborhood Design Studio within the Detroit Mercy School of Architecture, of which he was dean, to enhance the abilities of local leaders to produce quality design through broad-based community participation. He enlisted Terrence Curry from the faculty to establish the studio. Students assisted in bringing together stakeholders and expertise for planning: housing, mixed-use, retail, streetscapes, emergency shelters. Over time, the studio evolved into the Detroit Collaborative Design Center.[6]

In 2017, the Institute won the American Institute of Architects Whitney M. Young Jr. Award.[7]

References
  1. "Terrence Curry, SJ, AIA". www.amdgdesign.org.
  2. "An Hour With... Dan Pitera". 9 August 2017.
  3. "COMMUNITY - Focus: HOPE".
  4. "Gain AXP Experience". 29 July 2016.
  5. Blake, Sheri (2012). "Enhancing Design Programming: The case of the Detroit Collaborative Design Center and the Detroit Hispanic Development Corporation". Enhancing building performance. Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. p. 60–74. ISBN 9780470657591. OCLC 757478529.
  6. "Detroit Collaborative Design Center". www.dcdc-udm.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  7. Tuesday; March 14; Mercy, 2017. "Detroit Collaborative Design Center wins prestigious architecture award". Model D. University of Detroit.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

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