Community Design Collaborative

‘Dragon Green’ Southwark schoolyard design wins Community Design Collaborative award

November 7, 2016November 7, 2016 Taylor Farnsworth Community Design Collaborative, Dragon Green, schoolyard improvements, Southwark Elementary min read

Southwark Elementary is in the process of raising money for a schoolyard redesign to create an expansive “Dragon Green” for students to play and learn. There’s also plans to transform the school from just an educational facility into a multi-use

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Little Spoon Cafe, Bing Bing Dim Sum honored in Community Design Collaborative Storefront Challenge

October 11, 2016October 9, 2016 Taylor Farnsworth Bing Bing Dim Sum, Community Design Collaborative, East Passyunk Avenue, Little Spoon Cafe, South Street West, Storefront Challenge min read

A South Street West cafe and an East Passyunk Avenue restaurant were among the winners in the Community Design Collaborative’s 2016 Storefront Challenge. The bi-yearly competition highlights how these more recent businesses are working to transform their spaces, creating curb

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Valley Green Bank’s dramatic transformation takes Best Overall Design at ‘Storefront Challenge’

October 21, 2014October 21, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth 1536 S. Broad St., 1716 E. Passyunk Ave., Community Design Collaborative, Robert Brand and Associates, Storefront Challenge, Tasker St., Valley Green Bank min read

The South Philadelphia branch of Valley Green Bank opened last June and instantly rejuvenated the corner of Broad and Tasker St. with bright colors and welcoming windows. Last week, Valley Green Bank and Metcalfe Architecture & Design took home the honor of

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CAPA high school receives planning grant to transform its front yard on Broad Street

June 30, 2014June 27, 2014 Albert Stumm Broad Street, CAPA, Carpenter Street, Christian Street, Community Design Collaborative, Greening min read

The underused front yard of CAPA, the High School for the Creative and Performing Arts at Broad and Christian streets, could see some new life. The Community Design Collaborative has awarded CAPA’s Home and School Association a planning grant to

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Plans for turning Titan Park from concrete jungle to ‘green oasis’ inch forward

April 1, 2014March 31, 2014 Taylor Farnsworth Community Design Collaborative, Friends of Titan Park, Greening, Howard Street, Titan Park, Titan Street min read

The Community Design Collaborative has released a new plan for the tiny Titan Park space and it looks like it’s a step closer to becoming the “green oasis” neighbors had hoped for. We reported about a year ago regarding the plans