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Detroit Collaborative Design Center

Warren Loranger Architecture Building University of Detroit Mercy
Abbreviation	DCDC
Established	1994; 31 years ago (1994)
Type	Non-profit; fee & grant support
Purpose	Metro Detroit renewal
Headquarters	University of Detroit Mercy
Location	4001 W. McNichols Rd. Detroit, Michigan, USA
First director	Terrence Curry
Director	Christina Heximer (since 2019)
Affiliations	Jesuits, Sisters of Mercy
Staff	Six and one to three interns
Award(s)	Focus Hope, 2015 NCARB Prize, 2009
Website	DCDC-UDM

Detroit Collaborative Design Center 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.

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.

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

References

1. "Terrence Curry, SJ, AIA". www.amdgdesign.org.
2. "Community – Focus: Hope".
3. "Gain AXP Experience". 29 July 2016.
4. 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. pp. 60–74. ISBN 9780470657591. OCLC 757478529.
5. "Detroit Collaborative Design Center". www.dcdc-udm.org. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
6. "Detroit Collaborative Design Center wins prestigious architecture award". Model D. University of Detroit. March 14, 2017.

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