The kickoff event was held at the former pipe factory transformed into the headquarters of Urban Outfitters and featured presentations from Bill Struever and John Grady.  Watch videos of the presentation.

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Read more about the event on the blog.

The Community Design Collaborative is partnering with the Philadelphia Industrial Development Corporation to host a design challenge that will tackle some of the common issues surrounding retooling older industrial sites in urban neighborhoods. The design challenge will explore the possibilities for inventive design to help older communities re-envision the appearance of their neighborhoods and leverage their existing physical assets to spark community reinvestment.