Asheville Design Center
Featured Projects and Events

logo_ncstate September Design Forum: Wednesday, Sept 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Architecture in the Public Interest: The Roles of Academia, Prof. Georgia Bizios

Established in 2004, the Home Environments Design Initiative (HEDI) at NC State’s College of Design initiates, facilitates and coordinates scholarship, research and outreach services in the area of quality design for home environments. HEDI provides a forum for the discussion of housing design issues among academics, professionals and the public. Join us at ADC and be a part of the discussion! Sept. 15 at 6:30pm.


burton_cover_crop_2Burton Street finalizes Community Plan

Following a year-long planning process, the Burton Street community finalized its community plan in August 2010.  The plan is a collaborative effort among the Burton Street community, the Western North Carolina Alliance, and the Asheville Design Center. In an effort to sustain revitalization efforts currently underway in the Burton Street neighborhood, community members approached the Asheville Design Center with a desire to secure a plan for future neighborhood progress. Click here to  download the Burton Street Community Plan.

 
The Asheville Design Center
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The Asheville Design Center engages a diverse community of approximately 75,000 Asheville citizens and nearly 1 million Western North Carolina citizens in quality design and planning solutions that promote livable communities.


We are dedicated to educating the public about the importance of quality civic design and providing a means for people to work together in developing their communities.


The ADC is located in downtown Asheville where we have meeting, work and exhibit space. We offer a multidisciplinary team of volunteer professionals including architects, planners, landscape architects, urban designers, community advocates, and others to give shape to community visions.

 
"When I'm working on a problem, I never think about beauty. I think only how to solve the problem. But when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong."

Buckminster Fuller, 1895-1983