Press Release: Infill Philadelphia Design Teams Reveal Final Concepts to Preserve, Protect, and Re-Purpose Three Sacred Places in Philadelphia as Transformed Civic Spaces

December 4, 2018

The Community Design Collaborative, in partnership with Partners for Sacred Places, hosts the Public Reveal and Final Jury Review for its Sacred Places/Civic Spaces design challenge. The goal of the initiative is to determine how historic sacred places can support civic engagement, social cohesion, and neighborhood equity.

Media Advisory: Infill Philadelphia Design Teams Reveal Final Design Concepts to Preserve, Protect, and Re-Purpose Real-Life Sacred Places in Philadelphia as Transformed Civic Spaces

December 3, 2018

Sacred Places/Civic Spaces initiative highlights the economic halo effect of congregations and their buildings, and their power to serve, stabilize, and revitalize communities.

Press Release: Design Initiative Launched to Expand the Possibilities of Sacred Places as Civic Spaces

June 5, 2018

Community Design Collaborative and Partners for Sacred Places to Announce Three Real-Life, Historic Sacred Places in Philadelphia Neighborhoods to Serve as Models

Media Advisory: Sacred Places/Civic Spaces Launch & Precedent Exhibition

June 1, 2018

The Community Design Collaborative, in partnership with the Partners for Sacred Places, hosts the launch of Infill Philadelphia: Sacred Places/Civic Spaces. The initiative calls on design teams to re-envision underutilized, purpose-built religious properties as community hubs, adding the design and development community's voice to a growing dialogue about the intersection between historic sacred places and communities.