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[[Image:Philadelphia Center for Architecture store, Philadelphia PA.jpg|thumb|The AIA Bookstore at the Center<br> 1218 Arch Street, Philadelphia]]

The '''Center for Architecture and Design''' is a [[501(c) organization|501(c)(3) non-profit organization]] located in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. The Center produces educational programs related to the topics of [[architecture]], [[urban planning]], and [[design]], including talks, workshops, festivals, design competitions, and exhibitions. Their venue at 1218 Arch Street serves as a public forum as well as a home for the offices of the Center, for AIA Philadelphia, and for the Community Design Collaborative. The organization was founded in 2002 by the Philadelphia chapter of the [[American Institute of Architects]] (AIA).<ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/about|title=About the Center for Architecture|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref>

==History==

AIA Philadelphia is the second oldest AIA chapter after New York, having received its charter in 1869. The Chapter is a registered nonprofit with IRS 501(c)(6) status, designating it as a professional membership organization. The Chapter includes members from Philadelphia, Delaware, Chester and Montgomery Counties in southeast Pennsylvania.<ref name="AboutAIA">{{cite web|url=http://aiaphiladelphia.org/about-aia-philadelphia|title=About AIA Philadelphia|last=|first=|date=|website=AIA Philadelphia|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref> AIA Philadelphia has a history of community engagement, including helping to create [[Independence National Historical Park]] [1948],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aiaphiladelphia.org/1950-1969|title=History {{!}} 1950 - 1969|last=|first=|date=|website=AIA Philadelphia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> the Community Design Collaborative [1991],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cdesignc.org/about/history|title=History|last=|first=|date=|website=Community Design Collaborative|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> the Charter High School for Architecture + Design [1999],<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.chadphila.org/about-chad/|title=About CHAD|last=|first=|date=|website=Charter High School for Architecture + Design|language=en-US|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> and the Center for Architecture and Design [2002].<ref name="About" />

During John Claypool's tenure as executive director of AIA Philadelphia [2001-2014], the Center was established as a separate organization with IRS 501(c)(3) status, designating it as an educational non-profit. Its purpose was to support charitable and educational initiatives to benefit the community at large, on behalf of the architectural profession.<ref name="About" /> In its early years, it produced educational and fundraising programs to support that mission, most notably the annual [[Louis Kahn|Louis I. Kahn]] Memorial Award + Talk, which brings a famous architect to speak in Philadelphia while raising funds to support the Charter High School for Architecture and Design.<ref name="Kahn">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/louis-i-kahn-memorial-lecture|title=Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award + Talk|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref>

The Center purchased and renovated a physical space on the ground floor of the [[Smyth Young Field Company Building]] in 2008.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aiaphiladelphia.org/news/congratulations-your-new-home-center-architecture|title=Congratulations on your new home: The Center for Architecture|last=|first=|date=|website=AIA Philadelphia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> The building, at 1218 Arch Street, is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]].<ref name="nrhp nom">{{cite web|url=http://www.dot7.state.pa.us/CRGIS_Attachments/SiteResource/H052754_01H.pdf|title=Young, Smyth, Field Company Building|last1=McVarish|first1=Douglas C.|date=1992|website=Pennsylvania CGRIS|publisher=Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref> Once its new home opened in May 2008 with a full-time staff member, the Center expanded its offerings to include walking tours, speaker series, workshops, film screenings, design competitions, exhibitions, children's programs, and a gift shop. The gift shop, the already established AIA Bookstore founded in 1976 by AIA Philadelphia,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aiaphiladelphia.org/1970-1989|title=History: 1970 - 1989|last=|first=|date=|website=AIA Philadelphia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> moved into the Center from its Rittenhouse Square ___location upon the Center's 2008 opening.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.architecturalrecord.com/articles/4512-aia-philly-opens-a-center-for-architecture?v=preview|title=AIA Philly Opens a Center for Architecture|last=|first=|date=|website=Architectural Record|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

In 2013, the Center acquired the DesignPhiladelphia festival, which had been founded independently in 2005.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiacfa.org/2013/06/hilary-jay-named-director-of-philadelphia-center-for-architecture|title=Hilary Jay Named Director of Philadelphia Center for Architecture|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>. In 2016, to better reflect its now expanded programmatic focus, the Center changed its name from the Philadelphia Center for Architecture to the Center for Architecture and Design, along with a rebranding initiative.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiacfa.org/looking-back-pushing-forward-inside-exhibit-design-process|title=Looking Back {{!}} Pushing Forward: Inside the Exhibit Design Process|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> At the same time, their facilities were renovated to allow further expansion of their programs and exhibitions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiacfa.org/events/center-closed-renovations|title=Center CLOSEDClosed for Renovations|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> In 2018 the walking tour program, which launched when the Center opened in 2008, was transferred to the [http://preservationalliance.com/ Preservation Alliance for Greater Philadelphia].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiacfa.org/architecture-tours|title=Architecture Tours|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> Also in 2018, the AIA Bookstore, formerly located at the front of the Center, closed permanently.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aiaphiladelphia.org/news/love-aia-philadelphia-bookstore|title=With Love, From the AIA Philadelphia Bookstore|last=|first=|date=|website=AIA Philadelphia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

==Programs==

The Center produces a variety of annual and ongoing programs for the general public on the topics of architecture, urban planning, and design,<ref name="Programs">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions|title=Programs + Exhibitions|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref> including:

*'''Architecture in Education''', an in-class program which introduces public school students to architecture and design (year-round)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/architecture-education|title=Architecture in Education (AIE)|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

*'''Better Philadelphia Challenge''', an international urban design competition for university students (annually in autumn)<ref name="Challenge">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/competitions/better-philadelphia-challenge|title=Better Philadelphia Challenge|last=|first=|date=|website=Philadelphia Center for Architecture|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref>

*'''Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History, + Politics''', 10-part speaker series (annually in winter)<ref name="Series">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/building-philadelphia-architecture-history-politics|title=Building Philadelphia: Architecture, History, + Politics|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref>

*'''CreativeMornings PHL''', a monthly speaker series on creativity (year-round)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiacfa.org/creative-mornings|title=CreativeMornings PHL|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://creativemornings.com/cities/phl|title=CreativeMornings/Philadelphia|website=CreativeMornings|language=en|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

*'''DesignPhiladelphia''', the oldest festival of its kind in the United States (annually in October)<ref name="DesignPhiladelphia">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/designphiladelphia|title=DesignPhiladelphia Festival|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.designphiladelphia.org/about/|title=About DesignPhiladelphia|last=|first=|date=|website=DesignPhiladelphia|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref name="Gorshin">{{cite news|url=http://hiddencityphila.org/2014/10/a-decade-in-reflecting-on-designphiladelphia/|title=A Decade In, Reflecting On DesignPhiladelphia|last1=Gorshin|first1=Maria|date=October 10, 2014|work=Hidden City Philadelphia|accessdateaccess-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

*'''Edmund N. Bacon Memorial Awards + Talk''', honoring an accomplished urban planner (annually in winter)<ref name="Bacon">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/edmund-n-bacon-prize-lecture|title=Edmund N. Bacon Memorial Awards + Talk|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nextcity.org/daily/entry/ed-bacon-iconic-urbanist-now-inspiring-farms|title=Ed Bacon: Iconic Urbanist Now Inspiring Farms|last=|first=|date=|website=NextCity|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

*'''Louis I. Kahn Memorial Award + Talk''', honoring and accomplished architect (annually in spring)<ref name="Kahn" />

*'''Park(ing) Day PHL''', a one-day festival in which on-street parking spots become mini public parks (3rd Friday each September)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiacfa.org/ParkingDay|title=PARK(ing) Day PHL|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref name="parking">{{cite web|url=http://www.parkingdayphila.org/about|title=About PARKPark(ing) DAY|last=|first=|date=Day|website=PARKPark(ing) DAYDay PHL|access-date=2019-01-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170619220946/http://www.parkingdayphila.org/about|archive-date=2017-06-19|deadurl-urlstatus=|accessdate=2019-01-03dead}}</ref>

*'''READRead + MAKEMake''' and '''DESIGNDesign + BUILDBuild''', hands-on workshops to introduce families to architecture and design (year-round)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiacfa.org/FamilyWorkshops|title=Design Workshops for Families|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

*'''Spooktacular''', a Halloween experience for families produced by young architects and students from the Charter High School for Architecture + Design (annually in October)<ref name="Spooktacular">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/Spooktacular|title=Spooktacular|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref>

The Center's largest signature event, DesignPhiladelphia, was founded independently by Hilary Jay in 2005. She was inspired by one of the first design festivals, in London.<ref name=":0" /> The DesignPhiladelphia festival moved with Jay: from its founding at the Design Center of Philadelphia University in 2005, to the University of the Arts in 2010, and finally to the Center for Architecture and Design in 2013, where it remains today.<ref name="Director">{{cite news|url=http://aiaphiladelphia.org/news/center-architecture-names-hilary-jay-director|title=Center for Architecture Names Hilary Jay Director|last=|first=|date=12 June 2013|work=AIA Philadelphia News|accessdateaccess-date=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref name="JayDown">{{cite news|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/home/20150522_Center_for_Architecture_s_Jay_steps_down__DesignPhiladelphia_goes_on.html|title=Center for Architecture's Jay steps down, DesignPhiladelphia goes on|last=|first=|date=May 22, 2015|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|accessdateaccess-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>{{external media | width = 210px | alignfloat = right | headerimage= [[File:Roller coaster Knex.jpg|210px]] | video1 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ko49o5sTANY “Constructing Play: Classic Building Toys”], Philadelphia Center for Architecture | video2 = [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SJvqAHXOiF8 “A Decade of DesignPhiladelphia”], Philadelphia Center for Architecture}}

==Exhibitions==

The Center hosts recurring and special exhibitions,<ref name="Programs"/> including:

*'''''CANstruction PHL''''' food can sculpture competition and food drive (annually in spring)<ref name="CANstruction">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/competitions/canstruction|title=CANstruction PHL|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref>

* '''''Constructing Play''': Classic + Modern Building Toys'' (annually in winter)<ref name="Play">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/constructing-play|title=Constructing Play|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref name="Geekadelphia">{{cite news|url=http://www.geekadelphia.com/2014/11/20/philadelphia-center-for-architecture-launching-free-exhibit-full-of-lego-knex-omg-why-arent-we-there-right-now/|title=Philadelphia Center for Architecture Launching Free Exhibit Full of LEGO, K'NEX, & OMG Why Aren't We There Right Now?!|last=|first=|date=November 20, 2014|work=Geekadelphia|accessdateaccess-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

*'''''Degrees of Design''': Student Work from Local Architecture + Design Schools'' (annually in spring)<ref name="Degrees">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/degrees-design|title=Degrees of Design exhibition|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://globalphiladelphia.org/events/degrees-design-annual-exhibition-student-work-philadelphia%E2%80%99s-architecture-design-schools|title=Degrees of Design: An Annual Exhibition of Student Work from Philadelphia’sPhiladelphia's Architecture + Design Schools|last=|first=|last2=|first2=|date=|website=Global Philadelphia|language=en|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03|last3=|last4=|first4=}}</ref>

* '''''On The Rise''': Emerging Firms + Young Architects'' (annually in winter)<ref name="Rise">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/programs-and-exhibitions/on-the-rise|title=On The Rise: Emerging Firms + Young Architects|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref name="Maule">{{cite news|url=http://hiddencityphila.org/2013/03/young-philadelphia-architects-take-center-stage/|title=Young Philadelphia Architects Take Center Stage|last1=Maule|first1=Bradley|date=March 15, 2013|work=Hidden City Philadelphia|accessdateaccess-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

==Organizations housed in the Center<ref name="About" />==

* Center for Architecture and Design

*Philadelphia Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA Philadelphia)

* Community Design Collaborative

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== Leadership ==

Rebecca Johnson has served as executive director for both the Center and AIA Philadelphia since 2014.<ref name="Massie">{{cite news|url=http://www.architectmagazine.com/design/rebecca-johnson-named-executive-director-of-aia-philadelphia-and-philadelphia-center-for-architecture_o|title=Rebecca Johnson Named Executive Director of AIA Philadelphia and Philadelphia Center for Architecture|last1=Massie|first1=Caroline|date=June 18, 2014|work=Architect Magazine|accessdateaccess-date=2019-01-03}}</ref><ref name="Johnson">{{cite news|url=http://aiaphiladelphia.org/news/rebecca-johnson-named-executive-director-aia-philadelphia-and-philadelphia-center-architecture|title=Rebecca Johnson Named Executive Director of AIA Philadelphia and Philadelphia Center for Architecture|last=|first=|date=17 June 2014|work=AIA Philadelphia News|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref> John Claypool previously served in this role from 2001 to 2014.

Hilary Jay became the first director of the Center in June 2013,<ref name="Director" /> serving in that role until May 2015.<ref name="JayDown" /><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/living/20150529_Hilary_Jay__After_10_years_with_DesignPhiladelphia__time_for_reinvention.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601011706/http://www.philly.com/philly/living/20150529_Hilary_Jay__After_10_years_with_DesignPhiladelphia__time_for_reinvention.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2015-06-01|title=Hilary Jay: After 10 years with DesignPhiladelphia, time for reinvention|date=2015-06-01|website=web.archive.org|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

David Bender was hired as the first full-time employee of the Center in May 2008 and has served as associate director since January 2014.<ref name="Staff">{{cite web|url=http://www.philadelphiacfa.org/about/staff-and-board|title=Staff and Board|last=|first=|date=|website=Center for Architecture and Design|archive-url=|archiveaccess-date=|dead-url=|accessdate=2019-01-03}}</ref>

== Administration ==

Under the original 2002 bylaws, the AIA Philadelphia board held the authority to annually appoint the entire Center board. In 2016 the Chapter and Center boards each drafted updated bylaws to allow more independence for the Center while maintaining coordination between the two organizations. Under the new bylaws, the Chapter is authorized to appoint five of the Center's twenty five board members.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.philadelphiacfa.org/sites/default/files/cfa_bylaws_changes_by_center_board_11-16-16.pdf|title=Center for Architecture Bylaws|last=|first=|date=|website=www.philadelphiacfa.org|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2019-01-03}}</ref>

While both organizations' missions are focused on the built environment in Philadelphia, the Center's mission "to engage and educate the public about the importance of architecture and design to the quality of their lives"<ref name="About" /> is distinct from AIA Philadelphia's mission to provide local architects with "opportunities for professional development, service, and collegiality among peers".<ref name="AboutAIA" />

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