The CUDC is a
innovative community-based Urban Design Practice
committed to a
sustainable, vibrant, and inclusive urban futures.
We combine
Design assistance,
applied research,
education, and
advocacy
to impact urban design decisions and land use policy in
Cleveland, Northeast Ohio, and beyond.
We strive to
Create livable and sustainable communities,
to enhance the public realm,
to protect natural and cultural resources,
and to stimulate economic prosperity.
The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative is an innovative urban design practice housed within Kent State University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design.
Our offices are located at Playhouse Square in Downtown Cleveland, co-located with graduate programs in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design.
Who
we are
We work closely with on-the-ground stakeholders, civic organizations, academic partners, students, and a multidisciplinary network of professionals to address emerging issues, locally and nationally, and expand the ideas and resources dedicated to making better cities.
What
we do
Why
we do
Our practice is people-focused, putting end-users at the center of the design process.
We believe in a flexible and adaptive design methodology.
We make every effort to be helpful to the communities we work with.
We are forward-looking, creating approaches that are both grounded and experimental.
UPDATES
JUST RELEASED:
URBAN INFILL VOLUME 9 GREAT LAKES CLIMATE MOBILITES
In Volume 9, Great Lakes Climate Mobilities, we turn our attention to a pressing question in the region: how might climate change reshape the human and physical geographies of Great Lakes cities? As wildfires rage in the west, sea levels rise along the coasts, and water grows scarce across vast stretches of the country, the Great Lakes region is in an advantageous (and possibly precarious) position. An abundance of freshwater and relatively stable climate might draw people to the region—yet the timing and scale of such movements are impossible to predict with any certainty.
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