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    Restorations

    Restoration of an old auto dealership in Oliver Springs known as the Abston Building.

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    Design

    Community visioning and streetscape design in compliance with Main Street Tennessee

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    Transformation

    Transformation of an abandoned property into a learning/teaching/demonstration park to making it Knox County’s first Stormwater Management Park.

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    Adaptive

    Adaptive reuse and modifications to Park City Presbyterian Church and Manse in East Knoxville, we assist the client in conceptualizing ideas to enhance their community services.

    Community Design Center

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    Food, fun, refreshments, silent auction, and our first tour having all lofts on Market Square. Call now to reserve your tickets early. (865) 525-9945

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    Upcoming Events:
    • The Community Design Center Presents…….Market Square – June 20, 2013.
    • The Community Design Center Honors – October 9, 2013
    • Reverse Raffle 2014, March 6. Tickets on sale November 6, 2013
    • For more event information, please call 865-525-9945.

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    Our Sustaining Member: Sustaining members make a substantial financial commitment to the Center for a minimum of three (3) years.

    • Bullock Smith & Partners
    • Clayton Family Foundation
    • Design Innovations Architects
    • Dewhirst Properties
    • McCarty Holsaple McCarty Architects
    • ShoffnerKalthoff
    • Sparkman Associates
    • Wystwynd Designs

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    The Community Design Center organizes people, researches ideas, and identifies resources to facilitate positive change in the region.

    Ijams Nature Center - Long Term Visioning session

    Primarily we provide architectural and engineering services to encourage community development efforts. We award grants of service to nonprofit groups in East Tennessee for projects that will serve the public at large. Professionals, including pro-bono volunteers, offer technical services so that nonprofits and community groups can benefit from their expertise at little or no cost. This helps fill a much-needed gap for those who are seeking grants or funding for a project by providing the conceptual design services that will create the vision, the plan, and the inspiration needed to fuel the process.

    Leslie at monthly design review meeting

    Often, we are called upon to help restore, renovate or recommend reuse of an existing structure, park, or neighborhood area, and we also use design to solve social problems, such as how design can reduce crime or neighborhood traffic. We bring together professionals who contribute design and engineering services to solve practical and aesthetic problems and who partner with groups who want to make a community a better place to live and work.