Reflecting on 20 years...

The Civic Design Center was founded by a collaborative effort of Nashville advocates working in design, journalism, and historic preservation. Mayor Bill Purcell committed to supporting the distinctly non-governmental concept of the Design Center.

20 years of grassroots visions and advocacy led us here.

Watch the Origin Story at civicdesigncenter.org/our-purpose/history

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For Annual Luncheon 2021, we celebrated our 20th Anniversary. We hosted a virtual panel conversation with Christine Kreyling, Kim Hawkins, and Mayor Bill Purcell—who were each critical to our organization’s founding— and we launched our Origin Story Video. At the recpetion, we launched our Guiding Principles for Civic Design alongside our sponsors.