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QUEENS PLAZA. DESIGNED BY MARPILLERO POLLAK ARCHITECTS. PHOTO: SAM OBERTER.
WHO WE ARE The Center for Active Design is the leading non-profit organization that advances design strategies to foster healthy and engaged communities. key staff Joanna Frank Executive Director • Previous partner at real estate development firm • Expert in creating groundbreaking, multi-sector initiatives • Frequent speaker at international conferences
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Reena Agarwal Director, Strategic Initiatives Led Active Design policy • initiatives for Bloomberg administration in New York City • Expert in architectural design and urban planning
Abigail Claflin Senior Researcher Previous health researcher with Fortune 500 company Expert in study design and research synthesis
Queens Plaza, located in Queens, New York and designed by Marpillero Pollak Architects, Queens Plaza won a Center for Active Design: Excellence award in 2015.
Suzanne Nienaber Director, Partnerships • Led Active Design outreach campaign for Bloomberg administration • Expert in international urban planning and facilitation
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GUTHRIE GREEN. DESIGNED BY SWA GROUP. PHOTO: JONNU SINGLETON.
WHAT WE DO The Center for Active Design takes a multi-disciplinary approach to translating research into practical design solutions. We create and implement initiatives that respond to unique community priorities, and result in measurable outcomes.
our process
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RESEARCH
TRANSLATE
RECOGNIZE
IMPLEMENT
MEASURE
We begin by identifying and analyzing the existing research base that supports the priorities of a specific initiative.
Research findings are then translated into practical design solutions that are tailored to multiple public and private sector audiences.
We champion successful projects to advance systemic change and inform others who may replicate the process.
We create resources and offer implementation support that ranges from expert content advice to specific technical assistance, depending on the needs of the project.
Project outcomes are measured to determine the benefit and impact of specific interventions.
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RIVERSIDE HEALTH CENTER. DESIGNED BY 1100 ARCHITECT. PHOTO © NIKOLAS KOENIG, COURTESY OF 1100 ARCHITECT.
HIGHLIGHTS The design of where we live, work, and play has a measurable impact on our physical, social, and mental health. We use design and development as indispensable tools to address existing disparities within HOUSING, WORKPLACES, and NEIGHBORHOODS. Our ADVOCACY work ensures widespread use of Active Design, so that its benefits may be realized across all communities.
NEIGHBORHOOD
RESEARCH TRANSLATE IMPLEMENT MEASURE RECOGNIZE
Shaping Healthy and Engaged Communities With funding from the Knight Foundation, CfAD is developing a first-ofits-kind publication that offers cities, civic leaders, and designers with a comprehensive set of design strategies that invite participation in civic life. To date, over 380 studies and 50 experts have informed its development. Over the past year, CfAD served as the expert content advisor and co-author for the Urban Land Institute’s, Building Healthy Places Toolkit: Strategies for Enhancing the Built Environment. CfAD translated the evidence base into 21 design recommendations that impact physical health and social engagement.
21 EVIDENCE-BASED DESIGN RECOMMENDATIONS THAT IMPACT PHYSICAL HEALTH AND SOCIAL ENGAGEMENT
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WORKPLACE
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Advancing Healthy Workplace Design In the U.S., an estimated 1.2 million employees spend 8.1 hours a day at work, with the majority of that time spent being sedentary. To promote more active workplaces, CfAD is leading pioneering research to investigate the impact of adjustable workstations on employee health and wellbeing. This research is being conducted with funding from the American Society of Interior Designers Foundation, and in partnership with Steelcase, Perkins+Will, and the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, CfAD. Study results are anticipated to be published in 2017. 2016 Impact Report
HIGHLIGHTS HOUSING
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Championing Children’s Health To make a measurable difference where it’s needed most, CfAD joined with the Partnership for a Healthier America to launch Active Design Verified—an initiative promoting implementation of low and no cost Active Design strategies in affordable housing. Developers who commit to joining the program receive training and technical assistance, verification of implementation, and public recognition of success. Commitments made to date will affect over 4,250 units of housing, impacting the lives of thousands of children and families across the U.S.
ADVOCACY
RESEARCH TRANSLATE IMPLEMENT MEASURE RECOGNIZE
Celebrating Your Successes CfAD recognizes innovative research and design projects that have catalyzed broad-based community transformation, through its annual Excellence awards. An independent jury of health and design experts selected a global range of winning projects. Award winners from around the world: Guthrie Green Park: Truckyardturned-public park that promoted economic development with +10,000 visitors annually
Blue Sea Housing Developments: Drastic reduction in continuous asthma symptoms (56 % to 0% among study participants)
City of Pontevedra: 81% of its children walk to school; zero traffic fatalities in eleven years
GREENBRIDGE. DESIGNED BY GGLO. PHOTO: STEVE KEATING PHOTOGRAPHY.
4250 UNITS OF AFFORDABLE HOUSING POTENTIALLY IMPACTED OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS
190 COUNTRIES VIEWING CENTERFORACTIVEDESIGN.ORG
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Gammel Hellerup High School: A transformative, social gathering space for students and surrounding neighborhood
Safe Cycling Design Manual for Istanbul: Catalyst for multi-modal and safe streets
STEPS NEXT In 2016 CfAD will continue to lead the transformation of design and development to support healthy and engaged communities through our pioneering initiatives.
Launching this low-cost, high-impact certification standard that positively impacts employee health and productivity
Transforming the development of affordable housing to promote resident health for all ages and abilities*
Leading the movement to transform city spaces to invite participation in civic life
PHOTO COURTESY OF VMDO ARCHITECTS
Recognizing the transformative role research and design plays in creating healthy and engaged communities across the globe * with Partnership for a Healthier America
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2015 FINANCIALS
sources of funds (%)
31.2
9.5 contracts individuals corporate interest
uses of funds (%)
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11.2
7.6 1.8 0.1 0.05
BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
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OVERHEAD
PROGRAM SERVICES
81.3
OTHER
GOVERNMENT
FOUNDATIONS
59.3
7.4
HUNTER’S POINT CAMPUS. DESIGNED BY FXFOWLE. PHOTO © DAVID SUNDBERG / ESTO PHOTOGRAPHY.
key partners
Our mission is to transform design and development practice, ensuring equitable access to vibrant public and private spaces that support healthy communities. centerforactivedesign.org
board of directors David Burney Founding Chair Professor, Pratt Graduate Center Former Commissioner, New York City Department of Design and Construction Les Bluestone Treasurer President, Blue Sea Development Company and Blue Sea Construction Co. Vineet Bedi Secretary Founder and Chief Investment Officer, KRV Capital
Adrian Benepe Senior VP and Director of City Park Development, Trust for Public Land Joan Blumenfeld Global Interior Design Director, Perkins+Will New York Kevin Davis Executive VP, Jones Lang Lasalle Hotels & Hospitality Investment Banking Group Dr. Elizabeth Garland Director Division of General Preventive Medicine & Community Health–Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Peter Murray Chairman, NLA: London’s Centre for the Built Environment