AIA DESIGN FOR BETTER RECEIVES “POWER OF A” GOLD AWARD

The American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) has awarded their highest honor for community support and engagement to the AIA Pennsylvania Design for Better project team. We’re proud to have participated in this important initiative, working alongside fellow AIA Pennsylvania members to develop and prioritize a plan to revitalize the rural downtown business district of New Cumberland, Pennsylvania.

The program started in 2018 with a series of meetings and community design workshops with residents and the New Cumberland Borough Council. The concepts developed through the process included activating Market Square, painting a Directional Mural, transforming an alley into a Theatre Pocket Park, and reclaiming the west shore of the Susquehanna River for a Riverwalk.

Watch the entire process come to life in this documentary short produced by AIA: