Upcoming & Recent Events:
> RRCDC Receives NEA Grant
Read about the grant and see the full list of recipients here.
> Downtown Charrette
2008 Charrette Vision Plan,
Guiding Principles for Development,
Purchase a poster,
and More...
Click Here to download the full report (48MB - low resolution - supplements and foldouts available in printed version only.)
(broadband connection required. Full report including maps and foldouts available for $30 at the RRCDC office.)
> RESHAPING ROCHESTER! 2008
Planning for the Public Realm
The Rochester Regional Community Design Center (RRCDC) invites you to attend an exciting medley of lectures, exhibits and discussions centering on how Rochester can revitalize itself through excellence in urban design.
NEW: PURCHASE TICKETS TODAY
NEXT UP: WALTER J. HOOD, JR.
Wednesday, June 11
Visual Studies Workshop
31 Prince Street
> Susan B. Anthony Neighborhood Community Connections Charrette
June 9, a day-long event at the
Underground Railroad Cafe
> see event summary
> Talk by Transit Guru Jim Graebner
"The Trolley Guy"
May 22, 7 pm at the
Downtown Community Forum
> See all events
The RRCDC continues to work with CURB and City of Rochester to develop ARTwalk, which
received the "Uncommonly Good Award" for design.
> See Our Work
What we are:
The Rochester Regional Community Design Center is a group of design professionals, planners and citizens with a shared interest in defining, promoting and helping to implement design excellence and sustainability in the built environment.
Charrette Center
The RRCDC, along with volunteer design professionals, will help you organize, plan, and facilitate your community design charrette. The RRCDC offers charrette techniques that emulate the excellence of nationally recognized models. We offer the Design Center Studio Space for planning and organizing meetings. We will produce drawings and reports to help communities bring their visions for their built environment to reality.
What is a charrette?
Design Gallery
The RRCDC design gallery opened at the Hungerford Complex in January, 2006. This gallery displays the works of urban designers, architects, landscape architects, planners, artists, craftsmen and other design professionals who enhance our communities through their contributions to the built environment and to the public realm.
Visit our online gallery.
Urban Design Resource Library
The RRCDC offers a resource library which includes books and magazines about urban design, photographs, and a collection of Municipal Planning Documents.
Design Center Studio Space
This space is available for neighborhood meetings relating to urban design issues.
RRCDC Design Professionals
Design professionals are available for consultation to individuals, community groups and municipalities. They also give graphic presentations about principles of good urban design to professional organizations, community groups, and zoning boards.
Online Resources
See a list of smart growth web sites
Last site update: May 27, 2008