Building livable communities through planning and design. I wanted to take a moment to acknowledge the Asheville Design Center and the great work they do for the community.  More information on them to come in the future.  In the meantime this is how they describe themselves on their website:

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"The Asheville Design Center engages a diverse community of approximately 75,000 Asheville citizens and nearly 1 million Western North Carolina citizens in quality design and planning solutions that promote livable communities. We are dedicated to educating the public about the importance of quality civic design and providing a means for people to work together in developing their communities.

The ADC is located in downtown Asheville where we have meeting, work and exhibit space. We offer a multidisciplinary team of volunteer professionals including architects, planners, landscape architects, urban designers, community advocates, and others to give shape to community visions."