Association For Community Design

Established in 1977, the Association for Community Design (ACD) is a network of individuals, organizations, and institutions committed to increasing the capacity of planning and design professions to better serve communities. ACD serves and supports practitioners, educators, and organizations engaged in community-based design and planning. The Association for Community Design works to address the inherently political and broad- reaching impacts of the (design, planning, construction, development and maintenance) of the built environment by organizing a network of individuals, organizations and institutions actively working as practitioners in this space to advance equity and justice Vision ACD envisions a practice of design that dismantles systemic injustice and creates an equitable built environment. Mission We provide resources, connections, and support for practitioners working t advance equity and justice in the built environment.