Celebrating 40 Years of Community Building by Design

In 2008 the Neighborhood Design Center marked TWO milestones - the 40th anniversary of the founding of the organization and the 15th anniversary of the opening of our Prince George's County office.  Thank you to everyone who helped to make the anniversary year a success!

Video Stories: NDC's Early Years
Video #1: Conversation between two of NDC's early leaders, Charles Lamb (original partner in RTKL) and Harry Hess III (early volunteer and Board member).  To watch the video on Quick Time Player click here - otherwise, you can watch the clip on YouTube.

Video #2: Interview with Frank Gant, one of NDC's first volunteer architects. You can watch the clip on YouTube

Thank you to NDC Program Manager Irene Poulsen who shot and edited the videos.  We hope to have additional videos throughout the year as we highlight the people and events that have shaped NDC over the years.

NDC Stories: Projects Making a Difference
Read about past stories that highlight successful community building efforts in Baltimore and Prince George's County.
A Safe Place to Play
Making Neighborhoods Greener: Livable Communities Initiative
NDC's First Project
Where We Live: Creating Affordable Housing

Also ....
Michael Sievers, an NDC staffer in the early 1970s, sent us a copy of a 1993 article describing his early experiences with the Neighborhood Design Center.  Click HERE to read the article.

If anyone else has an NDC story to share, please contact Mark Cameron at 410-233-9686 x102 or mcameron@ndc-md.org.

40th Anniversary Events in 2008
To read about the many events that NDC held to celebrrate our 40th Anniversary, visit the EVENTS page of our web site.