Images from NDC's Kick-off Happy Hour in February 2008 (top - Kristen Humphrey (NDC), Jeff LaNoue (Jubilee Baltimore), and Robert Quilter (Baltimore City Planning; bottom - Irene Poulsen (NDC) and Darryl Jurkiewicz (Canton Community Association).
Upcoming Events
Prince George's County Awards Celebration
Join the Neighborhood Design Center on Wednesday, May 14 at 6pm as we recognize outstanding volunteers and projects from our Prince George's County office during the past year, as well NDC projects in Brentwood. The celebration will be held at Bartlett Park in the Town of Brentwood, MD (next to the Town Hall) - 4300 39th Place, Brentwood, MD 20722. For directions click here.
The event is FREE and open to the public, and will feature a light fare and beverages. Thank you to the Town of Brentwood for partnering with us on the Awards celebration.
Please contact Jan Townshend at 301-779-6010 or jtownshend@ndc-md.org for more information please and to RSVP (so that we can get a count for food).
Visit the NDC40 page of our website for information on other upcoming events celebrating our 40th Anniversary.
Larry Reich Award
On March 20 over 75 people attended the Larry Reich Awards ceremony at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. The award, given annually to individuals whose volunteer and professional work exemplifies a special commitment to community-based planning and design, was this year awardded to Betty Bland-Thomas and Ed Rutlowski (to see a list of past award winners click here and scroll to the bottom of the page). To read more about why Betty and Ed were recognized, and to view a video of the event, click here.
Thank you to the Baltimore City Department of Planning for co-sponsoring the award, and to the Maps on Purpose exhibit by Art on Purpose for their collaboration on the event.
NDC Kicks-off 40th Anniversary Year with a Happy Hour
On Wednesday, February 20, a small but energetic group joined NDC staff and Board members to help us kick-off our 40th Anniversary with a Happy Hour at Zella's (next to Hollins Market). Thank you to Kevin Cleary, who represented City Council President Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, and especially to Julie and Cem who own Zella's. For a list of future events and activities to celebrate our 40th Anniversay, visit our NDC40 page.
NDC co-sponsors community design charette for the Northwood Shopping Center 
On Saturday January 19th, 2008, the Neighborhood Design Center was a co-sponsor for a community design workshop/charette for the Northwood Plaza Shopping Center in northeast Baltimore. The event, held at Morgan State University, was well attended with more than 80 residents representing 13 surrounding neighborhoods participating. Additionally, eighteen NDC volunteers from STV, Inc., the Baltimore City Planning Department and Morgan’s own Institute of Architecture and Planning (IAP) assisted in leading eight break-out groups in which attendees discussed their ideas for the future of the site. Also attending and participating were Councilwoman Mary Pat Clarke, Councilman Bob Curran, Planning Director Doug McCoach and George Hill of the MTA.
Next steps include the creation of conceptual designs by NDC volunteers from STV, MSU and the Planning Department based on the ideas discussed at the charette. Participants will be invited to attend an expanded meeting of the Northwood Plaza Design Team toward the end of February, and a final presentation to the community at large will take place in mid-March.
For more information, please contact NDC Program Coordinator, Kristen Humphrey at 410.233.9686 ext 103 or khumphrey@ndc-md.org. To read more about the goals of the workshop, click here . For a printable copy of the event flier with a list of charette sponsors click here.
NDC's 2007 Gala GREENDC a success!
On Thursday, November 8, over 200 people joined the Neighborhood Design Center at the American Visionary Art Museum to celebrate our 2007 Gala “GREENDC”. Guests were treated to great food by Sascha’s, incredible music by 13 year old saxaphonist David "Hawk" Diongue and Trio Novo, and a silent auction featuring artwork and items donated by many of NDC’s volunteers, members, and friends.
The Gala raised close to $40,000 - which will be used to continue providing pro-bono planning and design services to residents and non-profits in Baltimore and Prince George's County - in particular our new initiative GREENDC. Thank you to everyone who attended, sponsored, or purchased a silent auction piece.
Thanks especially to DESIGN COLLECTIVE for being the Event Sponsor for this year's Gala!
The Neighborhood Design Center would also like to thank the following companies for their sponsorship of our Gala!
Gold Level Sponsors
Black & Decker
Cho Benn Holback + Associates
KANN Partners
Notari Associates
Water Street Corporation
Silver Level Sponsors
The Annie E. Casey Foundation
Baltimore City Planning Department
Gower Thompson, Inc.
Harkins Builders
J. Vinton Schafer & Sons, Inc.
KCI Technologies, Inc.
Marks, Thomas Architects
Terra Nova Ventures
Bronze Level Sponsors
Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll, LLP
Baltimore Development Corporation
Baltimore Housing
Building Consultants, Inc.
The Edgecombe Group
Gaudreau, Inc.
Gensler
Graham Landscape Architecture
Hord Coplan Macht
Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson
Landex Companies
Louviere, Stratton & Yokel, LLC
Oasis Design Group
Southway Builders, Inc.
Struever Bros. Eccles & Rouse
Whitney, Bailey, Cox & Magnani, LLC
Silent Auction
Thank you to everyone who donated to our silent auction - this year we had over sixty items for bid, including:
Raffle
Thank you to TerraLogos Green Home Services for donating a Home Energy Inspection© as a raffle prize for our Gala ($345 value). The raffle raised $375!
You can learn more about TerraLogos on their web site, www.TerraLogos.com. To keep updated on green news in the Baltimore area, sign up for their bi-monthly Green eNewsletter here.
