Charlotte Urban Design Center
The Charlotte Urban Design Center's mission is to advance the quality of Charlotte's built environment and bring public awareness to the importance of urban design. The center reveals how design influences quality of life and economic resilience, and advocates for great public places in a livable city.
The Charlotte Planning, Design & Development Department formed the Charlotte Urban Design Center in 2016 to consolidate its urban design consultation, placemaking, and community engagement services under one roof.
Our Work
Learn more about the diverse projects we are actively working on across the city of Charlotte.
Our Work
The Studio
The Charlotte Urban Design Center – South End Studio is the city’s hub for engaging the community around urban design and placemaking. It is a space where residents, artists and community organizations can access the City of Charlotte’s planning and urban design resources and staff in a single location.
The Studio
Placemaking Program
The City of Charlotte’s Placemaking Program launched in 2018 with the mission of using urban design and placemaking to transform underutilized public spaces into vibrant places for people.
Visit the Placemaking Program page to see how the City of Charlotte is using placemaking to create more vibrant and well-loved community spaces, and how you can too.
Placemaking Program
People Make Cities Blog
The People Make Cities blog works to advance the quality of the built environment, create public awareness, and communicate the importance of urban design in Charlotte through in-depth storytelling and thought leadership from the Urban Design team. Get sneak peeks on projects and stay up-to-date with events happening at The Studio.
Receive email updates when blogs are published on our website.
People Make Cities
Connect With Us
Opportunities to partner with the Charlotte Urban Design Center are always popping up! Follow the Urban Design Center on Instagram and Facebook (@clturbandesign) for a look into our day-to-day activities and announcements.
Interested in applying for a Placemaking Grant or joining the Creative Pool? Please join our Placemaking Program email list to receive notifications about funding cycles.
Connect With Us
Meet The Team
The Urban Design Center is made up of a team of designers with diverse backgrounds and training. They provide leadership, expertise, and design thinking for the City of Charlotte and the broader community. Each team member works to advance the quality of Charlotte's built environment through public space, placemaking, infrastructure, transportation, transit, and economic development projects.