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Values

We create change by investing in central frameworks that will create new futures for the next generation. All work we engage in is structure around our five core values.

CORE VALUES

Design as Liberation

“It is easier to build strong children, than to repair broken men.” 

- Frederick Douglass


Rather than spend time trying to fix a broken system, we at The Urban Studio are working to build a new one. Our work leverages interdisciplinary art and design expertise and resources to give power to the voices of the next generation.

Authentic and Meaningful Engagement

We nurture a different relationship to engagement so that those who are most affected by design decisions are seen as key members of the design team.

Dear Chinatown, DC

Co-Design and Co-Creation with Communities of Color

Facilitate collaborative processes that allow people to implement their own visions within their own communities.

STUDIO SOUTH CENTRAL

Intergenerational Leadership and Mentorship

We foster democratic, inclusive, and non-hierarchical spaces for co-learning and mentorship.

CUT|FILL Live

Elevate Experts of Lived Experience

People living in the landscapes we design are the experts of that land, in a way that we as designers will never be.

STUDIO DC

THE URBAN STUDIO

DC | LA

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