Join the Community Design Collaborative (Philadelphia) and the Center for Architecture (New York City) for a cross-festival event featuring some of the top voices in community-led design. Bridging Design Philadelphia and Archtober, this panel discussion will highlight prominent design nonprofits in each city to reflect on the more than 50-year legacy of neighborhood design centers and how they are now more needed and relevant than ever. Panelists will examine how design can be used as a tool for systems change, forwarding principles of design justice and cultivating community empowerment and agency. A discussion with the audience will consider community engagement as the standard in all design and planning processes.