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Join us for a fascinating panel discussion as we delve into the rich history and enduring significance of Atlanta's historic cemeteries.
In Owning the Street, Amelia Thorpe examines everyday experiences of and feelings about property and belonging in contemporary cities. She grounds her account in an empirical study of PARK(ing) Day, an annual event that reclaims street space from cars.
DCP and the National Organization of Minority Architects are presenting a 45-minute candid conversation with 4 African American Women Architects whose careers are impacting design in Atlanta.
This tour will focus on the history of the Chastain Art Center, which was formerly the African American Almshouse for Fulton County. City Staff will discuss the history of the buildings on the site and how they were converted for use as the Arts Center over 50 years ago.
This year’s Preserving Pride event explores the evolution of LGBTQ+ social spaces in Atlanta by examining how these places (bars, clubs, bookstores, community centers, and homes) have fostered freedom, resilience, and activism.
October’s book club selection: A Night at the Sweet Gum Head: Drag, Drugs, Disco, and Atlanta's Gay Revolution by Martin Padgett. Coursing with a pumped-up beat, gay Atlanta was the South's mecca―a beacon for gays and lesbians growing up in its homophobic towns and cities.
Join the Atlanta Department of City Planning’s Office of Design for our version of Park(ing) Day. This year, we focus on small acts of civic joy. Even in the hustle and bustle of a major city, public spaces can offer respite—even as something as small and simple as turning a parking space into a gathering spot.
The Art + Design Salon is a monthly conversation series hosted by Atlanta City Studio, exploring the intersection of art, culture, and public space design. September’s Salon features Roshani Thakore, Director of Community Engagement & Culture Programming for the Atlanta Regional Commission.
This panel discussion will feature the artist behind the Memento Mori art. Hear their stories, inspirations, and thoughts behind the theme of Memento Mori, a Holistic art exhibit that centers mindfulness around mortality to raise awareness about the Atlanta Cemetery Network (ACN).
The Portfolio Review Program is a free, 3-day event for City of Atlanta-based students and recent graduates* pursuing careers or academic opportunities in: architecture, urban planning, graphic design, art, landscape architecture, and branding/marketing. Slots are first-come, first-served. Sign up today!
The Office of Design is celebrating "back-to-school" with a mixer for local college and university students at the Atlanta City Studio.
Join us for August Bookclub - From the Haitian-style “shotgun” houses of the 19th century to the lavish high-rises of the 21st century, a walk through the streets of America’s neighborhoods that reveals the rich history—and future—of urban housing.
The Department of City Planning (DCP) and the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs (OCA) collaborated to produce Memento Mori, an art exhibition that explores themes of mortality and features programming about the Atlanta Cemetery Network.
Join the Atlanta City Studio and author Hannah S Palmer to discuss July’s book club selection, The Pool is Closed: Segregation, Summertime, and the Search for a Place to Swim. The Pool Is Closed is a book about water: where it flows and floods, who owns it, and what it costs.
Test your knowledge of Atlanta’s buildings, history, lore, and places against (or with) the Office of Design’s staff!
In celebration of Black Music Month, the Department of City Planning (DCP), in partnership with the Mayor’s Office of Film, Entertainment, and Nightlife (AMOFEN), is hosting a special event with conversations around Chronicling Stankonia: The Rise of the Hip-Hop South with the author Dr. Regina N. Bradley. The event will feature an Author Talk and the music of OutKast.
This event will consider how the site of the former brick company and the efforts underway to preserve and memorialize it might align with the work of the International Sites of Conscience and their members worldwide.
Join ACS Urban Cipher Night to creatively unpack how cities and federal agencies created urban apartheid by design.
Join the ACS Bookclub in May for Humanize: A Maker's Guide to Designing Our Cities, by Thomas Heatherwick. This fiercely passionate manifesto on why so many places have become miserable and boring and how we can make them better for everyone—featuring hundreds of photographs and illustrations that will change how you see the world around you.
Join the Department of City Planning, Office of Design, as we toast the people, projects, and programs driving Atlanta’s incredible transformation.
This event will focus on the importance of preserving Atlanta’s historic Black churches and sacred burial grounds—today, these are often located within upper-middle-class and/or wealthy White communities. Speakers will discuss the benefits and challenges of saving these iconic spaces.
Free walking tour exploring Downtown Atlanta's vibrant intersection of art and architecture.
Join Atlanta City Studio, MODA, and CNU for an insightful walking tour about the future of our urban spaces.
Join the Atlanta City Studio Bookclub in April as we discuss, American Urbanist: How William H Whyte’s Unconventional Wisdom Reshaped Public Life. This biography shares the life and wisdom of a man whose advocacy reshaped many of the places we know and love today.
This event will focus on the important roles these institutions play in collecting, preserving, and interpreting Atlanta’s African American cultural history and ephemera.
Join the Atlanta City Studio Book Club and author Gene Kansas on March 25, 2025, to discuss his recent book, Civil Sights, a Journey through Atlanta's National Treasure.
This session will give voice to the local pioneers in the field and those currently working to save the spaces and places important to Black Atlanta.
Join the City of Atlanta's Plan A initiative and be a part of your community by weaving together! Members of the Plan A Project team will be joining our Sunday Funday to chat about future city plans and to facilitate a community loom project.
