Kansas City Design Center

Located in the heart of downtown Kansas City, Missouri, the Kansas City Design Center (KCDC) is a nationally-recognized partnership among local civic leaders, professional designers and the architecture and planning programs at the University of Kansas and Kansas State University.

The KCDC engages university faculty and some of the region's most talented architecture and planning students in a hands-on learning laboratory that actively explores alternatives for Kansas City's future development. Faculty and students form partnerships with local client groups to develop design concepts and proposals that address major architectural, urban design and urban planning issues throughout the metro area.

Program Partners

Mid-American Regional Council (MARC), Kansas City Downtown Council, Kansas City Central Industrial District Council, Kansas City Young Architects Forum, Charlotte Street Foundation, University of Missouri - Kansas City, Association of Architects - Kansas City, University of Kansas, and Kansas State University.