Center for Active Design

We are delighted to introduce the winners of this year's Center for Active Design: Excellence awards! These projects from around the world captivated the jury with their creative design thinking, and impressive impact on health and engagement.

The Assembly Civic Engagement Survey is the first study to examine specific community design features that influence civic life, using large-sample survey methods and visual experiments.

Mariposa, Colorado. Photo: Courtesy of Mithun Architects.

Fannie Mae introduces Healthy Housing Rewards™ for Affordable Multifamily Properties, requiring use of CfAD's Healthy Housing Index

Fitwel is honored as one of the 2017 Top 10 Most Innovative Companies in Social Good by Fast Company, recognizing Fitwel’s ability to catalyze industry transformation of workplaces to promote health.

The Center for Active Design was honored to speak at the 2017 SXSW conference to share details of our Assembly initiative at a session titled Designing for Engagement: How Smart Urban Design can Shape Space for Civic Life.

Did you know?

When using playgrounds that are painted with designs for games and imaginative play, kids engage in moderate to vigorous activity for more than 50% of their recess period.

Less than half of U.S. adults meet the recommended 150 minutes of moderate physical activity per week.