Abstract

This study aims to describe the historical development process and organizational structure of Community Design Centers in the United States: As Community Development Corporations (CDC) have enhanced their roles as affordable housing provider since 1980s, the role of Community Design Centers, providing architectural and planning technical assistance to CDC, has enlarged and this led to HUD's assistance programs for Community Design Centers in 1990s. Community Design Centers play important roles, such as Promoting to provide affordable housings, Facilitating the public, private, non-profit sector partnership, Capacity Building and Empowerment of the communities, Improvement of the public policy and community development programs.

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