Radian is a women-founded, -led, and -driven architecture and urban design nonprofit with the mission to advance social equity in the built environment. We envision a world where residents, who have been traditionally underrepresented in design and planning, have the agency, power, and resources they need to shape their own communities and neighborhoods.
Radian was founded in 2012, and our work is based on the acknowledgment that discriminatory policies and institutionalized racism, woven throughout the built environment, have created gross inequities in health, wealth, and power that have compounded over time. To confront this reality, we center residents' expertise and lived experiences through community partnerships and design processes that are inclusive, collaborative, and responsive.
We provide design and technical assistance to community groups by centering residents' expertise and lived experiences through community partnerships and design processes that are inclusive, collaborative, and responsive. We partner with trusted community groups and leaders in neighborhoods that have been historically excluded.
This year, we focused our efforts on collaborating with our community partners on four programs: Architecture + Design, Community Spaces, Education + Advocacy, and Community Engagement. Our projects included The RNO Equity Toolkit, The 303 Artway Heritage Trail, BUILD Community Coworking Space, Community Play Spaces, FaithBridge Office Design, Denver Downtown Area Plan, NW Jefferson Country Public Llibrary, Elyria Park Court Improvements, and Rocky Mountain Prep Design Support.
Learn more about Radian and BUILD at our website, and reach out to deedee@radianinc.org with any questions or possible collaborations!
Radian is a nonprofit architecture and urban design group that advances social equity in the built environment.
Radian envisions a world where residents, who have been traditionally underrepresented in design and planning, have the agency, power, and resources they need to shape their communities and neighborhoods.
Radian’s work is based on the acknowledgment that discriminatory policies and institutionalized racism, woven throughout the built environment, have created gross inequities in health, wealth, and power that have compounded over time. To confront this reality, we center residents' expertise and lived experiences through community partnerships and design processes that are inclusive, collaborative, and responsive.
We provide design and technical assistance to community groups by centering residents' expertise and lived experiences through community partnerships and design processes that are inclusive, collaborative, and responsive. We partner with trusted community groups and leaders in neighborhoods that have been historically excluded.
Our projects support communities of color, low-income families, newcomers, our unhoused neighbors, and other vulnerable groups. We employ a design justice approach to architecture and planning that reimagines design as a tool to rectify these disparities by centering the voices of those who are directly impacted by the outcomes of the design process, prioritizing design’s impact on the community over the intentions of the designer.
Organization name
Radian
2014
Tax id (EIN)
46-4277283
Category
Community Improvement & Capacity Building
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
3264 Larimer St. Unit DDenver County, CO, US