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Atlanta Design Festival names 2026 Design is Human Award recipients

The Atlanta Design Festival has announced the recipients of the 2026 Design is Human Awards, recognizing work across architecture, industrial design, urban development, brand design and cultural production. The awards
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Make It Last. It’s Time for a Design Strategy that Moves Atlanta Further Ahead

Pivot the focus from throwaway trends and broken ideas to — longevity, circularity, impact, elevation, and meaningful engagement that instills focus, action, and pride —in other words, whatever you do,
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Design is Human Awards 2025 Celebrate Global and Local Design Leaders

The Design is Human Awards return to the Atlanta Design Festival in 2025, honoring an exceptional group of individuals and organizations whose work spans architecture, photography, publishing, and cultural innovation.
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DesignStation Ponce City Market and Citywide DesignStations

DesignStations have been part of Atlanta Design Festival for several years, giving visitors opportunities to explore design through exhibitions, activations, and events hosted across the city. For 2025, the program
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MA! Architecture Tours Expand Nationally in 2025: the leading platform for modern architecture opens new cities for participation

This fall, the MA! Architecture Tours return to Atlanta and Serenbe as part of the Atlanta Design Festival. In 2025, the platform expands with a national invitation: cities across the
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Atlanta Design Festival Launches ‘Creative Exchange Events’ and New Home-Building Event Blueprints & BBQ

The Atlanta Design Festival 2025 introduces Creative Exchange Events, a new series of professional development events designed to support architects, designers, and creative businesses.  Running September 27–30, the program builds on
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Atlanta Design Festival Announces theme for 2025: BE MUSICA

Design begins where words end. Like music, it reaches us through rhythm, repetition, silence, and variation. It pulls the future forward through pattern and disruption.  This year, the Atlanta Design
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Atlanta Design Festival Announces Advisory Board to Shape Next Era, Doubling Down on Community, Knowledge, and Global Perspectives

The Atlanta Design Festival today announces the formation of its inaugural Advisory Board, marking a significant shift in how the city shapes its cultural leadership through design. As many design
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A Platform for Growth, Equity, and Innovation in the Creative Economy

Atlanta’s creative community takes center stage as the Atlanta Design Festival returns from September 27 to October 5, 2025. This year’s festival builds on its role as a cornerstone for
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Design is Human Awards Honor Innovation Across Disciplines at Atlanta Design Festival 2024

The Design is Human Awards return to the Atlanta Design Festival, spotlighting the most innovative and transformative work across architecture, digital design, and film. The Design is Human Awards stand
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Sustainability in Architecture: A Growing Movement Finds Its Footing

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As the world confronts the escalating challenges of climate change and environmental degradation, the architecture and design industries are increasingly pivoting toward sustainability. Architects and designers are embracing a paradigm
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Lil Baby’s Luxe Home Designed and built by Atlanta’s Own

Here stands a striking example of modern architecture and design—Lil Baby’s newly renovated home. The project, a creative collaboration between Master Builder BJ Kerr of Regents Custom Builders, and Atlanta-based
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Now That You Know, What Will You Do?

The recent Atlanta Design Economy Report 2023 has unveiled some striking statistics about the city’s burgeoning design sector. With 111,800 people working in design-related occupations, accounting for 4.1% of Atlanta’s
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Atlanta Design Festival 2024 unites Global Innovators in the Heart of the Southeast

This year’s festival promises to be a celebration of design, highlighting Atlanta’s significant contributions to the global design economy. Drawing inspiration from the 2023 Design Economy Report, the festival will
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SEPT 25—OCT 3, 2027

Atlanta Design Festival is a platform to celebrate, convene, & connect creative industries. The festival invites the brightest creative leaders and organizations to host installations, exhibitions, design and architecture tours, film screenings, conference panels and more, to showcase Atlanta as a global powerhouse and innovator of ideas. Read More