WHERE ARE WE GOING?
The success of our work has garnered the IDC international recognition, including presentations at universities and conferences around the world, such as the 2008 World Conference on Informal Settlements, the Third International Symposium on Service Learning, and the 2007 World Design International Conference exhibitions. In addition, numerous international presentations and exhibitions have featured the work of the IDC, including Small Architectures, Big Landscapes at the Sheldon Swope Art Museum, re.architecture at the SPOT Gallery of Poznan, Poland, Medium Resistance, an exhibition of revolutionary tendencies in print and craft, and Fertile Ground, a group show featuring the 12 most innovative firms in Philadelphia. Recently, Interior Design magazine paired the work of the IDC with that offered by Kengo Kuma & Associates, OMA, Buckminister Fuller and the Arcosanti urban laboratory in an article highlighting practitioners who are challenging the edge of design practice.
This recognition, and our track record of proven success, has created an overwhelming demand for our work, in terms of students and professionals wanting to lend their talents, and non-profits desiring to use them. In response, the IDC is currently seeking out new partners [contact us or reach out on 
] so that we might continue to expand our organization and create the poles, fish and teachings desperately needed by people around the world. Specifically, we need to develop partnerships with existing aid and humanitarian organizations. This is our first, and perhaps greatest, area of need. We need our supporters to tell those who have dedicated their lives to helping people about the IDC and how it could support their efforts. Only then will the skills of our talented volunteers bring about the playgrounds, gardens, community centers and homes required by communities and organizations in need throughout the world. Secondly, the IDC needs material support. To design, our volunteers need paper, pens, computers, and model-making equipment; to build, our teams need tools and materials. Without this support, our talented volunteers simply cannot give their talents to those in need. Finally, the IDC needs financial support to provide travel fellowships for participating volunteers and help host organizations pay for the materials required to complete the project. It is hoped that this support will eventually allow the IDC to endow permanent travel fellowships and hire full-time staff — key components to realizing much-needed creative work with communities in need around the world.
HOW CAN YOU HELP?
IDC POSTERS
APPLY FOR IDC SCHOLARSHIPS (PDF)
PREPARE FOR TRAVEL
DOmore
BECOME A PARTNER
MAKE A CONTRIBUTION
Any additional inquiries can be directed to:
Scott Gerald Shall, Founder, Director and President, IDC
104 lyle ave. | bala cynwyd, pa 19004
shall@internationaldesignclinic.org
p [215] 490.7608