Landmark Columbus Foundation (LCF) demonstrates what design excellence can mean to a community: earned through discipline, proven in public, and cared for as a legacy for the future.
Our Programs
Civic Design Institute
defines the discipline and shares the methods
Progressive Preservation
cares for design excellence over time
Exhibit Columbus
tests design excellence in public
Monumental Gestures
applies the method in other cities
News and Events
Event
Progressive Preservation Talks Schools Edition: Mt. Healthy Elementary
with Glenda Winders
July 29
5 pm
Helen Haddad Hall
Columbus, Indiana
This Progressive Preservation Talk with Glenda Winders will feature information on the historic Mt. Healthy Elementary School, designed by Hugh Hardy and completed in 1972. In a public discussion, Winders, a Columbus-based writer, will share her work researching the school and archives.
Event
Prove It
A National Summit on Design Excellence as Civic Practice
Save the Date
October 8–10
Columbus, Indiana
This first-of-its-kind event will convene civic leaders, thinkers, researchers, designers, and funders to test a single proposition: design excellence is a civic discipline that can be defined, measured, and practiced by any community willing to do the work. It will also seek to measure and define quality of place in collaboration with 2–3 partner communities.
Publication
BEEN THERE, DOING THIS
2025 Annual Report
The 2025 Annual Report documents a pivotal year, marking the culmination of a transformative five-year grant that helped establish the organization as a lasting civic institution. It highlights key achievements—from major investments in preservation and public art to the success of Exhibit Columbus and new national initiatives—while introducing Design Excellence as Civic Practice as a guiding framework for the future. Together, these pages reflect both the impact of recent work and a renewed commitment to advancing design as a tool for civic life.
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