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Landmark Columbus Foundation develops impactful projects and events through its four program areas: Civic Design Institute, Progressive Preservation, Exhibit Columbus, and Monumental Gestures. This page features our latest press releases and news. Stay connected to our work by signing up for our newsletter.

Prove It: Indiana Communities Gather in Columbus to Learn Together What Makes Quality of Place Last
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Prove It: Indiana Communities Gather in Columbus to Learn Together What Makes Quality of Place Last

Columbus, Indiana — Indiana is investing in quality of place at a scale the state has never seen. In October, a state-led partnership will gather communities and representatives from every Regional Economic Acceleration and Development (READI) region in Columbus to work on a shared question: how will we know what investments have worked and what’s next?

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Indiana Is Investing over $1.5 Billion in Quality of Place. Five Cities Are Coming Together to Learn What Makes It Last.
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Indiana Is Investing over $1.5 Billion in Quality of Place. Five Cities Are Coming Together to Learn What Makes It Last.

Columbus, Indiana — Richard McCoy, founding executive director of Landmark Columbus Foundation (LCF), served on the Resource Team for a special session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) in Philadelphia this month, joining a national exchange on how cities make design decisions that endure. The session comes as LCF prepares to host Prove It: A National Summit on Design Excellence as Civic Practice in Columbus this October.

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Richard McCoy Joins National Design Leaders for Mayors’ Institute on City Design in Philadelphia
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Richard McCoy Joins National Design Leaders for Mayors’ Institute on City Design in Philadelphia

Columbus, Indiana — Richard McCoy, founding executive director of Landmark Columbus Foundation (LCF), served on the Resource Team for a special session of the Mayors’ Institute on City Design (MICD) in Philadelphia this month, joining a national exchange on how cities make design decisions that endure. The session comes as LCF prepares to host Prove It: A National Summit on Design Excellence as Civic Practice in Columbus this October.

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Construction Begins to Restore First Christian Church Tower, Having Secured more than $3M in Funding
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Construction Begins to Restore First Christian Church Tower, Having Secured more than $3M in Funding

Restoration work is underway on the $3.2m First Christian Church “Save Our Tower” project after The Friends of First Christian Church Architecture Fund at Heritage Fund met all qualifications to secure a $500,000 Challenge Grant from the Jeffris Family Foundation. This marks a milestone at one of the most iconic religious buildings in America, and Landmark Columbus Foundation is celebrating by hosting its third event in the Progressive Preservation Talks Series on Saturday, April 21 at 1:00 pm at the nearby Helen Haddad Hall. This free, public event will feature presentations by Columbus-based architect Louis Joyner and Los Angeles-based design expert Daniel Ostroff.

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