Designing Local
Architecture and PlanningOhio, United States11-50 Employees
Designing Local is an architecture and planning practice based in Columbus, Ohio, that focuses on integrating design, art, culture, history, and community narratives into the built environment. The firm describes its approach as listening to communities through public engagement and translating local stories into plans and designs that are intended to be both functional and inspiring. As a certified woman-owned business, Designing Local positions itself at the intersection of urban planning, public art, historic preservation, landscape architecture, and cultural development, aiming to create places that attract people and support local prosperity. Founded in 2014, the company has developed a national profile for weaving cultural and narrative elements into planning processes, working with communities to shape places through participatory methods.