Celebration Foundation’s New Urbanism committee will be hosting socially distanced architect-led walking tours and a virtual Community Conversation this Founders’ Day. The walking tours will be in downtown Celebration at 10 a.m. on Founders’ Day, November 14. You will learn about our mixed use, compact and vibrant town center using the [...]
Celebration Timeline Check out the New Urbanism page on celebrationfoundation.org and take a “scroll” through the Celebration Timeline. While our community is not that old, our history is fascinating. The timeline is a brief history of Celebration…going all the way back to Disney’s early start in Florida. The timeline includes information [...]
Every once in a while, you feel the essence of what it means to be a community built by Disney. Hosting Michael McCann on March 29 and 30, 2019 was one of those occasions. We celebrated 25 years since Celebration was officially incorporated on March 29, 1994 with an unveiling of [...]
By Richard Sayre Dawn Thomas knew everything there was to know about Celebration before the town even existed. As one of the original team of seven people hired by the Disney Company to sell homes and apartments in the planned community, Dawn and her colleagues were tasked with studying thick binders [...]
Where was the first house in Celebration built? Where did the first residents live? What were the early days in Celebration like for the Celebration pioneers? During these last few years, the Celebration Foundation New Urbanism Committee has invited the Disney Development Company executives, architects and planners to share their experiences [...]
Have you ever wondered why the back of every sign in Celebration is painted green? What’s special about the air conditioning in downtown buildings? Where does the water come from that cascades along Water Street? Impress your friends and neighbors with your new knowledge when you participate in an Architect Led [...]
Celebration Foundation’s New Urbanism Committee will host its architect-led tour in downtown Celebration in honor of Founder’s Day on Saturday, November 10 at 10:30am. You will learn about our mixed use, compact and vibrant town center using the planning principles of New Urbanism…discuss the details of streetscapes and architectural styles…and even [...]
Have you heard about Celebration Lifelong? It is an exciting continuing education program right here in the heart of our community. Membership in Celebration Lifelong is open to all adults - whether you are an at-home mom or dad, young professional or retiree. Courses are purely for the joy of learning [...]
New Urbanism presented Community Conversations with Geoffrey Mouen speaking about Celebration’s Pattern Book. A fascinating look at the thought that went into creating our community. Geoffrey has been part of Celebration since the beginning of the community. From 1992 to 1999, Geoffrey worked for the world-renowned firm of Robert A.M. Stern [...]
