Today, the Sasaki Foundation announces our 2022 Design Grants call for proposals. The Design Grants are an annual program seeking interdisciplinary, creative approaches to test new design concepts in communities in Greater Boston, the Gateway Cities, and Metro West. Since 2018, the Sasaki Foundation has received 52 applications representing more than 70 communities, and has awarded more than $170,000 through the program. Read more about our most recent grant winners here.
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After four years of leadership, Jennifer Lawrence has departed from her role as Executive Director. During a period marked by the challenges and disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jen played an important role in advancing the foundation’s strategic pillars of research, public programming, and design education. Her leadership helped expand educational and employment opportunities for youth and young adults, strengthened partnerships with municipalities and community organizations, and elevated key public programs such as the Celebration of Design and initiatives inspired by the legacy of Hideo Sasaki. She also supported the development of a talented team that will continue to drive the foundation's mission forward.
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At this time, the Board of Trustees is launching a search for the Hideo Sasaki Foundation's next Executive Director. This transition presents an exciting opportunity to continue strengthening the foundation’s programs, partnerships, and impact while advancing our mission to support design education, research, and public engagement.
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We encourage you to share this opportunity with leaders who reflect the breadth and diversity of the field.
Thank you for your continued partnership as we embark on this exciting next chapter together.
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After four years of leadership, Jennifer Lawrence has departed from her role as Executive Director. During a period marked by the challenges and disruptions of the COVID-19 pandemic, Jen played an important role in advancing the foundation’s strategic pillars of research, public programming, and design education. Her leadership helped expand educational and employment opportunities for youth and young adults, strengthened partnerships with municipalities and community organizations, and elevated key public programs such as the Celebration of Design and initiatives inspired by the legacy of Hideo Sasaki. She also supported the development of a talented team that will continue to drive the foundation's mission forward.
Jen’s contributions have shaped the foundation’s trajectory, reinforced program collaborations, and positioned the organization for its next phase of transformation. We thank her for her service and wish her the very best in her future endeavors.
At this time, the Board of Trustees is launching a search for the Hideo Sasaki Foundation's next Executive Director. This transition presents an exciting opportunity to continue strengthening the foundation’s programs, partnerships, and impact while advancing our mission to support design education, research, and public engagement.
The Board of Trustees will lead the search process, with support from staff to provide perspective and input at key points. The board anticipates the search will take place over the coming months. The position will remain open through April, and semi-finalist and finalist interviews will take place in late April and May, with the goal of welcoming a new Executive Director by June 2026. Timing may evolve as the process continues.
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I learned endlessly from the grantees, partners, and students I worked with, through their curiosity, rigor, generosity, and willingness to imagine new futures. Their work affirmed, again and again, that the foundation’s greatest strength lies in its community and the relationships that sustain it.
It has been a privilege to serve this ecosystem and to contribute, in some small way, to the ongoing legacy of Hideo Sasaki’s vision.
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The Hideo Sasaki Foundation works to advance equity in the design of the environment. We sponsor research and programs that empower communities and strengthen education in design.
Events
The Power of Public Spaces
March 25, 2026
Join the Hideo Sasaki Foundation, in partnership with Friends of Fairsted and Library of American Landscape History, on Wednesday, March 25, for an evening of film and conversation. Our selected LALH films will highlight Frederick Law Olmsted’s role in creating America’s national park system and Boston’s own Franklin Park. Our panel of designers and historians will discuss the historic challenges and enduring power of public spaces, in Boston and across America.
What we do
Our values build on more than six decades of work by Hideo Sasaki, focusing on the following priority areas.
1
Research & Grants
Large-scale, complex challenges require cross-disciplinary thinking. That’s why we convene experts and innovators from all backgrounds. Our research and grants bring issues of inequity in design to the forefront.
2
Community Learning
Informed and engaged residents are central ingredients of a successful community. That’s why we host public programs that amplify a diversity of voices and address socially relevant topics as we work toward systemic change.
3
Design Education
A thriving design industry relies on a pipeline of diverse, talented, and passionate practitioners who infuse new ideas and disrupt established patterns. That’s why we provide youth with opportunities to discover and explore careers in design.
History
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation is named after Hideo Sasaki, a Japanese American landscape architect who came of age in WWII. Hideo was a pioneer of modern design, a leader, and an educator. He articulated—and proved—the value of interdisciplinary design while breaking down the traditional barriers between practice and teaching.
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation was established by Sasaki, a multidisciplinary design firm founded by Hideo, with support from Hideo’s family and friends. Continuing Hideo’s legacy, we sit at the intersection of research, practice, education, and community-driven processes. We advance equity in design, inviting diverse partners to co-create change.
Hideo Sasaki
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