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In 2025, the Hideo Sasaki Foundation celebrated 25 years of advancing equity in design. We continue to create local impact through active community-based research, public programming, and design education, serving the communities of Boston and beyond.
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation welcomes Stacey Beuttell as our new executive director. Under Stacey’s direction, we will continue our mission to advance equity in design through community-based research, public programming, and design education.
2026 SEED interns design three community spaces
Design EducationOn August 14, 2026, the Hideo Sasaki Foundation wrapped up our ninth annual Summer Exploratory Experience in Design (SEED) internship.
2026 DESI interns complete community projects
Design EducationOn May 2, 2026, the Hideo Sasaki Foundation celebrated our 2026 Designing Environmental and Social Impact (DESI) interns.
REPORT: 2024-2025 Design Grants Research
Research & GrantsThe Hideo Sasaki Foundation's 2024-2025 Design Grants Research Report is now available. This sixth cohort explored innovative solutions to address environmental justice, inclusive planning processes, and community land use.
Announcing our 2026 theme: Resilient Futures
Public ProgrammingFrom climate change, to systemic inequities, to national and global political shifts, we are living in a time of increasing stress and change. How can the design community contribute to our collective resilience as we move into the future?
REPORT: 2025 Design Education Snapshot
Design EducationOur design education programs are paid internships that exist to educate young people, from diverse backgrounds and identities, about the power they have to shape their world.
2025 SEED interns design for six local nonprofits
Design EducationOn August 15, 2025, the Hideo Sasaki Foundation wrapped up our eighth annual Summer Exploratory Experience in Design (SEED) internship.
2025 Design Grants winners announced
Research & GrantsThe Design Grants are an annual competition to showcase projects that promote equity and empower local communities in Greater Boston and the Massachusetts Gateway Cities.
REPORT: 2025 Hideo Sasaki Foundation Annual Report
In 2025, the Hideo Sasaki Foundation celebrated 25 years of advancing equity in design. We continue to create local impact through active community-based research, public programming, and design education, serving the communities of Boston and beyond.
News
Welcoming Stacey Beuttell as Executive Director
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation welcomes Stacey Beuttell as our new executive director. Under Stacey’s direction, we will continue our mission to advance equity in design through community-based research, public programming, and design education.
News
2026 SEED interns design three community spaces
On August 14, 2026, the Hideo Sasaki Foundation wrapped up our ninth annual Summer Exploratory Experience in Design (SEED) internship.
Design Education
2026 Women in Leadership Happy Hour
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation’s Women in Leadership Happy Hour was once again an incredible success! It was inspiring to see 100+ women and allies in AEC
Public Programming
2025 Design Grants Final Presentations
Hear from our 2025 Design Grants teams! Our teams presented their projects, highlighting all the amazing work they’ve done so far and what is next for
Design GrantsResearch & Grants
2026 DESI interns complete community projects
On May 2, 2026, the Hideo Sasaki Foundation celebrated our 2026 Designing Environmental and Social Impact (DESI) interns.
Design Education
REPORT: 2024-2025 Design Grants Research
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation's 2024-2025 Design Grants Research Report is now available. This sixth cohort explored innovative solutions to address environmental justice, inclusive planning processes, and community land use.
Research & Grants
Climate Action for Busy People
Last week’s Climate Action for Busy People was an inspiring conversation! Author Cate Mingoya-LaFortune sat down with Sasaki’s Director of Sustainability, Tamar Warburg, AIA, LEED AP BD+C.
Public Programming
The Power of Public Spaces
The Power of Public Spaces, a Hideo Sasaki Foundation event in partnership with Friends of Fairsted and Library of American Landscape History, was a success! We were thrilled to see 75+ participants join us to explore Frederick Law Olmsted’s role in creating America’s national park system and Boston’s own Franklin Park. Thank you to our panelists, Ethan Carr, Rolf Diamant, Monica Rhodes, and Michael Grove, who discussed the historic challenges and enduring power of public spaces, in Boston and across America.
Public Programming
2026 Trivia Night
We kicked off our year of Resilient Futures with trivia night! Thank you to SMRT Trivia and everyone who attended. From Mark Ruffalo “going green” to
Public Programming
Announcing our 2026 theme: Resilient Futures
From climate change, to systemic inequities, to national and global political shifts, we are living in a time of increasing stress and change. How can the design community contribute to our collective resilience as we move into the future?
Public Programming
REPORT: 2025 Design Education Snapshot
Our design education programs are paid internships that exist to educate young people, from diverse backgrounds and identities, about the power they have to shape their world.
Design Education
2025 Celebration of Design
On Thursday, November 14, 2024, the Sasaki Foundation hosted our second annual Celebration of Design at 110 Chauncy in Downtown Boston. The event saw 100+ attendees and raised $28,000+ to support our mission of equity in design. Thanks to your generosity, we funded a Design Grant, 6 Design Grants finalist honorariums, a public event, 14 DESI youth interns for a semester, and 26 SEED students for a week.
Events
Future of Collaborative Design Symposium
On Friday, October 3, 2025, the Hideo Sasaki Foundation hosted the Future of Collaborative Design Symposium at Sasaki’s Boston office, with a pre-convening at the Harvard Graduate School of Design the Tuesday evening prior. Thank you to the 250+ individuals who joined us in exploring Hideo Sasaki’s enduring legacy of radical collaboration in design across both days. We are grateful to all our speakers and panelists for their insights and to our attendees for engaging in these important conversations about the past, present, and future of collaborative practice.
Public Programming
Designing Mobility Equity
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation’s Designing Mobility Equity panel was an incredible conversation! Leaders in mobility and urban design explored how equity is embedded in both process
Public Programming
2025 SEED interns design for six local nonprofits
On August 15, 2025, the Hideo Sasaki Foundation wrapped up our eighth annual Summer Exploratory Experience in Design (SEED) internship.
Design Education
2025 Women in Leadership Happy Hour
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation’s Women in Leadership Happy Hour was once again an incredible success! We were thrilled to see 150+ participants come together, support each
Public Programming
2024 Design Grants Final Presentations
Hear from our 2024 Design Grants teams! Our teams presented their projects, highlighting all the amazing work they’ve done so far and what is next for
Design GrantsResearch & Grants
2025 Design Grants winners announced
The Design Grants are an annual competition to showcase projects that promote equity and empower local communities in Greater Boston and the Massachusetts Gateway Cities.
Research & Grants
2025 Design Grants Pitch Night
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation’s 2025 Design Grants Pitch Night was amazing! Thanks to the incredible finalist teams who shared their ideas promoting a more equitable future,
Design GrantsResearch & Grants
2025 DESI interns complete community projects
On May 3, 2025, we celebrated with our mentors, teaching assistants, partners, and family members by seeing them present the creative design solutions they created for their neighborhoods.
Design Education
REPORT: 2024 Hideo Sasaki Foundation Annual Report
Thank you for joining us on our mission towards building a more equitable design industry. Together we have accomplished so much, and we still have lots of work to do!
News
Hideo Sasaki: A Legacy of Collaborative Design
Join the Hideo Sasaki Foundation for a conversation about Hideo Sasaki’s legacy and the genesis of collaborative design. Hideo Sasaki was one of the most consequential
Public Programming
2025 Design Grants Finalists announced
The Hideo Sasaki Foundation announced today the finalists for its seventh annual Design Grants program. These eight teams will pitch to a jury of experts on Thursday, May 29, 5:30-8:00 p.m. at Pitch Night, a public event. The Design Grants are an annual competition to showcase projects that support and drive interdisciplinary innovation and empower our local communities.
Research & Grants
REPORT: 2023-2024 Design Grants Research
Check out our newly released 2023-2024 Design Grants Research Report to learn more about our fifth cohort’s work.
Research & Grants
2025 Design Grants Mixer
Join us for our Design Grants Mixers, virtually on April 1 and in person on April 2. The events will foster connections between prospective Hideo Sasaki
Design GrantsResearch & Grants
Mayor Wu announces youth summer jobs applications
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Office of Youth Employment and Opportunity (YEO) today announced that paid youth job applications are open for summer 2025.
Design Education
Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? Workshop
We were thrilled to see 25+ participants join our conversation with Betsy Leondar-Wright, coauthor of the book Is It Racist? Is It Sexist? We assessed our
Public Programming
APPLY by April 4: 2025 CPHD Health Promotion Mini-Grants
The Cambridge Public Health Department (CPHD) 2025 Health Promotion Mini-Grant Program will award up to $20,000 in total funding to projects that promote healthy eating, physical activity, or youth wellness.
Research & Grants
APPLY by April 24: 2025 Design Grants call for proposals
The Sasaki Foundation is launching our 2025 Design Grants Call for Proposals! Our Design Grants fund community experts to create design solutions for challenges in their
Research & Grants