Asarum is dedicated to providing the “space” for community leadership to emerge and blossom. Our goal as socially engaged designers is to facilitate a design process that is of the community, by the community, for the community. Our role often changes from project to project and evolves as we work to meet the unique needs of each community group or organization

Asarum has been known to tackle all manner of challenges including:

  • Community workshops: capacity building, design, education, storytelling, etc…
  • Capital campaign development & fundraising / graphic design communication
  • Education & training
  • Strategic planning
  • Ecological land planning, design & management
  • Historic preservation & community planning
  • Construction administration