The AIA Communities by Design web site now features digital copies of all the existing reports from the 1960s to the present of both the Regional/Urban Design Assistance Team (R/UDAT) program and the Sustainable Design Assessment Team (SDAT) program. Both R/UDAT and SDAT are AIA programs that bring together architect-led multidisciplinary teams to identify ways to encourage desirable change in a community.

The AIA established the R/UDAT program in 1967. The SDAT program was created in 2005 to provide community design assistance that focuses on the principles of sustainability. In addition to the national level program, components have adopted this model. Communities looking to see how similar issues and challenges have been addressed will find these reports of interest. Some reports have been revisited and readers can compare initial planning and subsequent efforts.

For more information about the DAT program, please contact the Center for Communities by Design.