Design LAB: Learn + Build, formerly known as Architectural Foundation of Cincinnati (AFC), is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization with programs, tours, and events for all ages. Our mission is to create appreciation, awareness, and improvement of the built environment through education.

Since 1982, AFC has enriched the Greater Cincinnati community by connecting people with the places they live, learn, work and play. Through programming and educational outreach, AFC inspires public engagement in shaping the built environment.

AFC's hallmark program is Design LAB. Design LAB is a free, in-school educational program that introduces architecture and design to students in grades K-8. Design LAB has grown to reach 2,000 kids each year and is an important way to inspire the next generation of architects.

Other programs include SEEK Cincy, which is an architectural scavenger hunt that engages young professionals with the built environment of Cincinnati, Construction Tours, Great House Tours, and so much more!