The Center for Design Research (CDR) is a research center at Stanford University, in Stanford, California. The Center for Design Research was founded in 1984 by a collection of faculty from Stanford's Design Division, with money from companies including Apple Computer, BMW, Hewlett-Packard, Sun Microsystems, and Toshiba Corporation. Today, CDR acts as a nexus for graduate students and researchers in a number of affiliated research labs, including those headed by Professors Larry Leifer (Director), Mark Cutkosky, Sheri D. Sheppard, and Allison Okamura. The CDR is located in Building 560 at 424 Panama Mall, at the center of the "Design Quad". See also Stanford University Stanford Joint Program in Design References External links Official CDR Web Site Design Group at Stanford University Stanford Mechanical Engineering 310 (me310) Web Site Stanford Foresight Engineering Web Site The Hasso Plattner Institute of Design Stanford Joint Program in Design Center for Design Research 1958 establishments in California Design schools in the United States Educational institutions established in 1958