New Book
Expanding Architecture:
Design as Activism presents a new generation of creative design carried
out in the service of the greater public and the greater good.
Questioning how design can improve daily lives, editors Bryan Bell and
Katie Wakeford map an emerging geography of architectural activism--or
"public-interest architecture"--that might function akin to
public-interest law or medicine by expanding architecture's all too
often elite client base. With 30 essays by practicing architects and
designers, urban and community planners, historians, landscape
architects, environmental designers and members of other fields, this
volume presents recent work from around the world that illustrates the
ways in which design can address issues of social justice, allow
individuals and communities to plan and improve their own lives and
serve a much larger percentage of the population than it has in the
past. Expanding Architecture examines evolving notions of socially
conscious practice and serves as a guide for designers who are willing
to take on the social, economic and environmental challenges we face
today. |
