Edited: Bryan Bell, Katie Wakeford First Edition: 2008 Language: English ISBN: 1933045787
“This is the Barack Obama of books. It tells a story about the change we need in the fields of architecture and urban design, professions that have lost their way, easily seduced by wealthy clients. And much like the presidential Democrat, this book of slightly radical ideas is attractively packaged in a way that can’t be easily dismissed. Editors Bryan Bell and Katie Wakeford have compiled 30 essays by leading architects and designers across the U.S. – all accompanied by gorgeous photography. Each focuses on issues of social justice and design, and most succeed in making a compelling case for architects, urban planners and landscape designers to stop whatever they’re doing and begin working for the greater public good…The authors’ earnest and passionate voices come through in almost every paragraph, making this book a heartfelt journey as much as an educational one.”
- Matthew Blackett, AZURE Magazine –AZURE Magazine November/December 2008
Full contents index and more photos after the break.
Contents
Foreword: Public-Interest Architecture: A Needed and Inevitable Change Thomas Fisher Fisher,
Preface: Expanding Design Toward Greater Relevance Bryan Bell Bell Bryan
Introduction: An Architecture of Change Jose L. S. Gamez Gamez, Jose L. S. Susan Rogers Rogers, Susan
Social, Economic, and Environmental Design:
The Architectural Bat-Signal: Exploring the Relationship between Justice and Design Barbara B. Wilson Wilson, Barbara B.
Toward a Humane Environment: Sustainable Design and Social Justice Lance Hosey Hosey, Lance
El Programa de Vivienda Ecologica: Building the Capacity of Yaqui Women to Help Themselves Sergio Palleroni Palleroni, Sergio Monica Escobedo Fuentes Fuentes, Monica Escobedo 42 Unbearable Lightness Deborah Gans Gans, Deborah
Participatory Design:
The Creek That Connects It All: Participatory Planning in a Taiwanese Mountain Village Chia-Ning Yang Yang, Chia-Ning Hsu-Jen Kao Kao, Hsu-Jen
Growing Urban Habitats: A Local Housing Crisis Spawns a New Design Center Katie Swenson Swenson, Katie
Traditions, Transformation, and Community Design: The Making of Two Ta’u Houses Jeffrey Hou Hou, Jeffrey
Claiming Public Space: The Case for Proactive, Democratic Design Peter Aeschbacher Aeschbacher, Peter Michael Rios Rios, Michael
Public-Interest Architecture:
Mobilizing Mainstream Professionals to Work for the Public Good John Peterson Peterson, John
The Community Design Collaborative: A Volunteer-Based Community Design Center Serving Greater Philadelphia Darl Rastorfer Rastorfer, Darl
Invisible Zagreb Damir Blazevic Blazevic, Damir
CityworksLosAngeles: Making Differences, Big orSmall Elizabeth Martin Martin, Elizabeth Leslie Thomas Thomas, Leslie
Asset-Based Approaches:
Designing with an Asset-Based Approach Amanda Hendler-Voss Hendler-Voss, Amanda Seth Hendler-Voss Hendler-Voss, Seth
Communication through Inquiry Sean Donahue Donahue, Sean
Designing Infrastructure/Designing Cities Ryan Gravel Gravel, Ryan
Housing for the 98%:
Mainstreaming Good Design in Affordable Housing: Strategies, Obstacles, and Benefits Kathleen Dorgan Dorgan, Kathleen Deane Evans Evans, Deane
Architectural Alchemy Eric Naslund Naslund, Eric John Sheehan Sheehan, John
Competition, Collaboration, and Construction with Habitat for Humanity Erik Van Mehlman Van Mehlman, Erik
Architecture and Social Change: The Struggle for Affordable Housing in Oakland’s Uptown Project Alex Salazar Salazar, Alex
Prefabricating Affordability:
Migrant Housing Laura Shipman Shipman, Laura
Market Modular Gregory Herman Herman, Gregory
ecoMOD: Exploring Social and Environmental Justice through Prefabrication John Quale Quale, John
Out of the Box: Design Innovations in Manufactured Housing Roberta M. Feldman Feldman, Roberta M.
Meshing with Market Forces:
Finding Balance: How to Be an Architect, an Environmentalist, and a Developer Russell Katz Katz, Russell
Propositions for a New Suburbanism Gail Peter Borden Borden, Gail Peter
Archepreneurs Chris Krager Krager, Chris
The Transformative Power of Architectural Education:
Building Consensus in Design/Build Studios Steve Badanes Badanes, Steve
Teaching Cooperation Amanda Schachter Schachter, Amanda
Enhancing Family and Community through Interdisciplinary Design Samina Quraeshi Quraeshi, Samina
Building Sustainable Communities and Building Citizens Sergio Palleroni Palleroni, Sergio
