Jesse M. Keenan

Social scientist and a member of the faculty of the Graduate School of Design at Harvard University.

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'The Drawdown Review' Suggests That Architects Move Toward Scalable Climate Solutions

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An inspector rappels down the blade of a three megawatt wind turbine in Boulder, Colorado. Image © Dennis Schroeder/NREL

Architects and designers of the built environment are often conceptualized in popular culture as progressive change agents whose canvas of steel and glass brings light to the public realm. At least one global survey of the public’s trust in various professions places architects in a top-ranked cohort that includes medical professionals and first responders. But in the United States, the architecture profession is surprisingly older and much less progressive than one might imagine.