Social Good

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John Thackara|Essays

Istanbul: City of Seeds

Rather than dream up exotic visions of “what could be”, an xskool looks for social and natural assets that already exist – and grows from there.

Rick Poynor|Essays

Studio Culture: The Materialism of Matter

Studio, print shop, dance club and store: a photographic essay on Matter's design HQ in Denver.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Fixing South Street Seaport: Is New Architecture Enough?

Fighting over Ben Thompson's postmodernist landmark Pier 17 at South Street Seaport. Should it stay or should it go?

Observed|New Ideas

Flyover Farm

A Kickstarter Project: Flyover Farm is a food project in Mumbai, India by Fresh & Local to transform an unused rooftop into a thriving urban farm and community space.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Carlo Scarpa, Quilter

Olivetti and Doges: How Carlo Scarpa updated the Venetian treasure chest.

Constantin Boym|Essays

Extra National Journey

What happens when a Russian-born American professor takes a group of his Arab students to a workshop in Amsterdam to work with a designer who has a Canadian passport but lives in Berlin?

John Thackara|Essays

‘Beyond Good Intentions’ – The Movie

A new documentary hopes to answer the question "What happens in a disaster area after the initial wave of support?"

John Thackara|Essays

Oil-Powered Thinking

Why is it that countervailing facts don’t change things in our evidence-based world? And what might we do about it?

Rick Poynor|Essays

On Display: Museum of Broken Relationships

The Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb is a public space consecrated to a universal experience of sadness and loss.

John Thackara|Essays

It’s Not Just The Bags

Design + Craft: The Brazilian Path by Adelia Borges explores the complex relationship between designers from the Northern hemishphere and indigenous artists in the Southern hemisphere, specifically craft communities in Brazil.

William Drenttel|Essays

Designing for Social Change

Designing for Social Change is a toolkit of strategies, case studies, and stories, offering new opportunities for approaching social design in our communities.

Alexandra Lange|Essays