Social Good

Alexandra Lange|Essays

Small Wonder: 41 Cooper Square

I never thought I would say this about a work by Thom Mayne of Morphosis, but I think 41 Cooper Square is too small.

Bradford McKee|Projects

Float House

Report on a floating house designed by Morphosis and UCLA architecture students for the Make It Right Foundation,

Justin Partyka|Gallery

The East Anglians

Image from photographer Justin Partyka's series, The East Anglians, about the decline of rural culture in the UK.

Alexandra Lange|Essays

(Women and) Children First

Pier 6 at Brooklyn Bridge Park is one more way New York City is attempting to be child-friendly.

Ernest Beck|Projects

Emergency Response Studio

Report on artist Paul Villinski's mobile studio, which he converted from a trailer of the type used by FEMA to house victims of Hurricane Katrina.

Steven Heller|Essays

People in Glass Apartments

People in glass apartments shouldn’t throw stones or other projectiles. Nor should they engage in private acts directly in front of their floor to ceiling windows.

Bradford McKee|Interviews

New Grub Street

Interview with photorapher Jonas Bendiksen following the opening of his exhibition "The Places We Live."

Jane Margolies|Projects

Skin

Report on maternity clothes made in Colombia with local labor. (No seamstresses under the age of 50 need apply.)

John Thackara|Interviews

Design & Development: Interview with 4baq

John Thakra discusses sustainability, design and development with 4baq.

John Thackara|Interviews

John Thackara Answers Your Questions

John Thackara answers questions from the readers of DESIGN 21.

Jonathan Schultz|Projects

Better Place

Report on Better Place, winner of the 2009 INDEX Award in the Community category.

Ernest Beck|Projects

Peepoobag

Report on Peepoobag, a new self-sanitizing, single-use, biodegradable container for human waste.