Rural Studio has been responsible for over 75 beautifully crafted architectural interventions such as homes, parks, community and public buildings for the residents of West Alabama that are plagued by poverty and substandard housing.
For more than 40 years, the “Barefoot College” has been working to improve the quality of life for the poorest of the poor in rural India.
In February of this year, in the middle of the delicate political situation in Egypt, The New York Times published an article called, ”Climate Chang ...
By Holly Burns A Pratt Institute Design Management Class of 2010 graduate, Brian Tenorio currently wears many hats, operating as the Design, Branding, ...
Traditional classrooms and textbooks provide the same material to every student, whereas Knewton will dynamically match lessons, videos, and practice problems to each student’s ideal learning arc.
A random sample of interesting articles on strategic design for the week of January 31st.
Water is the catalyst for so many positive trends within society - basic sanitation, handwashing, and educational, community level practices are all part of the design for waterborne disease prevention.
Students in the 21st century are faced with the challenge of learning about an interconnected world where knowledge is constantly developing. The IB Primary Years Program is an innovative education model designed to engage students and prep ...
What if you give up gifts this year and use the money to build a well? What if others did the same?
Nordic countries have set a precedent for design policy in the global design community. Promoting good design that creates solutions to social, ethical, and environmental problems has proven over time to be good business for the Nordic desi ...
Designing Wellbeing: For All and Each Strategies for the design of wellbeing must balance the wellbeing of individuals and communities. Designing for all and each is not necessarily an easy design assignment. But it is ...
By Anna Whicher and Gavin Cawood Executive Summary Community wellbeing can be achieved through social innovation policies. By redefining the role design plays in policy making, the SEE Project aims ...
