Designing Activism

Intensifying Impact: Engagement Matters North Carolina Campus Compact Tenth Anniversary Civic Engagement Institute Chapel Hill, North Carolina, February 15, 2012 Original speech by Syracuse University Chancellor Nancy Cantor From Civil to Social Infrastructure: The Legacy of the Warehouse The Warehouse has been ideal as such a hub. It anchors a section of downtown that is [...]

At the 2010 AIAS Grassroots Leadership Conference I was interviewed by Autodesk to discuss the future role of the architect and the tools available to us to change the profession. At the conference Autodesk’s Phil Bernstein gave an inspirational presentation, “Leadership by Design — How to Develop and Sustain Leadership”  He very succinctly lays out the reality of [...]

The following is an excerpt from the March edition of ARCHITECT Magazine featuring a commentary from Clark Manus, FAIA, and 2011 President of the AIA.  Address the issues we have come to call Public Interest Design, Mr Manus references my article in Crit:70 Overproduction called “Reclaiming Architecture.”   “The fall 2010 issue of crit, journal [...]