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Altruism by Design: How to Effect Social Change as an Architect is meant to prepare the individual designer - whether a student or practicing professional - for a career dedicated to serving communities in need through design and construction. It will help you understand the complexities, opportunities, and benefits of creating architecture that promotes social equality and community so that you can make a difference.

What you'll learn:

-How community-based studios can respond to natural disasters and economic conditions
-How to build what you design
-How to develop relationships with non-traditional clients
-How to structure your career to be dedicated to social change and sustainable design
-How to discover funding opportunities for projects in a not-for-profit firm
-How to consider moral and financial aspects of your practice
-How you can collaborate with other design professions to determine the future of the built environment

Featuring detailed case studies, including work by Studio 804 and Pyotak Architects, and more than 100 color images; this book is essential reading for providing you with a viable path to altruistic design.

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• Preface(p. ix)
• Acknowledgments(p. xi)
• Introduction Preparing the Path(p. 1)
• Part 1 Building An Understanding Of Design For The Interests Of The Public
• Chapter 1 Creation Of A Paradigm(p. 14)
• The emergence of the socially aware design curriculum and its historical impact on architecture and design education in the United States
• Chapter 2 Responding Through Design(p. 38)
• Using the community-based design studio setting as a response to natural disasters and depressed socioeconomic conditions
• Case Study: Interview With A Dean: Thomas Fisher, University Of Minnesota College Of Design
• Part 2 The Pursuit of an Education in Design For the Interests of the Public and the Transformation to Socially Devoted Professional Practitioner
• Chapter 3 Building What Is Designed(p. 66)
• Integrating design and construction methods for sustainable design/build opportunities with a grassroots connection to a project's community
• Case Study: Studio 804, University Of Kansas School Of Architecture, Design And Planning (Executive Director/Professor - Dan Rockhill)
• Chapter 4 Designing Amongst the People(p. 98)
• The university-based community design center and the cultivation of relationships through asset-based architecture and planning
• Case Study: Design And Planning Assistance Center (Dpac) Studio, University Of New Mexico School Of Architecture And Planning (Professor/Associate Dean Of Outreach And Engagement - Michaele Pride)
• Chapter 5 No One Is An Island For The Sun(p. 134)
• Preparing to pursue a career in architectural practice dedicated to social change and integrative sustainability
• Case Study: Gulf Coast Community Design Studio (Gccd5) (Director - David Perkes)
• Chapter 6 The Needle and the Barn Full of Hay(p. 170)
• Understanding the complexities of acquiring funds and delivering projects in a design firm dedicated to social justice
• Case Study: Pyatok Architects, (Principal - Michael Pyatok (Faia))
• Part 3 Under The Authority Of Designing With Social Awareness and Social Devotion
• Chapter 7 Stories About a Different Bottom Line(p. 170)
• Balancing the moral and financial aspects of working towards social change through architecture and design
• Chapter 8 Intersecting With Society(p. 220)
• Envisioning sustainable urban and rural environments through collaborative design efforts and community participation
• Chapter 9 One Road(p. 240)
• Synthesizing the diverse professions through a collaborative, community-conscious design process
• Resources(p. 248)
• Image Credits(p. 253)
• Subject Index(p. 254)
• People Index(p. 258)

Notas de autor provistas por Syndetics

Adam R. Wilmes is a registered architect in the State of Kansas currently practicing in the Kansas City metropolitan region of the American Midwest.