1st Edition
Altruism by Design How To Effect Social Change as an Architect
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.
Acknowledgements; Introduction; Part One: The Process of Learning Socially Aware Architectural and Design Principles; 1. Creation of a Paradigm; Case Study 01: Studio 804, UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS; 2. Responding through Design; Case Study 02: Gulf Coast Community Design Studio, MISSISSIPPI STATE UNIVERSITY; 3. Building What is Designed; Case Study 03: Howard S. Wright Design/Build Studio, UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON; 4. Amongst the People; Case Study 04: Design Planning Assistance Center (DPAC), UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO; Part Two: The Transformation from Socially Aware Student to Socially Devoted Professional Practitioner; 5. No Man (or Woman) is an Island; Case Study 05: Pyotak Architects, MICHAEL PYOTAK (FAIA, PRINCIPAL); 6. The Needle and the Barn Full of Hay; Case Study 06: Design Corps, BRYAN BELL (DIRECTOR); Case Study_07: MASS Design Group, MICHAEL MURPHY (FOUNDING PARTNER / EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR) -&- ALAN RICKS (FOUNDING PARTNER); 7. A Different Kind of Bottom Line; Case Study 08: Public Architecture, JOHN PETERSON (AIA, FOUNDER & PRESIDENT); Part Three: Under the Umbrella of Designing with Social Awareness and Social Devotion; 8. At a Larger Scale; 9. Take it to the Streets; 10. Here’s Looking at You; 11. One Road; Epilogue; Glossary; Notes; Resources; Appendices; Image Credits; Index.
Biography
Adam R. Wilmes is a registered architect in the State of Kansas currently practicing in the Kansas City metropolitan region of the American Midwest.
'With interviews and case studies highlighting some of the best work happening in the field, Altruism by Design is an informative yet approachable compass to help architecture students get oriented with the range of possibilities within Public Interest Design.' Barbara Brown Wilson, Departmentt of Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia, USA
