Incorporates all aspects of Design, especially Architecture, organized under the element of social sustainability.
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Architecture that's built to heal by Michael Murphy |
Published on Sep 15, 2016 “I have learned that architecture can be a transformative engine for change,” said Michael Murphy, co-founder and CEO of MASS Design Group, in his talk at the annualTED conference in Vancouver this February.Starting with a moving personal story about his father’s battle with and victory over cancer, the architect discussed ways the built environment can positively impact the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities. He touched on many of his firm’s humanitarian projects, including the Butaro Hospital in Rwanda, the GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center in Haiti, the Ilima Primary School in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the Kasungu Maternity Waiting Village in Malawi.“In each of these projects we asked a simple question,” said Murphy. “What more can architecture do? And by asking that question, we were forced to consider how we could create jobs, how we could source regionally, and how we can invest in the dignity of the communities in which we serve.”Murphy concluded with a preview of MASS Design Group’s upcoming collaboration with the Equal Justice Initiative on a national memorial to victims of lynching. “Great architecture can give us hope,” he said. “Great architecture can heal.” EarthSayer Michael Murphy |
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The Building Gap and Bad Habits by Paul Morrell
What It Takes to Build a Home by Meror Krayenhoff
Urban Design for Successful Cities by Alexandros Washburn
Let's go all-in on selling sustainability by Steve Howard
It's Hard Work:Responsible and Sustainable Lives Pt. 1 of 2
Architecture that's built to heal by Michael Murphy
Redesigning the Fashion Industry | The Story of The Jeans Redesign
Three-part Green Real Estate Model by Kevin Danaher
Sustainability, Climate Change and the Plan (part 3 of 3)
City Repair Project: Creating Commons
Smart Sustainable Cities -
Fringe Urbanism: Untapped Potential for Sustainable Suburbs by Nico Larco
Intro to Ceres Conference 2011: House of Cards
How Design Can Change the World with Carrie Bishop
Sustainability: This I Believe by David Orr
Architecture, Faith and Community | Sophia de Sousa
The Evolution of Ecological Consciousness with Andrew Faust
"Clashing Cultures in Pursuit of Sustainability in the Built Environment" |
Landscape Performance to Achieve Sustainability by Barbara Deutsch
The Prince's Foundation for the Built Environment
The End Of Suburbia (as we know it) Trailer
Building Retrofit Case Study - Empire State Building by Jim Turner
Clean Infrastructure and Walkable Communities by Christopher Leinberger
World's First Living Building, Portland, Oregon:Jennifer Allen
Glumac Improves Sustainable Design Using Software by AutoDesk
Human Behavior and Climate Change by Dr. Shahzeen Attari 2 of 2
Building Sustainable Places by Steve Mouzon
Operating a Big Commercial Building by Anthony Chang 2 of 2
Funding Infrastructure for Affordable & Sustainable Communities
Can We Build Happier Cities by Charles Montgomery
A Glorious Revival, Portland Oregon
William McDonough: "Design as Optimism" | Talks at Google
Bring the community into the process by Alejandro Aravena
Using nature's genius in architecture by Michael Pawlyn
Architecture Controlling the Future of Sustainability
AECOM Recovering from Sandy (Part 2 of 3)
Its your city: Stop complaining and start fixing by V. Naresh Narasimhan
The Surprising Math of Cities and Corporations by Geoffrey West
My architectural philosophy? by Alejandro Aravena
Hedonistic Sustainability by Bjarke Ingels
Designing for Nature by Lehna Malmkvist
Local Matters - design driven by urban conditions | Nuno Soares
Sustainable Development and Preservation Clem Ogilby
Planning for a Cleaner, Greener, Long Island (Part 1 of 3)
The New Frontiers of Design with Paola Antonelli
Operating a Big Commercial Building by Anthony Chang 1 of 2
Social maps of city's intersections/separations by Dave Troy:
Rediscovering the joy of humanity by Karl Sharro
A Strong Vision and Targets by Richard Jackson
Portland Sustainability Institute - EcoDistricts
A Tale of Two Futures: Sustainable Buildings or Unsustainble
Putting housing at the center of urban strategy Dr. Joan Clos