Making Places for People - 12 Questions Every Designer Should Ask

Making Places for People explores twelve social questions crucial to environmental design. In this second edition, the authors retain the core of the book while placing more emphasis on human well-being, sustainability, and equity and justice.

List of contents

Introduction 1. What is the story of this place? 2. Whose place is this? 3. Where is this place? 4. How big is this place? 5. What logic orders this place? 6. Does this place balance community and privacy? 7. What makes this place useful? 8. Does this place support health? 9. What makes this place sustainable? 10. Who likes this place? 11. What evidence is there that this place will work? 12. Does this place foster social equity and justice?

About the author

Christie Johnson Coffin practices architecture in the western United States, Taiwan, Nicaragua, and India with a focus on healthcare and laboratory research design. Her university teaching includes the University of California Berkeley, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, California Polytechnic State University, National Taiwan University, and the University of Oregon.
Jenny Young teaches architectural design and human factors in design. Her research focuses on key attributes of successful public spaces and urban form. Her practice includes school, library, and clinic projects, and residential design. She is Professor of Architecture at the University of Oregon.

Summary

Making Places for People explores twelve social questions crucial to environmental design. In this second edition, the authors retain the core of the book while placing more emphasis on human well-being, sustainability, and equity and justice.

Product details

• Authors: Christie Johnson Coffin, Christie (The Design Partnership Johnson Coffin, Christie Young Johnson Coffin, Johnson Coffin Christie, Jenny Young, Young Jenny
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 12.03.2024
• EAN: 9781032413044
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3241304-4
• No. of pages: 274
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, ARCHITECTURE / Interior Design / General, Professional interior design, ARCHITECTURE / Urban & Land Use Planning, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, City & town planning - architectural aspects, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Regional & area planning, Architecture: interior design, Regional and area planning, Architecture: professional practice, City and town planning: architectural aspects, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design