Altruism By Design - How to Effect Social Change As an Architect

Zusatztext 'With interviews and case studies highlighting some of the best work happening in the field!Altruism by Designis an informative yet approachable compass to help architecture students get orientedwith the range of possibilities within Public Interest Design.' Barbara Brown Wilson! Departmentt of Urban and Environmental Planning! University of Virginia! USA Informationen zum Autor Adam R. Wilmes is a registered architect in the State of Kansas currently practicing in the Kansas City metropolitan region of the American Midwest. Klappentext Altruism by Design 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. Zusammenfassung Altruism by Design 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface. Acknowledgements. Introduction. Part One: Building an Understanding of Design for the Interest of the Public 1. Creation of a Paradigm 2. Responding Through Design Part Two: The Pursuit of an Education in Design for the Interests of the Public and the Transformation to Socially Devoted Professional Practitioner 3. Building What is Designed 4. Designing Amongst the People 5. No One is an Island for the Sun 6. The Needle and the Barn Full of Hay Part Three: Under the Authority of Designing with Social Awareness and Social Devotion 7. Stories About a Different Bottom Line 8. Intersecting With Society 9. One Road. Resources. Image Credits. Index

Product details

• Authors: Adam R. Wilmes, Adam R. (Htk Architects Wilmes, Wilmes Adam R.
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 24.04.2015
• EAN: 9780415702249
• ISBN: 978-0-415-70224-9
• No. of pages: 258
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Architecture; ARCHITECTURE / Design, Drafting, Drawing & Presentation, ARCHITECTURE / General, ARCHITECTURE / Sustainability & Green Design, ARCHITECTURE / Professional Practice, The environment, Urban & municipal planning, Environmentally-friendly architecture & design, Building construction & materials, Urban and municipal planning and policy, Housing & homelessness, Housing and homelessness, Building construction and materials, Architecture: professional practice, Environmentally-friendly (‘green’) architecture and design