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Andrea co-founded Emergent Vernacular Architecture in 2014 as a socially-conscious practice. Community engagement and design participation form the core of the studio's approach and have informed the design for public spaces, community centres and schools in informal neighbourhoods in Haiti. Recently the studio has also been focusing on research and design solutions for the housing shortage in the UK and the migrant crisis in the Middle East.
More about writerAfter graduating from Politecnico di Milano in 2005, Andrea spent six years working for renowned international practices like Bennetts Associates and Fuksas Architects. A sudden change of direction led him to Bolivia as a volunteer for an organisation helping street children. He then moved to Haiti and began working with different humanitarian agencie s on post-earthquake urban development projects. Andrea co-founded Emergent Vernacular Architecture in 2014 as a socially-conscious practice. Community engagement and design participation form the core of the studio's approach and have informed the design for public spaces, community centres and schools in informal neighbourhoods in Haiti. Recently the studio has also been focusing on research and design solutions for the housing shortage in the UK and the migrant crisis in the Middle East.
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Sao Paulo, Brazil - 1985. Working in projects of co-creativity and social venturing since 2012, Thami Schweichler is a social entrepreneur focused in design for social innovation. After obtaining a Master’s degree at ENSCI – Les Ateliers in Paris, Thami joined the development to Koneksie. A social enterprise aiming to improve road safety and provide entrepreneurship opportunities for motorcycle taxi drivers in Kenya.
More about writerWorking in projects of co-creativity and social venturing since 2012, Thami Schweichler is a social entrepreneur focused in design for social innovation. After obtaining a Master’s degree at ENSCI – Les Ateliers in Paris, Thami joined the development to Koneksie. A social enterprise aiming to improve road safety and provide entrepreneurship opportunities for motorcycle taxi drivers in Kenya. At the end of 2015, Thami co-founded Makers Unite, a social enterprise producing sustainable accessories to provide employment opportunities for newcomers with a refugee background in The Netherlands. The initiative is winner of the Refugee Challenge, organized by What Design Can Do in collaboration with UNCHR and Ikea Foundation. Thami is also a board member of Re-Vest Life. A foundation with the goal of promoting integration of newcomers in society through artistic projects and public interventions.
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Maya Konforti has been deeply involved in the migration issues in Northern France for over 3 years. She is the secretary of l'Auberge des Migrants, the largest non-profit local NGO in the Calais region, which has provided humanitarian and legal aid to as many as 10,000 refugees at one time in what was known as the Jungle of Calais. She was fondly nicknamed 'the mother of the jungle'.
More about writerMaya Konforti has been deeply involved in the migration issues in Northern France for over 3 years. She is the secretary of l'Auberge des Migrants, the largest non-profit local NGO in the Calais region, which has provided humanitarian and legal aid to as many as 10,000 refugees at one time in what was known as the Jungle of Calais. She was fondly nicknamed 'the mother of the jungle'. Maya was also responsible for creating a strong network of volunteer citizens throughout France in 2016 to help refugees. She has appeared numerous times on French and international news media.
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Adnan Morshed received his Ph.D. and Master’s in architecture from MIT. He completed a pre-doctoral fellowship at CASVA and his post-doctoral at the Smithsonian Institution. He is currently Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning, the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC.
More about writerAdnan Morshed received his Ph.D. and Master’s in architecture from MIT. He completed a pre-doctoral fellowship at CASVA and his post-doctoral at the Smithsonian Institution. He is currently Associate Professor at the School of Architecture and Planning, the Catholic University of America, Washington, DC. He is the author of Impossible Heights: Skyscrapers, Flight, and the Master Builder (University Minnesota Press, 2015) and Oculus: A Decade of Insights into Bangladeshi Affairs (University Press Limited, 2012). He has served on the Board of Directors of the Society of Architectural Historians, jury for the National Endowment for the Humanities grants, and, recently, chaired the Society of Architectural Historians’ committee for 2015 Alice Davis Hitchcock Book Award. Adnan Morshed has been awarded highly competitive fellowships, among others, the Wyeth Fellowship at the Center for Advanced Study in the Visual Arts (CASVA), the National Gallery of Art; the Smithsonian Institution; Wolfsonian-Florida International University; and the Society of Architectural Historians. His research has garnered prestigious research grants from, among others, the Graham Foundation, National Endowment for the Humanities, and MIT. He has lectured around the world on the history and theory of modern architecture and urbanism, global histories, urban ecology, and sustainable urban planning in developing countries. His articles appeared in the Journal of the Society of Architectural Historians, Journal of Architectural Education, Journal of South Asian Studies, Thresholds (MIT), Center (National Gallery of Art), Constructs (Yale), New Geographies (Harvard), Architectural Design, and Traditional Dwellings and Settlements Review. He has served as a reviewer for various national and international refereed journal, and has been cited widely in various professional and news networks, including The New York Times and Asia News Network. In 2012, he led the Society of Architectural Historians’ study tour to three South Asian cities: Dhaka, Delhi, and Chandigarh. Currently he also serves on the Board of MIT’s Global Architecture History Teaching Collaborative, led by Professor Mark Jarzombek. Also a practicing architect, Adnan Morshed has designed buildings in the U.S., Lebanon, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. He is an avid traveler, photographer, collector, and an op-ed contributor to various newspapers and online forums.
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I joined PUBLIC to inspire myself and others to make Public Interest Design a priority. As designers we have to take ownership and a larger responsiblility to design for the best of the community, not any individual or single entity. PUBLIC is an opportunity for me to play my role within - and further the Public Interest Design movement.
More about writerJacqueline L. Devereaux is an architect Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc. (WJE) which is an interdisciplinary firm specializing in delivering practical, innovative, and technically-sound solutions across all areas of new and existing construction. Jacqueline began managing PUBLIC Journal as a way to become more involved with the social and humanitarian side of the profession. With her technical background, Jacqueline hopes to have an influence in the Public-Interest-Design Movement ensuring that the buildings that are built are as technically successful as they are well-designed. Not everyone has access to good design; Jacqueline’s intention is that PUBLIC Journal become a meeting place to make good design and designers more accessible to the PUBLIC regardless of the demographics of a person or community. Through PUBLIC Journal any reader should be able to engage in conversation as to what makes good design, how they can achieve it, who can help them reach their goals, and find out where good design is being implemented.
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I joined the PUBLIC Team because I believe in the power of asset-based processes that value community input, design thinking, and collaboration - PUBLIC stands for all of these things, and brings people together from around the world that do as well. I love asking difficult questions with all of these people.
More about writerI joined the PUBLIC Team because I believe in the power of asset-based processes that value community input, design thinking, and collaboration - PUBLIC stands for all of these things, and brings people together from around the world that do as well. I love asking difficult questions with all of these people.
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Tom Di Santo, AIA is the Principal Architect of M:oME and an Associate Professor in the Architecture Department at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California, where he teaches design, theory, representation and the implementation of sustainable principles.
More about writerTom Di Santo, AIA is the Principal Architect of M:oME and an Associate Professor in the Architecture Department at Cal Poly in San Luis Obispo, California, where he teaches design, theory, representation and the implementation of sustainable principles. His interests range from family to watercolors, from poetry to music, from furniture to design-build.
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Paul is a qualified architect in the UK turned writer, he is a regular columnist for multifple oline platforms provoking debates on architecture including Architizer and Archinect. A keen advocate of humanitarian design, PUBLIC Journal provides Paul with an opportunity to explore everything he is passionate about — great design, inspiring people, and the stories that tie them together.
More about writerPaul is a qualified architect in the UK turned writer, he is a regular columnist for multifple oline platforms provoking debates on architecture including Architizer and Archinect. A keen advocate of humanitarian design, PUBLIC Journal provides Paul with an opportunity to explore everything he is passionate about — great design, inspiring people, and the stories that tie them together. Having seen how innovative buildings can help revitalize the communities that need it most, he is glad to share some truly remarkable tales about Public Interest Design with a global audience through this publication. "When I think of a Public Interest Design project that is inspiring me right now, I think of Tatiana Bilbao's affordable housing prototype for Mexico. It is a breath of fresh air in a world that is so transfixed by the perpetual acquisition of wealth. Bilbao has devised a simple structure that can be rought and assembled for just 8000 dollars, but can also be expanded and adapted in countless ways as a family grows. The project's presentation is playful, while its potential is profound. Architecture like this illuminates how design can be the catalyst for positive social change on a global scale."
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HEC, State Doctor of economic sciences, Olivier Mousson has been a member of several ministerial offices; the Department of Industry with Gérard Longuet, the Ministry for Equipment with Gilles de Robien. Currently, he is the top adviser to the Court of Auditors, and is responsible for follow-through for industrial and commercial issues alike.
More about writer"HEC, State Doctor of economic sciences, Olivier Mousson has been a member of several ministerial offices; the Department of Industry with Gérard Longuet, the Ministry for Equipment with Gilles de Robien. Currently, he is the top adviser to the Court of Auditors, and is responsible for follow-through for industrial and commercial issues alike. Olivier Mousson is commitment to the promotion of French industry in his capacity as the President of the Society for the Advancement of National Industry that he has directed since 2013. Engaged citizen, M. Mousson is also the President of the European Movement in Paris and Vice-President of the European Movement in France. Olivier is currently inspired by The 2025 Eiffel Tower project! As part of the french candidacy for organizing the universal exhibition in 2025, the Société d’Encouragement pour l’Industrie Nationale supports the amazing and symbolic project of the « Globe ». France, which wishes to plan this exhibition around fairness and sharing, offers a project which is not yet in its construction phase because the technological mutations of the 10 next years will be far richer than the past 10. "
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Founder of Moonlook, an online sales, communication, and marketing platform for young design talents across the African continent. Nelly is also in charge of commercial partnerships for the project Design for Peace which has sourced artisans within refugee camps across Burkina Faso to collaborate with French designers in the creation of a unique collection of contemporary design-wear pieces.
More about writer"Founder of Moonlook, an online sales, communication, and marketing platform for young design talents across the African continent. Nelly is also in charge of commercial partnerships for the project Design for Peace which has sourced artisans within refugee camps across Burkina Faso to collaborate with French designers in the creation of a unique collection of contemporary design-wear pieces. ""Design for Peace aims to provide a means of livelihood to refugees in Burkina Faso. The current refugee crisis is creating tensions globally; some people are still crossing seas to seek wealth and growth in Europe & America. Design for Peace is the proof that wealth and growth is where you create it. By connecting 17 craftmen and 6 young designers, Design for Peace aims at creating value in Ouagadougou while providing means to self-reliance & livelihood to 200 refugees and their families."
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Marissa Feddema is a designer with Brooklyn-based architecture firm Cycle. She also helps manages Big Future Group, a new nonprofit that brings sustainable solutions to developing communities.
More about writerMarissa Feddema is a designer with Brooklyn-based architecture firm Cycle. She also helps manages Big Future Group, a new nonprofit that brings sustainable solutions to developing communities.
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In 1983, Vincent Lauriot-Prévost and Marc Van Peteghem became associates and founded the naval architecture agency VPLP (the acronym of the initials of their names: Van Peteghem and Lauriot Prévost). Together, they specialize in racing multihulls design.
More about writerIn 1983, Vincent Lauriot-Prévost and Marc Van Peteghem became associates and founded the naval architecture agency VPLP (the acronym of the initials of their names: Van Peteghem and Lauriot Prévost). Together, they specialize in racing multihulls design. Their first boat is a 50-foot (15m) foiler baptized Gerard Lambert and was the first in a long line of racing trimarans. Their multihulls became famous and won many races, including the America’s Cup in 2010 and records around the world. Later, this success would earn Marc Van Peteghem and Vincent Lauriot-Prévost international references in the field of naval architecture. VPLP also develops yachts such as « Douce France » and « Hemisphere », which are the two largest cruising catamarans in the world. The agency works with the Groupe Bénéteau to design their cruising catamarans, produced at nearly 3,000 units since 1986, and works with the shipyard Outremer. In 2004, Marc Van Peteghem met Yves Marre and began to work with him on a catamaran ambulance for Bangladesh, built in TaraTari Shipyard. In 2010, he decided with Yves Marre, Alain Connan and Gerald Similowski to create the NGO Watever which assists underprivileged populations living on the shores of oceans and rivers. He is the President of the NGO. In 2012, he co-found « The Sustainable Design School » with Maurille Larivière and Patrick Le Quément, a school of design and sustainable innovation based in Nice. In 2014, Marc Van Peteghem took part in TEDx Cannes with a talk entitled ""Let's reduce our fuel consumption at sea! I'm inspired by helping young people to understand the unicity of life by all means and as early as possible; it is a very important and inspirational subject.
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Kyle Normandin is an Associate Principal with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., in Los Angeles, California. He has contributed numerous technical publications on architectural conservation of cultural heritage and currently serves as the co-chair of Technical Committee of Modern Heritage for the Association for Preservation Technology.
More about writerKyle Normandin is an Associate Principal with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., in Los Angeles, California. He has contributed numerous technical publications on architectural conservation of cultural heritage and currently serves as the co-chair of Technical Committee of Modern Heritage for the Association for Preservation Technology. He also serves as the Chair of the Docomomo International Scientific Committee on Technology (ISC-T) since 2010. Kyle holds a BA in Architecture from UC Berkeley and an MS in Historic Preservation from Columbia University in the City of New York. Kyle currently continues to serves on the bureau of ICOMOS ISC20C and on the Editorial Advisory Board for the Journal of Architectural Conservation. "I am inspired by The Teak Window Conservation Project at Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, California. We have been working with the Salk Institute for 3 years to develop a program for conservation of the original teak Windows. The institute was originally designed by Louis Kahn for Jonas Salk who discovered the polio vaccine in the 1960s."
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Kathlyn Kao grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, but recently relocated to Brooklyn, New York. She has worked as a designer for Brooklyn Art Space, Trestle Gallery, and GRADE architects in New York City. Kathlyn worked with Do Ho Suh on his "Rubbing/Loving" project,
More about writerKathlyn Kao grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, but recently relocated to Brooklyn, New York. She has worked as a designer for Brooklyn Art Space, Trestle Gallery, and GRADE architects in New York City. Kathlyn worked with Do Ho Suh on his "Rubbing/Loving" project, exhibited at the Lehmann Maupin Gallery in Chelsea. She graduated from California Polytechnic State University with a Bachelors in Architecture in 2013 and as a newly embossed New York inhabitant, Kathlyn continues to pursue writing as a means to understand and explore the city.
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“Krista Donaldson and I didn’t exactly get off to a great start,” confides John Cary, when asked about the subject of his interview for this issue. The two met at an ironically elite convening on social impact design, but were among a chosen few only allowed to attend the closing session.
More about writer“Krista Donaldson and I didn’t exactly get off to a great start,” confides John Cary, when asked about the subject of his interview for this issue. The two met at an ironically elite convening on social impact design, but were among a chosen few only allowed to attend the closing session. “When I introduced myself as a writer, Krista dropped a pen and paper pad in front of me, volunteering me to be our table’s notetaker; I snapped back, saying that wasn’t exactly what I had flown across the country to do, not realizing she had as well.” Unexpectedly reintroduced by Michael Murphy of MASS Design Group just a few weeks later, they became fast friends. Following his adventures on Instagram, one could easily be confused where John Cary lives between running marathons and advising clients like TED, The Aspen Institute, and IDEO; like Donaldson, Cary lives in the Bay Area, along with his wife, author Courtney E. Martin, and their daughter, Maya.
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Jessica Metz is an Associate with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., in Boston, MA. She writes for Public because she wants to help architects design and construct beautiful, functional, and durable buildings.
More about writerJessica Metz is an Associate with Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc., in Boston, MA. She writes for Public because she wants to help architects design and construct beautiful, functional, and durable buildings.
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Jeanie Riess is a staff writer at The Gambit, new Orleans’ alt-weekly. She enjoys writing about cities and the good and bad things that happen in them.
More about writer"Jeanie Riess is a staff writer at The Gambit, new Orleans’ alt-weekly. She enjoys writing about cities and the good and bad things that happen in them. "
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Gilad Meron is an independent designer, researcher and writer focused on community-based design practices and design education. His current work includes research and program development for the Autodesk Foundation, strategy and visual communication for Enterprise Community Partners, and writing for PublicInterestDesign.org.
More about writerGilad Meron is an independent designer, researcher and writer focused on community-based design practices and design education. His current work includes research and program development for the Autodesk Foundation, strategy and visual communication for Enterprise Community Partners, and writing for PublicInterestDesign.org. Gilad also recently co-founded a research collaborative that explores emerging models of public-interest and socialimpact design firms. With a multidisciplinary background in design, research, graphic communication and environmental psychology, Gilad works as a strategist and researcher for various organizations in addition to writing on social impact design practices and design education. He believes design should be participatory and evidence-based, and leverages research and strategy projects to explore how design can be used to increase and improve civic engagement in our towns and cities.
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As the son of a chef/party planner duo Garrett grew up around food and understands the importance of bringing people to the table. Receiving his education in post-Katrina New Orleans solidified Garrett’s commitment to improving the civic space by building networks of passion driven leaders. He applies his architectural design skills across fields and practices, noting that design is a transient mode of thought to be applied wherever one sees fit.
More about writerAs the son of a chef/party planner duo Garrett grew up around food and understands the importance of bringing people to the table. Receiving his education in post-Katrina New Orleans solidified Garrett’s commitment to improving the civic space by building networks of passion driven leaders. He applies his architectural design skills across fields and practices, noting that design is a transient mode of thought to be applied wherever one sees fit. Garrett currently manages a network of innovative public servants with Code for America by helping improve how government functions. In his spare time he can be found on his bike and aiding the volunteers of Architecture for Humanity. Why it's important to me to write for PUBLIC is that we need more critical discourse within the Public Interest Design movement. Putting things on paper is a beginning, agree, disagree, or feel neutral, it's all a start to a dialogue we all create together and I hope it becomes a natural pat of the design process.
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Francesca Perry is Editor of Thinking City (thinkingcity.org), a platform dedicated to the experience of cities and design. She works in community engagement for urban regeneration at make:good, a design studio which engages and empowers people to make positive change in their neighborhood.
More about writerFrancesca Perry is Editor of Thinking City (thinkingcity.org), a platform dedicated to the experience of cities and design. She works in community engagement for urban regeneration at make:good, a design studio which engages and empowers people to make positive change in their neighborhood.
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Edward is CEO and founder of a tech company based both in Paris and LA. His company Stample offers a platform which enables individuals and companies to build their own personalized search engines based on sources of information chosen by the user.
More about writerEdward is CEO and founder of a tech company based both in Paris and LA. His company Stample offers a platform which enables individuals and companies to build their own personalized search engines based on sources of information chosen by the user. Edward speaks of the role of design as an infinitely powerful tool for optimization which in the 21st century has the potential to contribute to the elimination of waste. ""I am an artist and entrepreneur. A native of France, I traveled for years and I am constantly amazed by the diversity of cultures around the world. I am very happy to contribute to this cause because I believe that this century of design is the great opportunity of our civilization. I strongly stand by Michael Porter, the concept of “shared value”: we all have much more in common than we think. "
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Charles has 10 years of experience in real estate finance and architecture project management, having worked exclusively with some of the worlds boldest real estate and design entrepreneurs on a wide range of game-changing projects. Charles began his career as an architect, working as a designer & project manager for 3 of the most prestigious architecture masters (Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster & David Chipperfield) on offices, hotels, schools and residential projects.
More about writerCharles has 10 years of experience in real estate finance and architecture project management, having worked exclusively with some of the worlds boldest real estate and design entrepreneurs on a wide range of game-changing projects. Charles began his career as an architect, working as a designer & project manager for 3 of the most prestigious architecture masters (Rem Koolhaas, Norman Foster & David Chipperfield) on offices, hotels, schools and residential projects. Following a Masters degree in Real Estate, Charles spent 3 years working in Paris on the 2 billion Euros financial structuring of a 2.6 millon sqft development for the tallest towers in Europe. The project includes high-end apartments, a luxury 5-star hotel, commercial center and offices. Charles holds a Master in Real Estate Finance & Development from Columbia and a BA in Architecture from the Architectural Association. Paris is undergoing an unprecedented urban transformation on a number of scales, led by a flurry of innovative Public-Private Partnership initiatives, some of which are touched upon in this issue of PUBLIC. The latest and possibly most interesting might be Reinventer La Seine which seeks to transform tens of waterfront sites running from Paris all the way to the rivermouth in Le Havre in an effort to improve local public spaces by leveraging the formidable asset of the Seine river.
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Bertrand Lemoine is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the National School of Bridges and Roads, and is an accredited architect in France. He is currently Director of Research at C.N.R.S. Until 2010 he was Director of the National School of Architecture; Paris La Villette. and until October 2013 he was General Director of the International Workshop of Greater Paris.
More about writerBertrand Lemoine is a graduate of the Ecole Polytechnique and the National School of Bridges and Roads, and is an accredited architect in France. He is currently Director of Research at C.N.R.S. Until 2010, he was Director of the National School of Architecture; Paris La Villette, and until October 2013 he was General Director of the International Workshop of Greater Paris. Lemoine is a specialist in both the historical and current events of architecture, construction, and in particular, the metals of Paris and the surrounding areas in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. He has authored 41 books and approximately thirty exhibitions. He is the director of the Journal STEEL, an architectural magazine. ""I am inspired by inventons la Métropole du Grand Paris”, a call for generosity from the designers to invent innovative concepts, new spaces, new uses, and new services for the Grand Paris by favoring functional mixed-use and reversibility, within 112 sites put forward by 75 towns.
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I regularly advocate for communication designers to work across disciplines and to share their methods. PUBLIC’s focus on public interest design in whatever form it takes attracts me as both a reader and writer.
More about writerI regularly advocate for communication designers to work across disciplines and to share their methods. PUBLIC’s focus on public interest design in whatever form it takes attracts me as both a reader and writer.
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When Matthew Linden and I founded PUBLIC Journal we believed that there was an unprecedented amount of socially conscious projects, products, and people around the world creating a wonderful impact on the design community.
More about writerWhen Matthew Linden and I founded PUBLIC Journal we believed that there was an unprecedented amount of socially conscious projects, products, and people around the world creating a wonderful impact on the design community. It is important to me that these world changing stories get out to the public in enriching ways. I believe that my contributions as a writer to this space helps to breed greater innovation through discovery.
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Allan is a licensed architect and a current Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellow working with Hudson River Housing in Poughkeepsie, NY and MASS Design Group in Boston, MA. His fellowship focuses on quality affordable housing innovative programming and community engagement as catalysis for equitable economic revitalization.
More about writer2Allan is a licensed architect and a current Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellow working with Hudson River Housing in Poughkeepsie, NY and MASS Design Group in Boston, MA. His fellowship focuses on quality affordable housing innovative programming and community engagement as catalysis for equitable economic revitalization. Allan's work seeks to build capacity of residents and foster local expertise to diversify development and build resilience in the Mid-Hudson Valley. Prior to his fellowship, Allan worked in the private sector as an architect most recently in New York City. Allan received his Bachelor of Architecture from Rice University and a Master of Science in Architecture History and Theory from Unitersity of Washington. ""What I find currently inspriring is the Brooklyn Bridge Park because it’s a great example of a collaborative partnership between the public and private sector on an evolving project. The landscape architect has been able to navigate a tricky framework of changing demands and priorities from homeowners while responding to the need for inclusive programming and design excellence. And it’s beautiful! "
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Through ATRIA we organize regular interactions and collaborations between creative people coming from various backgrounds and businesses. I realize everyday the importance of design in our current ecosystems.
More about writerThrough ATRIA we organize regular interactions and collaborations between creative people coming from various backgrounds and businesses. I realize everyday the importance of design in our current ecosystems. Connecting with the readers of Public is a meaningful way for me to have a voice among a community that has a true impact on our lives. I am currently inspired by the improvement of the transportation system being carried out in the suburbs of Paris by the Societe Du Grand Paris and their partners. The undergoing plan is a major opportunity to improve the lives of millions of families, create tens of thousands of jobs, to establish a better distribution of wealth between the various suburban areas, and position France as a leader in innovative urban solutions.
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"Ghislaine Hierso is an economist and a geographer. She is the President and Founder of Sages & Responables (strategy consultant for shareholders on environmental and social governance), and she is responsible for and co-operator of B&L Evolution SCOP. She is the President of the “Association Française des Petits Debrouillards (AFPD),”
More about writerGhislaine Hierso is an economist and a geographer. She is the President and Founder of Sages & Responables (strategy consultant for shareholders on environmental and social governance), and she is responsible for and co-operator of B&L Evolution SCOP. She is the President of the “Association Française des Petits Debrouillards (AFPD),” founded in 1986 with links to the Canadian organization, which is a non-profit called “Smart Kids” - an educational network which has built pedagogical tools about scientific culture and industrial techniques in partnership with national society and local authorities. Ghislaine Hiero is Co-President of Alliss (Cooperative platform of research sciences and societies) and Member of CNNum (The French Digital Council). She is Vice-President of Cercle de réflexion et d’actions Valeurs Vertes (a think and do tank), an administrator of association 4D, (Dossiers de Débats pour le Développement Durable; debating issues and for sustainable development) and “Confrontations Europe” (a think tank focused on Europe). She is a member of the “Société d’economic Politique” (French Political Economy Society) and the Bridge Tank. She is Chevalier dans l’Ordre National de la Légion d’Honneur (2012) and Chevalier dans l’Ordre National du Mérite (2001). I am pleased to participate in this 5th edition of PUBLIC Journal for several reasons. Each of us should be concerned by the topics covered, the beautifully creative layout of architects, designers, and planners in their excellence, the taking into account of the human space and of social and environmental concerns; a “contributive” approach as Bernard Stiegler would say.
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"Casie Stone is a practicing associate architect in Oakland, CA, originally from Virginia Beach, VA. She holds a Bachelors of Architecture from Virginia Tech: College of Architecture and Urban Studies, where she graduated in 2008. When she isn't working as a designer, she can be found reading, writing, and studying culture and politics, with the hope of having a hand in the creation of a better world. "
More about writerCasie Stone is a practicing associate architect in Oakland, CA, originally from Virginia Beach, VA. She holds a Bachelors of Architecture from Virginia Tech: College of Architecture and Urban Studies, where she graduated in 2008. When she isn't working as a designer, she can be found reading, writing, and studying culture and politics, with the hope of having a hand in the creation of a better world. What is inspiring me in the world of architecture are projects where designers are reclaiming public spaces. I think it’s important for communities to have welcoming public spaces, both for civic engagement but also space to re-engage with the natural world around us. One project in particular that is inspiring me is the Dialogue Centre Przełomy at Solidarity Square in Szczecin, Poland - a new city plaza at street level, yet on top of two subterranean floors of exhibition space dedicated to the history of the city, providing space for people to gather, children to play, all while being rooted in the collective memory of past struggles.
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An architect by training, Crepeau was drawn to writing in order to explore and share the evolving impact design movement around the world. After living in New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco, she relocated to London with her partner, a new adventure that has brought her in close touch with European architecture and design practices like TYIN tegnuste featured in "Crafting an Architecture of Necessity", Public Fall 2014.
More about writerAn architect by training, Crepeau was drawn to writing in order to explore and share the evolving impact design movement around the world. After living in New Orleans, New York, and San Francisco, she relocated to London with her partner, a new adventure that has brought her in close touch with European architecture and design practices like TYIN tegnuste featured in "Crafting an Architecture of Necessity", Public Fall 2014. The people and projects featured in this journal represent a socially inclusive methodology to design and architecture, which is what exites me the most about the future of the industry. Each article has provided me the opportunity to learn about and share important and inspiriring stories through interviewing practitioners and end users, visiting the projects, and researching diverse people and places around the world.
PUBLIC Journal provides a platform for the expanding Public Interest Design Movement; where the world of architecture intersects with the voices of activism, exposing a determination to provide good design for those that need it most, but most often, do not get it.