Architects and Designers Urge Action on Healthier Policy Priorities
Three recent initiatives outline how experts in the built environment are advocating for policy changes for public health and climate change.
Activism
Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview: Spatial Research and Urban Conflict
With an unabashed embrace of the empirical, contributors assert something about how space is experienced.
Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview: Activism
Researchers, historians, and publishers at the biennial seek to forge closer connections between activism and the architectural profession.
Chicago Architecture Biennial Preview: Rights to Resources
At this year's event, exhibitors look critically at the dynamics of resource distribution and ecological stewardship.
How Architects Can Fight Climate Change During the Midterm Elections
Architects Advocate, an activist network of architects focused on climate change, describes the new tools it's releasing.
How Forensic Architecture Is Harnessing the Power of the Public to Investigate the Grenfell Tower Disaster
The architectural research organization has announced an open-ended, crowdsourced initiative to reconstruct and analyze the June 2017 blaze.
In the Aftermath of Violence, Forensic Architecture Reconstructs the Truth
An expansive show at the ICA in London demonstrates how the activist research group uses spatial reconstructions to uncover human rights violations.
How Well Does Your Architecture Firm Treat You?
JustDesign.Us, a new certification system powered by an employee questionnaire, hopes to spotlight those architectural studios that are taking equitable labor practices seriously.
Can This Group of Activists Awaken Venice to Its Water Problem?
“We’re beyond the times when some ministry for infrastructure and public works can just come and do what they want to do, or what business interests make them do. The whole city needs to wake up.”
Reclaiming Inauguration Day as 'Design as Protest' Day
As Donald J. Trump is sworn in as president today, “Design as Protest” workshops will take place around the country, from New Orleans to New York.
Is the Architecture Lobby the Bernie Sanders of Architecture?
All is not perfectly well in the world of architecture, and this advocacy group is looking to improve it.
After Oakland, Architects Must Champion Affordable Live-Work Spaces
The city's tragic fire has inspired debate about how we can plan safe, non-standard spaces that creatives will want to work and live in.
It's Time for Architecture to Celebrate Diversity
Metropolis's editor in chief looks forward to a more diverse architectural profession.
In the Thick of It: Remembering the Fight to Save the Theater District
Author and preservation activist Roberta Gratz reminisces about her experiences with the Save the Theaters campaign.
Q&A: Jack Goldstein on Preserving New York
The community activist and preservationist talks about what's become of New York's Theater District.
For Designers, Face-to-Face Communication Remains as Vital as Ever
Even in our digital age, the urge to physically connect is still alive and well.
Phil Jones: The Activist-Chef Bringing Urban Farming to Detroit
This community leader is helping to forge a healthy connection between urban farming and new employment opportunities for Detroit’s youth.
The Incidental Steward: Reflections on Citizen Science
Akiko Busch discusses how a thoughtful citizenry can learn, understand, and act upon their findings as they observe the natural world around them
Mobilizing Americans Around Climate Change
Building political coalitions and informing the public are essential
Graeme Bristol: When Architecture Violates Human Rights
CAHR works with designers to protect human rights across the globe.
