For four days architects, planners, urbanists, and other designers from across the country will gather to exchange ideas and partake in workshops and discussions to address injustices in the built ...

Marsha Ann Maytum, founding principal of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA), died on February 10 in San Francisco, age 69. Maytum is remembered for her work as an architect, and advocacy for ...

This was one of the core ideas animating the 2023 HASTAC Critical Making & Social Justice conference, which brought together hundreds of artists, academics, designers, community organizers, and ...

Whether you're building a home or programming a robot, design is a human-centered activity, making it essential to teach design in a way that focuses on equity, justice, and ethics. That's one of the ...

Walking south along Wabash Avenue to the Glass Curtain Gallery at Columbia College in Chicago, passersby are immediately struck by oversized bold, black lettering: You Are A(nti) Racist. These ...

In order to develop a more equitable future, practitioners must plan for it now. Urban planning has historically been an exclusive space — leaving out the voices of residents of color and poor people.

The New York City Council, the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, and Van Alen Institute recently launched the Justice in Design initiative. The project ...

At Smith’s Design Thinking Initiative headquarters in Capen Annex, the signs tell the story. Colorful placards posted throughout the building declare “Yes You Can!” followed by specifics—everything ...