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Six Initiatives Model Ways to Practice True Design Justice

Across the globe, architects, designers, and planners are redefining what it means to be an advocate in the design professions.

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Dear White Architects, Be B.R.A.V.E., Not Sad. Love, NOMA

The National Organization of Minority Architects says to end racial violence, architects must first ban the biases within the industry.

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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.

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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.

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City Whisperers: Why Designers Are Essential to Demystifying Urban Development

Author Cassim Shepard discusses the concept of the "design city" and how designers can act collaboratively to make cities better.

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Fearful of Being Seen as Neutral in Turbulent Times, Cultural Institutions Are Striking an Activist Stance

The internal responsibility for an institution to respond is equally met by the very real external pressures generated by what is going on in society.

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These Independent Groups Are Blending Research, Activism, and Critical Thought in Architecture

There are some issues that existing institutions simply can’t address. Thankfully, researchers, nonprofits, and publications around the world are filling the gap.

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Design Community Stands Up to Anti-LGBT Legislation

Designers are rallying against legislation in North Carolina that permits discrimination based on sexual or gender identity.

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The Future is Female

No Sir founder Terese Alstin on how her new brand challenges the industry status quo by promoting women

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Designing for Equity: Big Ideas from 2014 Bruner Loeb Forum

Big Ideas from the 2014 Bruner Loeb Forum in Boston