{"id":108214,"date":"2023-10-26T13:40:05","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:40:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/?post_type=metro_viewpoint&#038;p=108214"},"modified":"2023-10-26T13:40:10","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T17:40:10","slug":"two-monographs-showcase-design-that-does-good","status":"publish","type":"metro_viewpoint","link":"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/viewpoints\/two-monographs-showcase-design-that-does-good\/","title":{"rendered":"Two Monographs Showcase Design that Does Good"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-sandow-article-header article-header\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-header\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06_DBA_9ways_TwoPageSpread_Reweave-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"A book opened up on a yellow background\" class=\"wp-image-108216\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06_DBA_9ways_TwoPageSpread_Reweave-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06_DBA_9ways_TwoPageSpread_Reweave-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06_DBA_9ways_TwoPageSpread_Reweave-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06_DBA_9ways_TwoPageSpread_Reweave-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06_DBA_9ways_TwoPageSpread_Reweave-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/06_DBA_9ways_TwoPageSpread_Reweave-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A book designed by Mende Design for David Baker Architects titled 9 Ways To make housing for People. Photographed by Robert Couto.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group article-header_intro none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\"><p class=\"article-date\" aria-label=\"Post Date\">October 26, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading size-large\">Two Monographs Showcase Design that Does Good<\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"summary size-regular\">West coast firms Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects and David Baker Architects both have new monographs out with Oro Editions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-sandow-byline byline size-regular\"><span>By: <\/span><a href=\"\/tag\/kenneth-caldwell\">Kenneth Caldwell<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"social-share\"><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fviewpoints%2Ftwo-monographs-showcase-design-that-does-good%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M9 8h-3v4h3v12h5v-12h3.642l.358-4h-4v-1.667c0-.955.192-1.333 1.115-1.333h2.885v-5h-3.808c-3.596 0-5.192 1.583-5.192 4.615v3.385z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/sharing\/share-offsite\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fviewpoints%2Ftwo-monographs-showcase-design-that-does-good%2F\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M4.98 3.5c0 1.381-1.11 2.5-2.48 2.5s-2.48-1.119-2.48-2.5c0-1.38 1.11-2.5 2.48-2.5s2.48 1.12 2.48 2.5zm.02 4.5h-5v16h5v-16zm7.982 0h-4.968v16h4.969v-8.399c0-4.67 6.029-5.052 6.029 0v8.399h4.988v-10.131c0-7.88-8.922-7.593-11.018-3.714v-2.155z\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fviewpoints%2Ftwo-monographs-showcase-design-that-does-good%2F&#038;description=Two+Monographs+Showcase+Design+that+Does+Good\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"> <path d=\"M12 0c-6.627 0-12 5.372-12 12 0 5.084 3.163 9.426 7.627 11.174-.105-.949-.2-2.405.042-3.441.218-.937 1.407-5.965 1.407-5.965s-.359-.719-.359-1.782c0-1.668.967-2.914 2.171-2.914 1.023 0 1.518.769 1.518 1.69 0 1.029-.655 2.568-.994 3.995-.283 1.194.599 2.169 1.777 2.169 2.133 0 3.772-2.249 3.772-5.495 0-2.873-2.064-4.882-5.012-4.882-3.414 0-5.418 2.561-5.418 5.207 0 1.031.397 2.138.893 2.738.098.119.112.224.083.345l-.333 1.36c-.053.22-.174.267-.402.161-1.499-.698-2.436-2.889-2.436-4.649 0-3.785 2.75-7.262 7.929-7.262 4.163 0 7.398 2.967 7.398 6.931 0 4.136-2.607 7.464-6.227 7.464-1.216 0-2.359-.631-2.75-1.378l-.748 2.853c-.271 1.043-1.002 2.35-1.492 3.146 1.124.347 2.317.535 3.554.535 6.627 0 12-5.373 12-12 0-6.628-5.373-12-12-12z\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" \/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"mailto:?body=https%3A%2F%2Fmetropolismag.com%2Fviewpoints%2Ftwo-monographs-showcase-design-that-does-good%2F&#038;subject=Two+Monographs+Showcase+Design+that+Does+Good\" target=\"_blank\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\"><path d=\"M12 12.713l-11.985-9.713h23.97l-11.985 9.713zm0 2.574l-12-9.725v15.438h24v-15.438l-12 9.725z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column empty-header-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_meta is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Architects love their monographs. The challenge of making these volumes useful, or at least more than just a catalog of greatest hits, is bigger than ever, given that almost every design firm wants one. At the same time, there is a growing interest in architecture that goes beyond the interests of powerful, wealthy clients. Phrases like \u201csocially responsible,\u201d \u201cequity and inclusion\u201d \u201cmission-driven,\u201d and even \u201cjustice\u201d are being used more in design school curricula and popular media. Although the term \u201cnet zero\u201d is bandied about, the recent publication of a 7,000+-square-foot \u201cnet zero home\u201d for a Google zillionaire drew a fair amount of criticism. Two recent monographs by socially responsible West Coast firms remind us that sustainability is not just a benefit for the super-rich.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">There are several Bay Area firms that have focused their practices on projects for nonprofit clients. Some firms have taken a more Robin Hood approach, using the profits from luxurious projects to fund social projects. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lmsarch.com\/\">Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects<\/a> (LMSA) and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dbarchitect.com\/\">David Baker Architects<\/a> (DBA), two practices that have largely eschewed work for the rich and advocated building projects that directly benefit the marginalized, have both recently released monographs from the same publisher, Oro Editions, at the same time. While this might have been seen as a PR disaster, it turns out to be a brilliant move for everybody interested in how architecture can serve the common good. The two firms have similar visions, but what\u2019s interesting is how the two firms approach their respective narratives, and their new books remind us that there is no single way to build the ideal\u2014or to share it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column article-header_content is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"819\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/220131-LMS_COVER_FINAL77-819x1024.jpg\" alt=\"cover of a book titled &quot;Practice with purpose: a guide to mission-driven design&quot; by Leddy Maytum Stacy ARchitects\" class=\"wp-image-108215\" style=\"width:386px;height:482px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/220131-LMS_COVER_FINAL77-819x1024.jpg 819w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/220131-LMS_COVER_FINAL77-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/220131-LMS_COVER_FINAL77-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 819px) 100vw, 819px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Courtesy Oro Editions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1706\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_DBA_9ways_Stack-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"stack of books against a yellow background\" class=\"wp-image-108217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_DBA_9ways_Stack-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_DBA_9ways_Stack-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_DBA_9ways_Stack-1024x683.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_DBA_9ways_Stack-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_DBA_9ways_Stack-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/01_DBA_9ways_Stack-2048x1365.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A book designed by Mende Design for David Baker Architects titled 9 Ways To make housing for People. Photographed by Robert Couto.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group none\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Both firms exhibit a prescient commitment to sustainability. DBA\u2019s first structure, a modest 1978 house in Berkeley, featured an early <a href=\"https:\/\/www.archdaily.com\/946732\/how-does-a-trombe-wall-work\">Trombe wall<\/a> while William Leddy and Marsha Maytum have been two of the most vocal architects in the profession when it comes to design and climate change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">In their volume <em><a href=\"https:\/\/oroeditions.com\/new-publications\/practice-with-purpose\">Practice With Purpose<\/a><\/em>, Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects worked with seasoned architecture editor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.clarejacobson.com\/\">Clare Jacobsen<\/a> and avant-garde graphic designer Martin Venezky to lay out the firm\u2019s rigorous modernist work. Edward Mazria, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/architecture2030.org\/\">Architecture 2030<\/a>, writes a foreword that establishes the idea of architects as activists. Robert McCarter, noted author of books on Louis Kahn and an early monograph of the LMSA\u2019s principals, returns to examine the arc of a critical practice that works for \u201cplanetary survival.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">This volume borrows from the standard monograph structure and is richly illustrated with drawings and project photography. The projects and essays included clearly present a philosophy of practice, rather than standard marketing text. LMSA has evolved from what &nbsp;Carter described as \u201cconstructed intention\u201d in his earlier monograph. In addition to describing each project\u2019s design features and materials, the book also includes anecdotes linking the project history to the firm\u2019s principles. These include community-based tales, such as collective memories about a schoolyard, the impact of a tomato harvester on an agricultural campus, and the legacy of a Filipino performing arts theater.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Perhaps because there were three founding principals, the firm built across multiple markets. This volume uses the legacy of the three founders to argue for a future that recognizes diminishing resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">In contrast, DBA\u2019s <em><a href=\"https:\/\/oroeditions.com\/product\/9-ways\">9 Ways<\/a><\/em> <em>To Make Housing for People<\/em> focuses on the firm\u2019s expertise in multifamily housing and the integration of architecture and urban design. His early work incorporates the bold forms and colors of postmodernism but he was never a historicist\u2014more of a collage-ist. There is little chronological history here. The book has a cardboard cover and as many diagrams as photos. Many of the photos are of the city, not the firm\u2019s buildings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\" style=\"object-fit:cover;object-position:50% 50%\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1423\" src=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DBA_9Ways_388Fulton-Richardson_\u00a9BruceDamonte-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"image of a street  and surrounding buildings\" class=\"wp-image-108218\" srcset=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DBA_9Ways_388Fulton-Richardson_\u00a9BruceDamonte-scaled.jpeg 2560w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DBA_9Ways_388Fulton-Richardson_\u00a9BruceDamonte-300x167.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DBA_9Ways_388Fulton-Richardson_\u00a9BruceDamonte-1024x569.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DBA_9Ways_388Fulton-Richardson_\u00a9BruceDamonte-768x427.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DBA_9Ways_388Fulton-Richardson_\u00a9BruceDamonte-1536x854.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/DBA_9Ways_388Fulton-Richardson_\u00a9BruceDamonte-2048x1139.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">David Baker Architects 388 Fulton-Richardson \u00a9BruceDamonte<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">The volume is organized around nine principles that integrate urban design and architecture to create affordable dwellings. The firm also works for market-rate clients, but the same principles apply. Baker figured out that the firm\u2019s clients for social housing were committed to building excellence because they held onto their properties, rather than sell them. The idea of \u201cbaking the design in\u201d is similar to LMSA\u2019s, but the results are dramatically different. This is the joy of having both volumes published at the same time. Baker\u2019s volume is not a legacy for the future as much as a textbook for the present. The intended audience includes students, community members, housing advocates, architects, and urban designers. His quirky humor shows throughout. For example, there is a small photo with the caption \u2026<em>maneki-neko<\/em> lucky cat figurines oversee all design work at the San Francisco office.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">DBA worked with San Francisco modernist graphic designer Jeremy Mende for the monograph. Both firms chose the designer that I thought the other would choose. You could say Venezky\u2019s design loosened up the tight vocabulary of LMSA and Mende brought order to Baker\u2019s bold moves. Both practices benefited from not choosing the obvious route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Baker then tapped two of his younger principals to prepare the introduction and design editor <a href=\"https:\/\/metropolismag.com\/tag\/allison-arieff\/\">Allison Arieff<\/a> to write the foreword. As she points out in her essay, the firm is writing a story with each building. But unlike many of the urban designers and architects of the 20th century, they do not impose form on clients but create places from a multitude of sensitive and thoughtful strategies focused on people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"size-regular\">Both volumes are worth exploring for anybody interested in how architecture can actually help a local community as well as the planet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"comment size-regular\">Would you like to comment on this article? 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