People think that design is styling. Design
is not style. It’s not about giving shape to the shell and not giving a damn about the guts. Good design is a renaissance attitude that combines technology, cognitive science, human need, and beauty to produce something that the world didn’t know it was missing.
— Paola Antonelli
Humans are inherently social beings.
60,000,000 people in the U.S. feel sufficiently isolated
When people are asked what
pleasures contribute most to happiness, the overwhelming majority rate love, intimacy, and social affiliation above wealth or fame, even above physical health.
Research
Community
‘8’ House | Denmark | B.I.G. Architects
Community
Armstrong Place| San Fransisco | D. B. & Partners Architects
Community
Dearborn Homes | Chicago, IL | HPCZ Architects
Community
Woodlawn Center South| Chicago, IL | LBB Architects
Community
Rue de Picpus| Paris, France | ECDM Architects
A Place of Connections
Dearborn Homes
Woodlawn Center
Community
Washington Park | Chicago, IL
Schools
Child Care
Vacant Lots
Restaurants
Building Site
Transit Stops
Building
Schulze Baking Company
Wabash Avenue
E. 54th Street
Garfield Blvd.
State Street
Program
54th Street
Garfield Blvd.
State Street
Wabash Street
Atrium
Apartments
54th Street
Garfield Blvd.
State Street
Wabash Street
A design isn’t finished until somebody is using it. — Brenda Laurel