Interview

Coming up with design concepts for new planets could help solve the problems affecting humanity on Earth, according to architect Winy Maas. Issues such as climate change and habitat destruction can only be solved by thinking about Earth as a holistic design challenge, Maas said. Coming up with alternative planets could help provide insights and

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Coming up with design concepts for new planets could help solve the problems affecting humanity on Earth, according to architect Winy Maas. Issues such as climate change and habitat destruction can only be solved by thinking about Earth as a holistic design challenge, Maas said. Coming up with alternative planets could help provide insights and

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Architects need to be designing new building typologies to replace prisons that “were built to hurt people”, says architect Deanna Van Buren, who established her non-profit firm to bring an end to mass incarceration in America. Van Buren told Dezeen the current infrastructure designed for the criminal justice system does not work and that architects

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Architects should stop designing jails and prisons, which are representations of systemic racism in the US, if they want to really impact the fight for racial equality, says Michael Ford. Ford told Dezeen that designing buildings for confinement conflicts with an architect’s role to protect people. He said these buildings particularly represent an unjust system

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during the visit, the duo guided us around their office space, where they shared with us their recent projects, influences, and interests outside of architecture.
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