By the People: Designing a Better America

By the People: Designing a Better America

Cynthia Smith • Cooper-Hewitt Museum

ISBN-10: 1942303149 · ISBN-13: 978‑1942303145 · 2016

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By the People by Cynthia Smith, Caroline Baumann, Darren Walker, Teddy Cruz, Fonna Forman Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description Published in conjunction with the exhibition "By the People: Designing a Better America" at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, New York, September 30, 2016-February 26, 2017. Publisher Description The third in Cooper Hewitt's series on socially responsible design: a manual for challenging inequality through innovation and creativityBy the People: Designing a Better America--the third volume in Cooper Hewitt's series on socially responsible design, which began with Design for the Other 90%--examines how design is effectively challenging poverty and social inequality across America. The book explores current social, economic and environmental issues in America with a particular focus on marginalized and underserved communities. By the People features design projects organized into six working themes: Act, Save, Share, Live, Learn and Make. It is a true manual--in format and content--featuring design solutions that expand access to education, food, health care and affordable housing; increase social and economic inclusion; offer improved alternative transportation options, and provide a balanced approach to land use between the built and natural environments. Cooper Hewitt Curator Cynthia E. Smith traveled to post-industrial cities, urban areas impacted by natural disasters, sprawling cities, places of persistent poverty and major metropolitan regions. Her research yielded nearly 400 potential projects from over 30 states and three indigenous nations (Navajo, Lakota, Pueblo). Smith met with local designers, community members and organizations. Her research was guided by the following questions: where does poverty exist? Why are poverty numbers increasing? What populations and communities are most affected? Who are the individuals, organizations and networks that are creating innovative and systemic approaches through design? What are the local, regional and scalable design solutions? In addition to the highly illustrated project profiles, By the People contains essays by, and interviews with, those designers and architects building the innovative and systemic approaches being developed through design. Details ISBN 1942303149 ISBN-13 9781942303145 Title By the People Author Cynthia Smith, Caroline Baumann, Darren Walker, Teddy Cruz, Fonna Forman Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 256 Publisher The University of Chicago Press GE_Item_ID:100698803; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us.

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