Design for Good: Architecture for Everyone offered people-driven, real-world stories about buildings that are designed and created with and for the people who use them. The exhibition revealed a new understanding of the ways that design shapes our lives, and it gave professionals and interested citizens the tools to seek out and demand designs that dignify.
As demonstrated by Design for Good, designers must figure out ways to serve those who cannot afford their services as well as to address suffering in the first place. Design is not a privilege or a luxury; it’s a human right. We need more design that dignifies if we are ever to resolve injustice and inequality in our communities and in our world.
Curated by John Cary
This exhibition was curated by John Cary, author of the book Design for Good: A New Era of Architecture for Everyone. John is an architect, writer, speaker, and curator focused on design and philanthropy. Consulting principally for TED, he is also an advisor to Aspen Global Health & Development and an array of foundations and nonprofits globally. Learn more about John's passion for user-centered design in architecture by watching his new TED Talk, How Architecture Can Create Dignity for All.
