ABSTRACT
There is a growing body of designers who want to save the world. There has been a recent proliferation of “common-good” design/build, “public-interest” or “humanitarian” design projects, and community or “participatory” design projects coming out of universities, firms, and organizations around the world. There is recognition that some needs of communities stricken by poverty, environmental, climatic, and political crises can be addressed by design practitioners, educators, and students. Designers are working collaboratively with disciplines in the social and physical sciences, as well as the arts, to produce buildings and places that provide much-needed solutions to the necessity for shelter, housing, and development.
