Colloqate Design's Storia project in New Orleans is, per the firm’s website, “aimed at providing a process and platform for communities and organizations to create spaces that honor their stories.” ...

This was one of the core ideas animating the 2023 HASTAC Critical Making & Social Justice conference, which brought together hundreds of artists, academics, designers, community organizers, and ...

Whether you're building a home or programming a robot, design is a human-centered activity, making it essential to teach design in a way that focuses on equity, justice, and ethics. That's one of the ...

Marsha Ann Maytum, founding principal of Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects (LMSA), died on February 10 in San Francisco, age 69. Maytum is remembered for her work as an architect, and advocacy for ...

Walking south along Wabash Avenue to the Glass Curtain Gallery at Columbia College in Chicago, passersby are immediately struck by oversized bold, black lettering: You Are A(nti) Racist. These ...

At Smith’s Design Thinking Initiative headquarters in Capen Annex, the signs tell the story. Colorful placards posted throughout the building declare “Yes You Can!” followed by specifics—everything ...

The New York City Council, the Independent Commission on New York City Criminal Justice and Incarceration Reform, and Van Alen Institute recently launched the Justice in Design initiative. The project ...