Design for good : a new era of architecture for everyone / John Cary ; foreword by Melinda Gates.
By: Cary, John [author.]
Contributor(s): Gates, Melinda
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TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. ; Covelo ; London : Island Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 275 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type: text | still image Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781610917926; 1610917928; 9781610917933; 1610917936Other title: New era of architecture for everyoneSubject(s): Design -- Human factors | Architecture -- Human factors | Architectural design -- Social aspects | Architecture and society | Architecture and Planning | Architectural design -- Social aspects | Architecture and society | Architecture -- Human factors | Design -- Human factors | Architecture and PlanningDDC classification: 720.1/03 LOC classification: NA2542.4 | .C375 2017| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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The book reveals a new understanding of the ways that design shapes our lives and gives professionals and interested citizens the tools to seek out and demand designs that dignify.
Foreword : by Melinda Gates -- Introduction : The dignifying power of design -- If it can happen here: the improbable story of Rwanda's Butaro Hospital -- Buildings that heal -- Shelter for the soul -- Spaces that enlighten -- Places for civic life -- Raising expectations: the Maternity Waiting Village in Malawi -- Conclusion : A call to expect more.
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