When I look at the gorgeous libraries in the annual Library Design Showcase, I always wonder what happened behind the scenes that led to a particular design. I’m especially curious how designers ...

Participatory design brings refugees, local residents and municipal authorities into collaborative processes that shape services, public spaces and infrastructures. By engaging displaced communities ...

In 2015, the closure of Architecture for Humanity—the international nonprofit that changed the game for humanitarian design—was met with dismay throughout the architectural profession. The ...

One cannot expect positive results from a programme which fails to respect the views of people it aims to help. Anna Colom explains how to do participation well While I was researching the potential ...

Aristotle is credited with the proverb "One swallow does not make a summer." In nature, the arrival of these migratory birds often announces the change of seasons, a universal symbol of renewal and ...

Participatory design in urban infrastructure development is a collaborative methodology that brings together planners, engineers, community members and other stakeholders to shape the planning, ...

Rory A. Cooper is the founding director of the Human Engineering Research Laboratories, a joint center of the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt) and U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). He is a VA ...

Architecture is often evaluated through finished forms, yet some practices operate in a different register, one where design unfolds through relationships, time, and use rather than through a single ...