Exploring the ways in which a more equitable society is achieved through thoughtful–and intentional–design.
Butaro Hospital [Photo: Iwan Baan/courtesy The Monacelli Press]
“We’ve come to believe that architecture is in the realm of human rights. Access to a well and purposefully designed environment is, in our minds, in the realm of rights,” says Michael Murphy, founding principal and chief executive officer at MASS Design Group, a nonprofit architecture firm that specializes in building environments for underserved populations. “We live 90% of our lives in planned buildings, we need access to housing and healthcare and public space, [and] the built environment is inevitably intertwined with who has access to public goods and a built environment that serves their needs.”
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