Commerce, Buisness Models Using design and architecture to address colonialism, white supremacy, patriarchy, capitalism, houselessness, disinvestment, and environmental degradation.

Impermanencias is a research project by New York– and Mexico City–based practice Studio Elsa Ponce to reimagine spatial creation as a direct response to community needs rather than market demands. It asks what the architect’s role might be within a process where communities self-determine their spaces. Courtesy Studio Elsa Ponce.

Designers Verda Alexander and Maya Bird-Murphy are launching a new initiative "in response to our shared frustrations about the state of the design field and our world. Alternative Practice is on a mission to reprioritize the values that drive business and design solutions." Says Alexander: "There seems to be a shift afoot—a reprioritization of values that drive business (and design solutions); the centering of love and gratitude, valuing the collective over the individual, embracing slowness, and challenging growth. We want to know more about the practices, agencies, labs, collectives, and research teams that are operating outside traditional modes and leading this shift. We aim to collect, archive, and share the knowledge held by the hundreds such alternative practices that exist today so designers can ultimately create liberatory futures for all." Last fall she moderated a panel talk on the topic that brought together three designers whose practices challenge the status quo. It's a good opening to an important discussion. Article: How Can We Rethink Architecture and Design Models?