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The Global Public Interest Design 100

Around the world, a growing movement at the intersection of design and social change is taking hold. This work takes many forms as well as many names, but finds common ground in service of others. Think life-saving products, dignifying environments and places, and more efficient processes, services, and systems—all designed or redesigned for the betterment of all.

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Want to Start Your Own Public Design Firm? Here's a First Step

Around this time last year I stumbled across a website that changed my life. It was the homepage for the Public Interest Design Summer...

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Infographic: 100 Leaders in Public Interest Design

There is a growing movement afoot in design. It has assumed many names over the years, all of which emphasize the public good and the...

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Why 'The Death of Architecture' May Not Be Such a Bad Thing

Public health may provide a viable model for those who became architects in order to make people’s lives better, not just cater to the 1 percent.

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How a Rwandan Hospital Became the Symbol of Public-Interest Design

A team of students proved that public interest design can and should be culturally appropriate, location-specific, and built for the long haul.