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Environmental activism by design / Coleman Coker ; Sarah Gamble.

Coker, Coleman, (author.). Gamble, Sarah, (author.). Fisher, Thomas, 1953- (writer of foreword.). Swenson, Katie, (writer of afterword.).

Summary:

Environmental Activism by Design, a monograph by architects and educators Coleman Coker and Sarah Gamble, challenges designers to actively engage the environmental crisis through their work, while articulating an optimistic, tangible means to pursue community good and environmental justice through design activism and engagement. The authors assert that in addition to greener buildings, cheaper housing, and technological fixes, we must rethink pedagogy and praxis so that every single architecture graduate can define equity and transform the profession. Environmental Activism by Design centers on the award-winning Gulf Coast DesignLab at the University of Texas, which works directly with clients and stakeholders to produce spaces for the public to learn and researchers to undertake their environmental work. Environmental Activism by Design asks readers to challenge themselves, as agents of social equity, environmental justice, and climate action, to pursue operative practices and transformation rather than mere keywords and consensus. -- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9781954081796
ISBN: 1954081790
Physical Description: 198 pages : color illustrations, map ; 26 cm.
Publisher: Novato, CA : Applied Research & Design, an imprint of ORO Editions, 2023.
Copyright: ©2022.

Content descriptions

Formatted Contents Note:

Foreword: An Architecture of Sentient Beings -- Introduction -- Projects Catalogue -- Red Tide, Red Necks and Littoral Drift -- Gulf Coast DesignLab: A Model for Learning -- Act as if Your House is on Fire -- A Responsibility to Place -- Conclusion: Ripples of Hope -- Afterword: Why Do We Do What We Do?