Abstract
This article outlines a case study of a piloted design and cultural collaboration between a group of University of Minnesota graduate students and a diverse tribal community in Entonet, Kenya. Both the project ideas and outputs as well as the approach of the exchange itself were rooted in the principles of Public Interest Design (PID) and the Social, Economic, and Environmental Design (SEED) mission to use the strength and knowledge of the community as the framework for solutions. These solutions then, in turn, act as a catalyst for further Public Interest Design within the Entonet community where the changes have occurred.
Highlights
Public Interest Design (PID) emerged as a response to the peak of architecture’s ego and supremacy of high design just a few decades ago
To better guide and implement PID efforts, practitioners have developed the Social Economic Environmental Design (SEED) metric: a set of principles and standards that contributes to a united approach to Public Interest Design (Design Corps website, 2017)
The Exchange Project originated with a graduate student in landscape architecture wrestling with the lack of integration of PID in graduate design education
Summary
Public Interest Design (PID) emerged as a response to the peak of architecture’s ego and supremacy of high design just a few decades ago. In his 1968 address to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention, civil rights leader Whitney Young issued a blistering critique and challenge to the world of architecture and design: “You are not a profession that has distinguished itself by your social and civic contributions to the cause of civil rights, and I am sure this does not come to you as any shock. The Exchange Project originated with a graduate student in landscape architecture wrestling with the lack of integration of PID in graduate design education. The group included graduate students in landscape architecture and urban & regional planning, an undergraduate student in architecture, and young professionals in communications and public health policy
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