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Design for good : a new era of architecture for everyone / John Cary ; foreword by Melinda Gates.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextPublisher: Washington, D.C. ; Covelo ; London : Island Press, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 275 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781610917926
  • 1610917928
  • 9781610917933
  • 1610917936
Other title:
  • New era of architecture for everyone
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 720.1/03 23
LOC classification:
  • NA2542.4 .C375 2017
Contents:
Foreword : by Melinda Gates -- Introduction : The dignifying power of design -- If it can happen here: the improbable story of Rwanda's Butaro Hospital -- Buildings that heal -- Shelter for the soul -- Spaces that enlighten -- Places for civic life -- Raising expectations: the Maternity Waiting Village in Malawi -- Conclusion : A call to expect more.
Summary: The book reveals a new understanding of the ways that design shapes our lives and gives professionals and interested citizens the tools to seek out and demand designs that dignify.
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The book reveals a new understanding of the ways that design shapes our lives and gives professionals and interested citizens the tools to seek out and demand designs that dignify.

Foreword : by Melinda Gates -- Introduction : The dignifying power of design -- If it can happen here: the improbable story of Rwanda's Butaro Hospital -- Buildings that heal -- Shelter for the soul -- Spaces that enlighten -- Places for civic life -- Raising expectations: the Maternity Waiting Village in Malawi -- Conclusion : A call to expect more.

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