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Democratic Space

The Plan Journal, vol. 9 [2024], no. 2 [Fall]

What are the characteristics of a democratic space? How can we design spaces, forms and places that evoke and promote the idea of democracy?

 

AI Time

The Plan Journal, vol. 8 [2023], no. 2 [Fall]
How is AI changing and going to change design, architecture and urbanism in the coming decades? Will AI substantially change the design process?

 

THE RIGHT TO HOUSING

The Plan Journal, vol. 7 [2022], no. 2 [Fall]
How can the design, architecture and urbanism help us uphold the right for healthier, more sustainable, more equitable and more affordable housing?

 

The Good Material

The Plan Journal, vol. 6 [2021], no. 2 [Fall]

How can we advance materials science, design creativity and technological innovation for a smarter, more sustainable, a more humane materiality and tectonics?

 

Healthy Urbanism

The Plan Journal, vol. 5 [2020], no. 2 [Fall]

How can we imagine healthier, safer and more ecologically balanced urban environments that can support society’s efforts for a stronger public health?

 

GENDER MATTERS
The Plan Journal, vol. 4 [2019], no. 2 [Fall]
New perspectives on gender issues and the impact of gender mainstreaming to re-assess the past, change the present and envision the future of the design fields

 

The Shared Project
The Plan Journal, vol. 3 [2018], no. 2 [Fall]

How modes of operation, design strategies and public engagement are being redefined by new technologies for the architectural project of “the sharing society”

 

Resilient Edges

The Plan Journal, vol. 2 [2017], no. 2 [Fall]
Investigations, strategies and designs for the ecological resilience of coastal and delta areas around the world

 

DESIGN FOR SOCIAL IMPACT
The Plan Journal, vol. 1 [2016], no. 2 [Fall]
How do we leverage the power of design to actually, as designers, make a difference? What does it mean “designing for social impact” beyond socio-economical analysis and reporting, or before it becomes political activism and advocacy? How do we grow design intelligence and sharpen design tools to make our projects more relevant for society? And how do we assess social impact for design interventions? 

 

Board

Iñaki Abalos

Professor in Residence, Department of Architecture, GSD, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA

Orazio Carpenzano

Dean, Facoltà di Architettura, Sapienza Università di Roma, Rome

Yung Ho Chang

Professor of Architecture, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

Winka Dubbeldam

Founder of Archi-Tectonics, Miller Professor and Chair of Architecture at Stuart Weitzman School of Design

Brian Ford

Professor Emeritus, Department of Architecture & Built Environment, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK

Hsinming Fung

Professor, SCI-Arc, Los Angeles CA, USA

Carlo Gasparrini

Professor of Urbanism, Dipartimento di Architettura, Universita' degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Naples, Italy

Rahul Mehrotra

Professor of Urban Design and Planning, GSD, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA

Antoine Picon

Professor of the History of Architecture and Technology, GSD, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA

Mónica Ponce de León

Dean, School of Architecture, Princeton University, Princeton NJ, USA

Jane Rendell

Professor, The Bartlett School of Architecture, University College London, London, UK

Peter Rich

Professor of Architecture, Witwatersrand University, Johannesburg, South Africa

Michael Speaks

Dean, School of Architecture, Syracuse University, Syracuse NY, USA

Martha Thorne

Hon FRIBA, Hon COAM, Senior Advisor for The OBEL Award 

C David Tseng

Dean, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Chiao-Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan

Sarah Whiting

Dean, Graduate School of Design, Harvard University, Cambridge MA, USA

Li Xiangning

Deputy Dean, College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Tongji University, Shanghai, China

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