Agency & Autonomy

The design of places and how they are governed can support autonomy and agency. Models that include communities as integral to the identity and decision-making of shared environments can build successful models for stewardship, and stimulate sustainable development.
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Fellows' Blog

Remembering the Sun: Interview with Andres Colmenares on Post-Human Centered Design
Marta Delgado
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CDN Blog

Designing for Democracy
Samantha Yannucci

READ

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WATCH

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"Allowing youth to walk into the space and see themselves: 'This is my neighborhood, I can influence my neighborhood, I can boost my social and political power in this space to influence policy'."
Fostering Resilience: Lessons from Life at Sea | The Greenhouse
Luca Tausel
Panel Discussion: Designing Our Way Back — Time, Place, and Urban Reconnection

DISCOVER

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SPOTLIGHT PROJECTS

Gdański Business Center B, Warsaw, Poland
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