When addressing equity in public education, we tend to focus on curriculum, funding and staffing, and for good reasons: these are vital components that shape learning opportunities. However, we often ...

Colloqate Design's Storia project in New Orleans is, per the firm’s website, “aimed at providing a process and platform for communities and organizations to create spaces that honor their stories.” ...

Developing a corporate giving and community involvement strategy provides an opportunity to strengthen, clarify and amplify your organization’s community impact. “When designing our strategy, we ...

There is a quiet shift in how people think about where they want to live. After a long stretch of urban-centric living, ...

This student and faculty-facing guidebook is the product of 10 years of community-engaged research and practice and 2 years of co-design coordination on behalf of the School of Design. Created in ...

When listening to members of the community is included early and design is done collaboratively, new fire station projects produce architecture that has cultural meaning, not just technical precision.

As part of a new initiative with Education Design Lab (the Lab), five community colleges across the nation will work to reorient their program offerings around new majority learners and the ...

In February, I wrote in this publication about the need to invest in our health through housing. One of the three pillars of design for human health and well-being is designing for community. Today, ...

Northwestern Engineering undergraduates have been collaborating with neighboring groups and individuals to address human challenges for nearly three decades. In Design Thinking and Communication (DTC) ...

Cities are more than concrete and steel — they are the environments where people live, work, and connect. The way we design shared spaces profoundly impacts social interaction, economic resilience, ...