Main entry:

Rawsthorn, Alice, author.

Title & Author:

Design emergency : building a better future / Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli.

Publication:

London ; New York, NY : Phaidon Press Limited, 2022.
©2022

Description:

320 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 22 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1. Design emergency / Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli -- 2. A history of design emergencies / Alice Rawsthorn -- 3. Design in the time of COVID-19 / Paola Antonelli -- 4. Technology. Artificial intelligence / Kate Crawford -- Data visualization / Federica Fragapane -- Empowerment / Roya Mahboob -- Space travel / Ersilia Vaudo -- Systems / Adam Bly -- Telemedicine / Sehat Kahani -- 5. Society. Architectural acupuncture / Xu Tiantian -- Cities / Kunlé Adeyemi -- Comfort / Ilse Crawford -- Health care / Michael Murphy -- Housing / Peter Barber -- Justice / Eyal Weizman -- Refugee crisis / Francesca Coloni -- Social systems / Hilary Cottam -- 6. Communication. Books / Irma Boom -- Design activism / Formafantasma -- Identity / Selly Raby Kane -- Pride / Mohammed Fayaz -- Symbols / Alissa Eckert -- 7. Ecology. Building with waste / Vinu Daniel -- Community / Fritz Haeg -- Great green wall of Africa / Alex Asen -- Materials and processes / Neri Oxman -- Reconnecting with nature / Dan Pearson -- Wilding / Isabella Tree.

Summary:

"Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli, two of the world's most influential design figures, meet the visionary designers whose innovations and ingenuity give us hope for the future by redesigning and reconstructing our lives, enabling us to thrive. Design Emergency tells the stories of the remarkable designers, architects, engineers, artists, scientists, and activists, who are at the forefront of positive change worldwide. Focusing on four themes - Technology, Society, Communication, and Ecology - Alice Rawsthorn and Paola Antonelli present a unique portrait of how our great creative minds are developing new design solutions to the major challenges of our time, while helping us to benefit from advances in science and technology"-- Publisher's description.

ISBN:

9781838664275 (hardback)
1838664270 (hardback)

Subject:

Design.
Design Social aspects.
Industrial design Social aspects.
Design Aspect social.

Added entries:

Antonelli, Paola, author.

Holdings:

Location: Library main 315397
Call No.: 315397
Copy: 1
Status: Available