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08 | Growth, Equity & Asian Cities

Podcast
Social Design Circle Honoree
Is the right to housing real? The Asian Coalition for Housing Rights is a large broad-based coalition of like-minded groups fighting for housing advocacy throughout Asia; they share with us their strategies.
  • Advocacy
  • Housing

18 | Unifying First and Third World Strategies for Disaster Mitigation

Podcast
Social Design Circle Honoree
CSF Grantee
Can design prevent disaster? Geohazards International shares their groundbreaking methods for disaster mitigation.
  • Advocacy
  • Conflict and Disaster

41 | Recognizing the Unrecognized

Podcast
Social Design Circle Honoree
What can design do to promote peace? Malkit Shoshan of the Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory discusses the architecture of conflict.
  • Community Development
  • Conflict and Disaster

48 | Nurturing Collective Imagination in Rome

Podcast
Social Design Circle Honoree
Does design create politics or vice versa? Lorenzo Romito of Stalker discusses the ‘territory’ of architecture and how it can be expanded.
  • Advocacy
  • Environment
  • Urban Strategies

51 | Collective Mapping as a Tool for Social Change

Podcast
Social Design Circle Honoree
Does design create politics or vice versa? Iconoclasistas discusses the practice of collective mapping and how it can be mobilized to achieve social justice.
  • Community Development
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53 | Designing After Revolution

Podcast
Social Design Circle Honoree
How do we democratize design? Omar Nagati and Beth Stryker share their thoughts on CLUSTER Cairo, and the design of urban activism.
  • Urban Strategies

65 | Data, Design and Social Practice

Podcast
How do we design resistance? Laura Kurgan of the Center for Spatial Research joins us to talk about how data and the design of data systems can be applied to social justice.
  • Advocacy

Asian Coalition for Housing Rights

Social Design Circle Honoree
Podcast
Is the Right to Housing Real? The Asian Coalition is a broad coalition of grassroots organizations, NGOs, architects and engineers currently working in 215 cities across Asia.
  • Advocacy
  • Housing

Center for Spatial Research

Social Design Circle Honoree
Can big data be used in the service of social justice? The Center for Spatial Research links design, architecture, urbanism and humanities with data science. Data is used in the service of justice; creating visualizations to understand cities, conflict and inequality.
  • Urban Strategies

CLUSTER Cairo

Social Design Circle Honoree
Podcast
How do we democratize design? Founded in Egypt in response to the Arab Spring, Cairo Lab for Urban Studies, Training and Environmental Research (CLUSTER) is an interdisciplinary platform for urban design and research working to establish a critical space for urban discourse by engaging questions of public space and specifically, urban informality.
  • Urban Strategies

Coloco

Social Design Circle Honoree
Can a city work as an ecosystem? Coloco is a collective of landscapers, artists, urban planners, and botanists working in a variety of mediums including mapping, physical gardening, and advocacy.
  • Community Development
  • Environment
  • Urban Strategies

Fallen Fruit

Social Design Circle Honoree
What if our cities become places that grow natural resources for anyone to share? The art collective Fallen Fruit plants fruit trees in public spaces for everyone to share. They invite citizens to re-imagine public participation, urban space and the meaning of community.
  • Community Development
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Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory

Social Design Circle Honoree
Podcast
Is there a relationship between architecture, planning, politics and human rights? The Foundation for Achieving Seamless Territory (FAST) is a think tank founded from a desire to spark a discussion about how political powers use architecture and architects to implement ideological agendas.
  • Community Development
  • Conflict and Disaster

GeoHazards International

Social Design Circle Honoree
Podcast
CSF Grantee
Can best practices in seismic safety be employed in the developing world? GeoHazards International (GHI) is a California based non-profit which works to bring the best practices in seismic safety from the developed world to the developing world.
  • Advocacy
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Iconoclasistas

Social Design Circle Honoree
Podcast
Can maps promote equality and strategies of resistance? Iconoclasistas is a Buenos Aires-based design duo led by University of Buenos Aires professor Julia Risler and graphic designer and comic strip author Pablo Ares. The mission is to use cartography (maps) and other graphic art forms to create new visions of historic representation, societal growth, and participation.
  • Community Development
  • Urban Strategies

Public Works

Social Design Circle Honoree
How can neighborhood residents reassert control over their own futures? Public Works is a London-based critical design nonprofit straddling architecture, art, performance and activism. It addresses the challenges of urbanism, seeking ways that communities can reassert control over their futures.
  • Community Development
  • Urban Strategies

SPARC

2016 Prize Winner
Vision Award Recipient
Video
What can slum dwellers teach design professionals? SPARC organizes, legitimizes and advocates for India’s urban poor, seeking improved living conditions and advancements in rights. SPARC believes that with structural support, the urban poor can make their destinies.
  • Advocacy
  • Community Development

Stalker

Social Design Circle Honoree
Podcast
Does design create politics or vice versa? Stalker is a collective of artists, architects, activists and others whose work focuses on the margins of the city.
  • Advocacy
  • Community Development
  • Environment
  • Urban Strategies

Suzanne Lacy

Social Design Circle Honoree
Podcast
What is the role of art in engaging the public in social justice issues? American artist and activist Suzanne Lacy tackles gender violence, segregation and other social justice issues. Her work evokes discussion and debate and often engages audiences directly, outside of institutional structures.
  • Advocacy

Transition Network

2009 Prize Winner
Video
Can your neighborhood become a self-sufficient community? The Transition Network is an organization whose role is to inspire, encourage, connect, support, and train communities as they create initiatives that rebuild resilience and reduce CO2 emissions.
  • Community Development
  • Environment

Urbz

Social Design Circle Honoree
How can slum dwellers be protected against profit-minded developers? Urbz is an experimental action and research collective specialized in participatory planning and design. They work with citizens, associations, local governments, and private clients in Mumbai, Bogotá, and Geneva.
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Congratulations to Yasmeen Lari (@barefootsocialar Congratulations to Yasmeen Lari (@barefootsocialarchitecture), founder of Heritage Foundation of Pakistan (@heritagefoundationpk) on receiving the 2023 RIBA Royal Gold Medal for Architecture! As a guest on the @socialdesigninsights Podcast, she talked about the role architects can play in reviving vernacular architecture and empowering vulnerable communities, especially women, to build better and safer structures. Click on the link in the bio to listen to her podcast episode Streaming on @spotify @itunes @googlepodcast @iheartradio @podcastspreaker @stitcherpodcasts Reposted from @socialdesigninsights Images Credits: @heritagefoundationpk #SDI #Podcast #SocialDesign #SocialDesignInsights #CurryStone #CSDP #CSF #women #architecture #architect #architecturalhistory #award #disaster #relief #zerocarbon #sustainable #sustainabledesign #Pakistan #Karachi #HeritageFoundationofPakistan #YasmeenLari #ArchitectsinPakistan #ArchitectureinPakistan #JaneDrewPrize #FuturArc #womeninarchitecture #womenarchitects #vernaculararchitecture #RIBA #ribaroyalgoldmedal
Reposted from @govandiartsfestival We are ready fo Reposted from @govandiartsfestival We are ready for you guys! Come be a part of the celebration from 3:00 PM to 9:00 PM everyday until the 19th February 2023! Govandi Arts festival is part of the ‘India/UK Together, a Season of Culture’, taking place in India and the UK from June 2022 to March 2023. Partners: Community Design Agency @communitydesignagency , Streets Reimagined @streets_reimagined01 , Lamplighters CIC Arts @lamplighterarts.cic With British Council @inbritish #IndiaUKTogether #SeasonofCulture #CultureConnectsUs #govandiartsfestival #govandiartsfestival2023 #celebratingcommunities #creatingjoy #govandi #mumbai
Reposted from @govandiartsfestival 7 Days to go! Reposted from @govandiartsfestival 7 Days to go! Come be a part of the celebration from 15th to 19th February 2023! Govandi Arts festival is part of the ‘India/UK Together, a Season of Culture’, taking place in India and the UK from June 2022 to March 2023. Partners: Community Design Agency @communitydesignagency , Streets Reimagined @streets_reimagined01 , Lamplighters CIC Arts @lamplighterarts.cic With British Council @inbritish #IndiaUKTogether #SeasonofCulture #CultureConnectsUs #govandiartsfestival #govandiartsfestival2023 #celebratingcommunities #creatingjoy #govandi #mumbai
Excited to share that @communitydesignagency, the Excited to share that @communitydesignagency, the social design studio in Mumbai which is supported by CSF, is hosting an Arts Festival in the marginalised neighborhood of Govandi in Mumbai from the 15th to 19th of February. The @govandiartsfestival is a platform for the youth and residents of Govandi, with whom CDA has been working for the past 6 years, to hone their skills and celebrate the talent and joy that resides in their neighborhood. As one of the most neglected neighborhoods of Mumbai, Govandi and its residents have been at the receiving end of a lot of stigma, misconceptions and are deprived of social and economic opportunities. This Festival is a way for Govandi to connect with the rest of Mumbai and encourage greater involvement in its growth and development. Supported by a grant received by the British Council @inbritish as a part of their India/UK Season of Culture, and in partnership with Bristol based @streets_reimagined01 and @lamplighterarts.cic, this Festival will be a culmination of five 6 month long mentorships for 45 mentees, three 4 month long artist residencies for contextual art installations and a lantern parade with the entire neighborhood. Image 2: Lanterns being prepared with the residents for the parade Image 3: The theatre cohort in a movement-based workshop Image 4: The photography mentees showcasing their works in a small preview exhibition for the neighborhood Image 5: Artist Resident Nisha Nair Gupta recording oral narratives of the community's lives and struggles Image 6: Artist Resident Jerry Antony creating a stop motion animation video with the young children of Govandi Image 7: The rap and music cohort engaging with other artists at an event Image 8: The entire cohort attending a separate Arts Festival in Mumbai Image 9: The children of Govandi extending an invitation to everyone to join them next week!

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The Curry Stone Foundation (CSF) is the brainchild of architect, urban planner and developer Clifford Curry, FAIA, and the historical archeologist Dr. Delight Stone, RPA. It was inspired by a shared conviction that design thinking and design actions can—and should, serve those wishing to contribute to community vitality and human dignity. Most of all, we believe that design should be available to those most in need.

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Marginalized communities around the world are still dealing with the aftermath of COVID-19. The looming recession and geo-political issues have also been a major cause of concern for all.

Curry Stone Foundation continues to receive numerous requests for support. Many of these causes have significant merit, and we understand the need is great.

We continue to honor our prior commitments, to projects in India and elsewhere, who have needed additional support to reach completion. Since these projects impact fragile, marginalized populations, and are at the crucial stage of scaling, our funds are committed to them.

For these reasons, we will not be able to assist financially with any immediate requests for funds.

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