Well, Well, Well
Health, and the information around it, is messy. As are our bodies and the systems…
Topic Health
Health can be a powerful lens for analyzing design and planning priorities. Investigations of the many links between health and the built environment—from air quality and food access to housing and mobility—reveal the power of design to support health and healing in preemptive and progressive ways.
Living and Working in Phytoremediating Brownfield Sites, Creating Healthier Environments than Is the Norm in Urban Conditions
by Jane Philbrick (MDes CC '16) Phytoremediation, a remedial technique using living plant…
Health and Places Initiative
Who We Are This project has had two phases. The first phase of the Health and…
Musical Box: The Well-Tempered House and the Hollowed Column
by Daniel Quesada Lombo (MArch '17) The project reconfigures the horizontal patio house into a…
Kumbh Mela
The Kumbh Mela is a Hindu religious festival that occurs every twelve years at the…
Slope: Intercept
by Sara Hendren (MDes '13) My ongoing project, Slope : Intercept,…
Environments for Walking and Cycling
Initiatives to spur more walking and cycling have become increasingly prominent as one strategy communities…
The Initiative for Idjwi
Daniel Sullivan (MArch '11), Marika Shioiri-Clark (MArch '11) are both executive board members and GSD…
Healthy Environments
How the built environment affects physical activity and how changes in the environment can promote…