Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum presents “By the People: Designing a Better America,” the third exhibition in its series on socially responsible design. “By the People” explores the challenges faced by urban, suburban and rural communities, featuring 60 design projects from every region across the U.S.
By the People
“By the People” is an exhibition at Cooper Hewitt, in New York, featuring a collection of collaborative designs for more equitable, inclusive and sustainable communities.
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- 27 October 2016
- New York
Curator Cynthia E. Smith conducted more than two years of field research – traveling to shrinking post-industrial cities, sprawling metro regions, struggling rural towns, along border regions, areas impacted by natural and man-made disaster and places of persistent poverty – in search of collaborative designs for more equitable, inclusive and sustainable communities.
The exhibition highlights design solutions that expand access to education, food, health care and affordable housing; increase social and economic inclusion; offer improved alternative transportation options; and provide a balanced approach to land use between the built and natural environment.
30 September 2016 – 26 February 2017
By the People: Designing a Better America
Cooper Hewitt
2 East 91st Street, New York