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Designing for Dignity: Elements of Practice

Designing for Dignity: Elements of Practice - Hardcover

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Availability:In StockContributor:Jennifer Wilson (Editor), Rachelle Macur (Editor), Chad Holtzinger (Editor)Publish date:10/7/2025Pages:200
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oro EditionsISBN-13:9781961856950ISBN-10:1961856956UPC:9781961856950Book Category:ArchitectureBook Subcategory:Individual Architects & Firms, Criticism, Sustainability & Green DesignBook Topic:MonographsSize:9.20 x 9.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:2.3016Product ID:SCG6N3EXRY
Dignity is a state of being, a quality of humanness inherent to each individual.

It describes a
sense of value, worth, honor, and respect for one's personhood--how we all individually navigate, independently experience, and uniquely perceive the world around us. It is the ultimate quality of being, a celebration of the human spirit, and the potential of each of us to live as fully as we define and determine.

Dignity in design, therefore, requires an intentional examination of the human experience--how we process information and connect with the world around us, how we fundamentally seek survival and pleasure in all we do, how we react in the presence of adversity and stress, surprise and delight. And with this understanding comes empathy for what it means to navigate the world as a complex, conscious, affectable human beings.

Dignified Design recognizes the role of our built environment in supporting and fostering the health of individuals, neighborhoods and communities. It acknowledges that nothing we design is neutral and that the places we inhabit shape our ideas about who we are and what we deserve. Drawing on broad multidisciplinary evidence and more context-specific lived expertise of end users in the spaces we design, Dignified Design aims to create places that protect, promote, and celebrate the dignity of life.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Oro EditionsISBN-13:9781961856950ISBN-10:1961856956UPC:9781961856950Book Category:ArchitectureBook Subcategory:Individual Architects & Firms, Criticism, Sustainability & Green DesignBook Topic:MonographsSize:9.20 x 9.50 x 0.80 inchesWeight:2.3016Product ID:SCG6N3EXRY
Holtzinger, Chad: - Chad Holtzinger has practiced architecture for more than 20 years and has been licensed in Colorado since 2001. His career has primarily consisted of affordable housing design and urban mixed-use development in Colorado and the Mountain West region of the US.Wilson, Jennifer: - Jennifer Wilson is the Director of Research and Impact at Shopworks Architecture where she co-leads research on Dignified Design as a trauma-informed, human-centered, and inclusive approach to designing housing, shelter, and social service environments. As a trained social worker and social scientist, her direct practice experience informs a commitment to end user engagement and a holistic examination of the relationship between health and the built environment.Macur, Rachelle: - Rachelle Macur is the Director of Sustainable Design and Social Impact at Shopworks Architecture and co-leads research in Dignified Design. As a social scientist with a deep background in ecological and social sustainability, her focus is on the cross-section of humans, nature, and the built environment. Rachelle works with evidence-based research in trauma, health, neuroscience, and biophilia to further the industry's knowledge and impact in designing spaces that are healing, people-centered, and dignified.
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Publisher: Oro Editions

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Jennifer Wilson (Editor), Rachelle Macur (Editor), Chad Holtzinger (Editor)

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