Cynthia E. Smith | Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Moorhead & Moorhead, the design studio that designed the exhibition space for By the People: Designing a Better America, discusses their process for creating a unique display environment.

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3 minutes

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Cynthia E. Smith

Date

February 13, 2017

The Aesthetics of Equity: A Magic Strategy for the Healthy City

Excerpt from Mindy Thompson Fullilove, Molly Rose Kaufman, and Aubrey Murdock's essay “The Aesthetics of Equity: A Magic Strategy for the Healthy City” about the innovative urban renewal efforts in the city of Orange, New Jersey.

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11 minutes

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Cynthia E. Smith

Date

February 6, 2017

Designing the New Commons

Interview with Corinne Hill, director of the Chattanooga Public Library, who created a unique maker space and civic commons in the Library's downtown branch.

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7 minutes

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Cynthia E. Smith

Date

January 30, 2017

Designing Recovery Housing

After Hurricanes Dolly and Ike left many families in Texas’ Lower Rio Grande Valley with damaged housing, a team of designers, policy makers, community developers, and organizers worked with the communities to foster social, cultural, and economic resilience. Two of these individuals, Juanita Valdez-Cox, Executive Director, LUPE (La Unión Del Pueblo Entero), and Brent Brown,...

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8 minutes

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Cynthia E. Smith

Date

January 16, 2017

Rebel Nell: Designing Against Defiant Odds

Amy Peterson, a Detroit lawyer, envisioned Rebel Nell—an enterprise that creates unique jewelry from scrap pieces of graffiti—after moving next to one of Detroit’s shelters. While walking her dog, she began talking to women she met, and after listening to their stories and challenges, Peterson started a social enterprise with a vision to help women...

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7 minutes

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Cynthia E. Smith

Date

January 2, 2017

Author: Cynthia E. Smith

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