Design with Love: At Home in America
Katie Swenson; photography by Harry Connolly
Schiffer, September 2020

Hardcover | 9 x 10-1/2 inches | 240 pages | 150 illustrations | English | ISBN: 978-0764359934 | $45.00

PUBLISHER'S DESCRIPTION:
Over the last 20 years, the Enterprise Rose Fellows?a program of Enterprise Community Partners?have gained a deep understanding of the conditions that cause housing insecurity, poverty, and injustice by embedding themselves in the communities where they work. By using proven design processes, artistic practices, and community engagement principles, and committing to long-term collaborations with residents, they have drastically improved the quality of life in vulnerable communities. Simply put, they have changed lives. This collection of stories and intimate documentary photographs from 10 locations delivers lessons in how we can work together to improve the lives of our neighbors. On the US-Mexico border, in farm country, in Rust Belt cities, and in pockets of blight and abandonment, the examples show that architecture is about human relationships and shared ambitions, and how buildings can support and embody them. Katie Swenson is a nationally recognized design leader, researcher, writer, and educator. Katie is senior principal at MASS Design Group, a nonprofit design collective that designs, builds, and advocates for architecture that promotes human dignity. She was formerly vice president of design and sustainability at Enterprise ...