Design Like You Give A Damn 2: Building Change From the Ground Up
Edited by Architecture for Humanity
Abrams, £22

Following the success of the prequel, Architecture for Humanity have just released a new edition of Design Like You Give A Damn including 100 more projects from around the world. Packed with practical and intelligent design solutions, this book addresses the need for basic shelter, housing, education, healthcare clean water and renewable energy. One-to-one interviews and case studies demonstrate how innovative design is re-imagining peoples’ lives and communities. From building material innovations such as smog-eating concrete to innovative public policy that is repainting Brazil’s urban slums, this book serves as a how-to guide for anyone seeking to build change from the ground up.

The whole community attended the opening of the rainwater court (photo: Michael Jones/ Architecture for Humanity)

Staking out the site for the rainwater court (photo: Greg Elsner/ Architecture for Humanity)