OJT’s Bastion Community in New Orleans features trauma-informed design principles. The veterans’ housing is arranged so the front doors face inner courtyards—quads with a shared entry point and equal access to streets.. Image © William Crocker
In this week’s reprint from Metropolis, author Avinash Rajagopal “takes a broad look at American Design, digging into the practice of architecture, the resurgence of craft, quintessential building forms, and decaying infrastructure“. Asking questions such as “what values do we hold dear? What harm have we caused, and who benefits from the work we do?” architects and designers across the United States explore the contextual consequences of the global challenges.
