Making Places for People: 12 Questions Every Designer Should Ask

by Christie Johnson Coffin, Christie Johnson Coffin

** Honorable Mention at the 2019 ERDA Great Places Awards ** Making Places for People explores twelve social questions in environmental design. Authors Christie Johnson Coffin and Jenny Young bring perspectives from practice and teaching to challenge assumptions about how places meet human needs. The book reveals deeper complexities in addressing basic questions, such What is the story of this place? What logic orders it? How big is it? How sustainable is it? Providing an overview of a growing body of knowledge about people and places, Making Places for People stimulates curiosity and further discussion. The authors argue that critical understanding of the relationships between people and their built environments can inspire designs that better contribute to health, human performance, and social equity―bringing meaning and delight to people’s lives.

Genres: Architecture

236 pages, Paperback

Published January 19, 2017

Reviews

[Dylan Pasley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Provides a good foundation for building an understanding of the architectural practice in the form of 12 overarching questions. Very good book for novices to the field.