Design as a Social Act- DVD of Trilogy
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This trilogy of films shows how the social upheaval and design shifts of the 1960s to 1980s led to the development of social approaches to designing the built environment. The documentary draws on ten oral history interviews with designers and researchers of architecture, landscape, and urban planning.
Part 1: Social Factors (35 min)
Part 2: Community Design (19 min)
Part 3: Participatory Design (21 min)
DVDs can be purchased online, or by mail order (see the order form below).
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The films addresses issues including
Target Audiences:
Licensing and Screenings
The purchase of a “DVD for Personal Use” of Design as a Social Act entitles the purchaser to use for their personal collection only. It may not be held in a public or institutional library, or shared computer database. If you are a teacher, professor or other professional and purchase a DVD Copy for Personal Use, you may use the video file to have a screening in your classroom, office, or home that does not charge entrance fees. With the personal use digital file, you are not licensed to have publicly advertised screenings unless you purchase the institutional copy or a screening permit from RAD.
The purchase of a “DVD for Libraries and Institutions” of Design as a Social Act includes a license for limited screening rights. We allow non-profit and academic institutions to hold screenings at their institutional events so long as: they do not charge entrance fees, our names are credited in the promotions, and the credits are rolled at the screening. If you are interested in holding for profit screenings or charging entrance fees to your screening, you should contact Reform by Activism and Design to negotiate licensing fees.
Part 1: Social Factors (35 min)
This documentary explores how the perceived failure of modernist design and planning triggered the rise of social research in environmental design. Oral history interviews with Clare Cooper Marcus, Galen Cranz, Henry Sanoff, Sim Van der Ryn, and Robert Sommer illustrate the successes and the challenges faced in integrating social research into design education and practice.
Part 2: Community Design (19 min)
Based on oral history interviews with Mary Comerio, Henry Sanoff, and Robert Goodman this film examines how architecture schools integrated community outreach into studio work. Examining the evolution of Community Design Centers reveals the opportunities and challenges faced due to the transformations in design education and urban development funding.
Part 3: Participatory Design (21 min)
This documentary examines the way in which the civil rights movement inspired designers to embrace democratic urban planning. The oral histories with Randy Hester, Henry Sanoff, Robert Goodman, and Marcia McNally reveal the legacy of a generation of designers who rejected traditional design in favor of participatory design methods.
- Social Research in Architecture
- Community Design Centers and Public Engagement by Design schools
- Participatory Design and Advocacy Planning
- Public Interest Architecture and Social Practice
- The Current State of Social Issues in Architecture
Target Audiences:
- Professors in architecture schools for showing in their classrooms
- Students and young professionals in Design Fields interested in social issues
- Non-profit groups who address social justice issues in the built environment
Licensing and Screenings
The purchase of a “DVD for Personal Use” of Design as a Social Act entitles the purchaser to use for their personal collection only. It may not be held in a public or institutional library, or shared computer database. If you are a teacher, professor or other professional and purchase a DVD Copy for Personal Use, you may use the video file to have a screening in your classroom, office, or home that does not charge entrance fees. With the personal use digital file, you are not licensed to have publicly advertised screenings unless you purchase the institutional copy or a screening permit from RAD.
The purchase of a “DVD for Libraries and Institutions” of Design as a Social Act includes a license for limited screening rights. We allow non-profit and academic institutions to hold screenings at their institutional events so long as: they do not charge entrance fees, our names are credited in the promotions, and the credits are rolled at the screening. If you are interested in holding for profit screenings or charging entrance fees to your screening, you should contact Reform by Activism and Design to negotiate licensing fees.
Part 1: Social Factors (35 min)
This documentary explores how the perceived failure of modernist design and planning triggered the rise of social research in environmental design. Oral history interviews with Clare Cooper Marcus, Galen Cranz, Henry Sanoff, Sim Van der Ryn, and Robert Sommer illustrate the successes and the challenges faced in integrating social research into design education and practice.
Part 2: Community Design (19 min)
Based on oral history interviews with Mary Comerio, Henry Sanoff, and Robert Goodman this film examines how architecture schools integrated community outreach into studio work. Examining the evolution of Community Design Centers reveals the opportunities and challenges faced due to the transformations in design education and urban development funding.
Part 3: Participatory Design (21 min)
This documentary examines the way in which the civil rights movement inspired designers to embrace democratic urban planning. The oral histories with Randy Hester, Henry Sanoff, Robert Goodman, and Marcia McNally reveal the legacy of a generation of designers who rejected traditional design in favor of participatory design methods.