Through Design/Relief, AIGA/NY will offer a series of design charrettes and community lectures and workshops pairing profesional design teams with communities hit hardest by recent natural disasters in order to create design-based solutions to re-establish a true sense of place and identity.
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See below for recent updates, press, and events from this project
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Jun 04, 2014
By Laetitia Wolff AIGA/NY Design/Relief Program Director Updates Design projects that give voices to places Over the last couple months we have entered the implementation... Read More
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Apr 11, 2014
Updates ArtPlace Summit 2014 as Inspiration and Aspiration The ArtPlace Summit in Los Angeles was a welcome break as we reached the middle point our... Read More
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Mar 11, 2014
Updates Design/Relief has recently gotten more public; our teams are now able to share the fruits of their ongoing work in the communities of Red... Read More
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Dec 10, 2013
This late fall, AIGA/NY is continuing to build its Design/Relief project, a participatory design project to help the three New York City neighborhoods of Red... Read More
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Oct 28, 2013
Updates This fall AIGA/NY kicked off Design/Relief, a participatory design initiative to help the three New York City neighborhoods of Red Hook, the Rockaways and... Read More
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Aug 26, 2013
Update The AIGA/NY team has made great strides since our last update. First, we’re excited to present the initiative’s new mission statement: DESIGN/RELIEF is a... Read More
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Jul 25, 2013
Sandy left the New York City neighborhoods of Red Hook, the Rockaways, and the Seaport in Lower Manhattan physically, economically and emotionally devastated. When first-responders... Read More
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Sep 12, 2017
Our hearts go out to all those affected by Harvey and Irma. It’s hard to comprehend the devastation, especially to poor and underserved communities...Read more
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Mar 10, 2016
The Huddle recaps conversations where our ArtPlace funded projects and organizations came together to talk through topics, get advice, and perhaps even gossip a little...Read more