DESIGN AND VIOLENCE

Design has a history of violence, yet professional discourse around design has been dominated by voices that only trumpet its commer cial and aesthetic successes. Violence, defined here as the manifestation of the power to alter circumstances against the will of ot hers and to their detriment, has always been ubiquitous, and in recent years technology has introduced dramatic new threats. Design and Violence sheds light on the complex impact of design on the built environment and on everyday life, as well as on the forms of v iolence i...[Read more]