Traction Design Action Research
Traction Design champions design activism, field research and peer education to improve social, economic and environmental well-being in at-risk or neglected communities in Peru, Nepal and the U.S. Design activism, a term first coined in 2004, refers to the growing movement of architects, landscape architects and their allied professions (engineers, planners, etc.) who are using their skills to make a positive change in the world. Traction’s niche in design activism is to harness the power of participatory planning in designing and implementing incremental, small-scale projects that benefit these resource-limited communities. Equally important, Traction is committed to assessing the impacts of its actions (the field research) and sharing its findings with peers in the building and lands
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Home | Traction About Us Projects Awards Media Contact Donate More Traction champions participatory design action and research to improve human ecological and economic health in underserved communities. We are architects landscape architects engineers and researchers who believe in the transformative potential of transdisciplinary collaboration. We harness the power ofparticipatory processesto design implement and assess the impacts ofincremental smallscale projects. Our landscapes buildings products research initiatives and educational programsleverage local knowledgeand create tangible grounded change.
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