2021 Sustainability Foreword and Table of Contents Context: The Future of Environmental Responsibility - M. LeFevre The Changing Governance of All Things - D. Gilmore The 10-Minute Neighborhood - K. Sanders Life Cycle Assessment: A Changing Frame - R. Taylor/D. Kestner Planetary Design: The Profound Importance of Our Embedded Nature - G. Reid Design Will Not Change the World - R. Ventura The Circular Economy: Why Not Us? - R. Spears Shifting Perspectives - D. Condon COVID’s Effect on Sustainability - A. Horning Systems Thinking: Four Business Models to Accelerate Environmental Responsibility - P. Sundharam How Purpose Drives Balance - E. Mitchell-Kozack Collective Action: Lessons Learned - D. Davies Re-educating Ourselves: Crossing Boundaries Farther Afield - L. Sale The Road to 2030: Small Steps, Big Changes - R. Reis/T. Powers


Roberto Ventura

Associate Professor, Interim Chair of Interior Design, School of the Arts at Virginia Commonwealth University

Design Will Not Change The World

Roberto Ventura challenges conventional design thinking and problem solving to transcend boundaries.

Collective Action

Writing this title is not easy. Having dedicated my life to practicing and teaching design, I believe in its importance and power. But, when we analyze impactful design, we often find its companion action statement — “it changed the way we talk/operate/engage/think/other verb” — following closely behind. The important ingredient in all this is the pronoun we. Design, at its best, facilitates human development. Without a human agent operating on it, design is inert.

To read more you must sign up or log in.
Lost / Forgot Password

The access fee is $7.95 USD. Six dollars of this fee will be donated to the above organizations. You may view these essays as many times as you like once you sign up:

If have already signed up, please, log in: