By the People: Designing a Better America

$29.95 at Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum.

Accompanying the third volume in Cooper Hewitt's series on socially responsible design, By the People: Designing a Better America examines how design is effectively challenging poverty and social inequality across America. The book explores current social, economic and environmental issues in America with a particular focus on marginalized and underserved communities. In addition to highly illustrated project profiles, By the People contains essays by and interviews with the designers and architects building…