Comments on: DESIGN LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN! http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/ Future-forward design for the world you inhabit Sun, 22 Nov 2009 11:34:26 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Inhabitat » GREEN GIFT GUIDE: Gifts That Give Backhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-61811 Inhabitat » GREEN GIFT GUIDE: Gifts That Give Back Tue, 27 Nov 2007 17:18:47 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-61811 [...] YOU GIVE A DAMN BOOK This groundbreaking book on humanitarian design from around the world is a must for ALL designers. Inspire the designer in your life and feel good about donating to a worthwhile cause while you are [...] [...] YOU GIVE A DAMN BOOK This groundbreaking book on humanitarian design from around the world is a must for ALL designers. Inspire the designer in your life and feel good about donating to a worthwhile cause while you are [...]

]]> By: Inhabitat » TOP 10 GREEN DESIGN OF 2006http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-27926 Inhabitat » TOP 10 GREEN DESIGN OF 2006 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 20:49:03 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-27926 [...] 3. DESIGN LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN Architecture For Humanity’s book was hugely inspirational for many of us here at Inhabitat, reminding us that there are people out there who actually DO give a damn about sustainability and socially responsible design. [...] [...] 3. DESIGN LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN Architecture For Humanity’s book was hugely inspirational for many of us here at Inhabitat, reminding us that there are people out there who actually DO give a damn about sustainability and socially responsible design. [...]

]]> By: Inhabitat » HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE - Green Stocking Stuffers Under $50http://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-19335 Inhabitat » HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE - Green Stocking Stuffers Under $50 Wed, 13 Dec 2006 15:39:34 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-19335 [...] DESIGN LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN BOOK - $35 This groundbreaking book on humanitarian design from around the world is a must for ALL designers. Inspire the designer in your life and feel good about donating to a worthwhile cause while you are at it. All proceeds from the book go to funding Architecture For Humanity’s important work providing shelter in impoverished and disaster-relief areas. [...] [...] DESIGN LIKE YOU GIVE A DAMN BOOK – $35 This groundbreaking book on humanitarian design from around the world is a must for ALL designers. Inspire the designer in your life and feel good about donating to a worthwhile cause while you are at it. All proceeds from the book go to funding Architecture For Humanity’s important work providing shelter in impoverished and disaster-relief areas. [...]

]]> By: Kimberly Ann Kubalekhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-4419 Kimberly Ann Kubalek Thu, 03 Aug 2006 22:49:30 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-4419 It is inspiring to see smart people using their talents for real, creative humanitarianism. The Play-pump is absolutely brilliant! I'm going to recommend this fabulous book to a client who is a bookseller. No doubt he'll be interested in buying and perhaps even carrying and promoting it, too. Keep up the excellent work. It is inspiring to see smart people using their talents for real, creative humanitarianism. The Play-pump is absolutely brilliant! I’m going to recommend this fabulous book to a client who is a bookseller. No doubt he’ll be interested in buying and perhaps even carrying and promoting it, too. Keep up the excellent work.

]]> By: Michael G. Richardhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-2813 Michael G. Richard Mon, 10 Jul 2006 22:38:29 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-2813 Good timing, I've just (1 minute ago) ordered that book. Good timing, I’ve just (1 minute ago) ordered that book.

]]> By: Lynnhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-2805 Lynn Mon, 10 Jul 2006 17:19:16 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-2805 I'm with Lorenzo II. That book could really be helpful in our country. Hopefully, local environmental architects can get their hands on this book. And that Play-Pump looks like fun! Getting water won't seem like such a tedious activity anymore, thanks to this. I’m with Lorenzo II. That book could really be helpful in our country. Hopefully, local environmental architects can get their hands on this book. And that Play-Pump looks like fun! Getting water won’t seem like such a tedious activity anymore, thanks to this.

]]> By: Inhabitat » Blog Archive » PREFAB FRIDAY: Global Village Sheltershttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-2696 Inhabitat » Blog Archive » PREFAB FRIDAY: Global Village Shelters Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:34:22 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-2696 [...] We know you like Prefab Fridays, but many of you have been writing in recently to complain about the high costs of many of the prefabs we’ve featured lately. The burgeoning crop of chic modernist prefabs has been a double-edged sword. On one hand, it has helped to overcome the trailer-park stigma and proven that prefab housing can be stylish and well-designed (something we’ve known all along). At the same time, however, it has led to the growing association of prefab housing with vacation-home luxury that only the well-heeled can afford. On that note, we’d like to talk about truly low-cost prefabrication today — $500 prefab — the kind of housing that can shelter people suffering dire poverty or post-disaster homelessness. (We are feeling inspired by our recent forays into Design Like You Give A Damn). [...] [...] We know you like Prefab Fridays, but many of you have been writing in recently to complain about the high costs of many of the prefabs we’ve featured lately. The burgeoning crop of chic modernist prefabs has been a double-edged sword. On one hand, it has helped to overcome the trailer-park stigma and proven that prefab housing can be stylish and well-designed (something we’ve known all along). At the same time, however, it has led to the growing association of prefab housing with vacation-home luxury that only the well-heeled can afford. On that note, we’d like to talk about truly low-cost prefabrication today — $500 prefab — the kind of housing that can shelter people suffering dire poverty or post-disaster homelessness. (We are feeling inspired by our recent forays into Design Like You Give A Damn). [...]

]]> By: Paavanihttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-2695 Paavani Fri, 07 Jul 2006 05:33:15 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-2695 That’s a really good move toward shelter for all.http://www.alkadwivedi.net/graphics/bottle-boat.jpg And here go one more innovative design- boat made by using empty bottles of Coke. (In Mumbai, India because heavy rain life is total chaos)(*Clipping from July, 2006 Asian Age newspaper, photo credit- Alka.) That’s a really good move toward shelter for all.

http://www.alkadwivedi.net/graphics/bottle-boat.jpg
And here go one more innovative design- boat made by using empty bottles of Coke.
(In Mumbai, India because heavy rain life is total chaos)

(*Clipping from July, 2006 Asian Age newspaper, photo credit- Alka.)

]]> By: Lorenzo IIhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-2694 Lorenzo II Fri, 07 Jul 2006 03:39:13 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-2694 I wish I could have that book here in the Philippines ... to help my impoverished people. Sometimes getting ideas thru Internet is not enough. That book is not even available in our small local bookstore. I wish I could have that book here in the Philippines … to help my impoverished people. Sometimes getting ideas thru Internet is not enough. That book is not even available in our small local bookstore.

]]> By: Jillhttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-2681 Jill Thu, 06 Jul 2006 20:34:31 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-2681 I totally agree Nina! I often think the best ideas are born of real human necessity rather than convoluted concepts or academic theorizing. This book is really illustrative of how human necessity breeds great design. I totally agree Nina! I often think the best ideas are born of real human necessity rather than convoluted concepts or academic theorizing. This book is really illustrative of how human necessity breeds great design.

]]> By: ninahttp://www.inhabitat.com/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/comment-page-1/#comment-2674 nina Thu, 06 Jul 2006 17:12:07 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/blog/2006/07/06/design-like-you-give-a-damn/#comment-2674 play pump! what a brilliant idea. just another reminder that the most fantastically inspiring ideas (for me, at least) are not necessarily, or even most often, those that are funded by deep pockets or bred by esoteric concept. play pump! what a brilliant idea. just another reminder that the most fantastically inspiring ideas (for me, at least) are not necessarily, or even most often, those that are funded by deep pockets or bred by esoteric concept.

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