Degrowth is a Planned Reduction of Useless Stuff
Degrowth is a weird and unsettling word. It sounds more intuitive in the original French— la décroissance. For some that’s the appeal, and for others that’s the problem.…
An Earth Day Eve of Solidarity
In recognition of Earth Day, a coalition of local environmental and community organizations hosted Looking Back & Building Forward: An Environmental J…
Watch “Painting with Plastics: A Conversation with Artist Mbongeni Buthelezi”
As this year’s featured artist at COP27, the UN Conference on Climate Change, and other international environmental conferences worldwide – South African artist Mbongeni Buthelezi…
Getting Beyond Zero Through Green Building
Getting Beyond Zero: A Conversation with Bruce King on Embodied Carbon, Natural Building, and Ecological Design EDC curator Mike Degani sat down with green builder…
Life-Centered Design Panel: November 17, 2022
Life-Centered Design: Beyond Anthropocentrism and White Supremacy in Design In response to a confluence of challenges – a global pandemic; increasing economic disparities; systemic racism…
Zero Waste to Zero Emissions in Maryland
When it comes to sustainability initiatives, it is incredibly easy to find oneself stuck in the seeming *hopelessness* of it all. Sometimes, we need some…
A Manifesto for the Just City
We use manifestos to express our desire for POSITIVE CHANGE. Manifestos publically declare ideas, values, and objectives. In architectural and planning education, we need architects,…
THE SUSTAINABLE URBAN VILLAGE
An exemplary central city neighborhood displaying medium-density homes, based on sustainable design principles, to inspire and shape modern urban living in Baltimore. Imagine that an…
Development without Displacement: The Fall 2022 Practicum
The Sustainable Design Practicum gives students at Johns Hopkins University and other local educational institutions the chance to join the collective struggle to build equitable…
Urban Aquaculture for Climate Justice and Local Food Sovereignty
Check out this Baltimore-based project by a few EDC members and Black Yield Institute, a Black-led think tank and collective action network that addresses food…
