Equity Now
Design for all
Privilege and injustice have long been part of our social, economic and political systems. Acknowledging this reality is fundamental to designing an equitable and just future.
For us, that means employing a Living-Centered Design process that amplifies the voices of the diverse communities we’re designing for, so we can collectively create systems, spaces and structures that dismantle barriers to equity.
A clinic improving health outcomes for Black mothers. A courtroom designed to promote dignity and social justice. A mobile museum empowering people to stand up against hate. A strategy for providing supportive care to vulnerable and unhoused people. We’re still early in our journey, but we’re unrelenting in our drive to design for equity now.
Explore the ideas, people and projects pushing equitable design forward across our firm.
Testimonials
Equity matters
>50%
More than 50 percent of college students feel excluded based on some aspect of their identity according to Hanover Research.
We worked with York University to address this reality by designing its second student center—one of the most inclusive education buildings in the world.
2x
Black women experience more than 2x the infant mortality rate than white women. In parts of St. Louis, the mortality rate is higher than it is in some third world countries.
We partnered with Jamaa Birth Village to upend these statistics with its new Equal Access Midwifery Clinic.
1 in 44
The CDC reports that 1 in 44 children in the U.S. is diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
The CHOC Thompson Autism Center is one of only a few facilities in the country dedicated to diagnosing, managing and treating ASD.
Our actions
Our responsibility as a design firm is to create more equitable pathways to success for underrepresented groups. We do that with the equitable solutions we create, but also in the ways we champion an inclusive environment within our firm. We’ve made noteworthy progress on this long, complex journey, and we still have a long way to go.