Authors | |
Publisher | De Gruyter |
Year | 24/05/2016 |
Edition | First |
Version | eBook: Fixed Page eTextbook (PDF) |
Language | English |
ISBN | 9783035608540 |
Categories | Architecture, Individual architects & architectural firms |
Founded in Los Angeles in 1998, GRAFT is a global architectural practice which now maintains branches in Berlin and Beijing. The international practice, which is involved in architectural, urban, and product design – as well as branding – is known for its experimental and interdisciplinary designs as well as for its strong social commitment.
The publication will document only projects characteristic of this social responsibility – it portrays architecture as an active tool for driving, in a global context, the development of places worth living in. One key project is the Solar Kiosk developed in 2012, a high-output, solar-based unit which is already used by many communities in Sub-Saharan Africa to secure their power supply.
Architecture Activism