Healing by Design

Gutierrez, Morris, Newsome, Puente and Sahiwala

September 28, 2013

Orwell Feared Those Who Would

Deprive Us of Information…

McMillen S., Huxley vs Orwell (2009), Retrieved 09,23,13 From: http://bit.ly/yMsjif

Huxley Feared Those Who Would Give Us

So Much That We Would Be Reduced

To Passivity and Egotism

McMillen S., Huxley vs Orwell (2009), Retrieved 09,23,13 From: http://bit.ly/yMsjif

Small

Defined by our immediate surroundings, our

health is affected on a personal level by what we

eat, the clothes we wear and things we come

across in our daily lives.

"Our genes need more time to adapt to

technological and environmental changes…"

.

Image from Wall-E (2008), Retrieved 09,23,13 From: http://bit.ly/16DOryg

Walmart recently announced a Sustainable

Chemistry Initiative to eliminate 10 hazardous high

priority chemicals among its products

Walmart San Ramon (2013), Retrieved 09,23,13 From: http://bit.ly/13SzWJZ

Medium

Local spaces include the confines of

our homes and the buildings we inhabit.

In his book Towards a New Architecture,

Le Corbusier called modern buildings

‘machines for (healthy) living’

Villa Savoye Model (1932), Retrieved 09,20,13 From: http://nyr.kr/190kAqS

41 Cooper Square is NYC’s First LEED

Platinum Academic Building

© Iwan Baan, 41 Cooper Square (2009), Retrieved 09,20,13 From: http://bit.ly/Q2VbUd

Design can serve as a social and

cultural incubator

© Iwan Baan, Danish Pavilion (2010), Retrieved 09,20,13 From: http://bit.ly/1eUyEFy

Large

Urban spaces are defined as shared public areas

in cities and the built environment.

Political Will: The conceptual

foundation for a healthy environment

Before

© Rory O.Bryen, San Victorino - Bogotá (2009), Retrieved 09,25,13 From: http://bit.ly/16NlpgA

The public realm must serve as a

catalyst for equality and well-being

Castro J., Medellin (2011), Retrieved 09,25,13 From: http://bit.ly/16DN7eT

“Sided Urbanism” is the way forward

for positive architecture

© Lompreta Nolte Arquitetos, Rio de Janeiro (2011), Retrieved 09,25,13 From: http://bit.ly/egF0RX

Extra Large

Looking beyond countries, global space includes

the entire planet Earth and beyond.

Outdoor Air Pollution Contributes to over

2 Million Deaths globally per year

© Michael Brune (2011), Retrieved 09.19.13 From: http://bit.ly/o6JEel

Increase in Food Allergies cases –

Most new diagnosis are in children

© Annie-Rose Harrison-Dunn (2013), Retrieved 09,23,13 Fromhttp://bit.ly/17TPA7K

85% of all processed foods in the

U.S. contain GMOs

© Optimal Reset, Admin. (2013), Retrieved 09,23,13 From: http://bit.ly/16GkGgc

50-80% of E-Waste collected for

recycling in the U.S. is exported to

countries like China for “disposal”

© IPS News, E-Waste (2011), Retrieved 09,26,13 From: http://bit.ly/hi9a8G

30,000 large objects orbiting the

planet at a rate of 6 miles per second

© The Telegraph. Space Junk (2011), Retrieved 09,25,13 From: http://bit.ly/hi9a8G

Urgent response to orbital debris

problem includes design concepts to

“grab hold” of dead satellites in orbit

© BBC News, Space Debris Capture. (2013), Retrieved 09,26,13 From: http://bbc.in/ZKOhFW

Healing by Design

Gutierrez, Morris, Newsome, Puente and Sahiwala

September 28, 2013