Active Design: KI and IIDA Discuss Human Sustainability in NYC
It’s interesting to note that the active design movement coincided right around the time of our most recent economic downturn; just as property across the country was dropping in value, our collective long-term national health was then and still remains at an all-time low. Meanwhile, in commercial interiors, the idea of concentrating workers in an open plan environment was gaining momentum. For design professionals and end users alike, our ideas about work environments are changing rapidly. Early conversations around sustainability were mostly concerned with the world’s material resources; today, the discussion has expanded to also include human resources. Throughout history, much of what design does has been leading us down a path towards less activity. Now, the pendulum is starting to swing the other way. When Michael Bloomberg, then mayor of New York City, formed the Center for Active Design in 2010, it started out as a collaboration between several …
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