design like you give a damn.

each year in interior design at my school {auburn university} there is a collaborative group project that involves one student in each grade forming groups of 4. we have a project we have to complete on our own time, and it gets entered into a competition and is judged. there is no grade, this is for us to showcase our work. each year the project changes, and this year we are asked to design like you give a damn. 


"The greatest humanitarian challenge we face today is that of providing shelter. Currently one in seven people lives in a slum or refugee camp, and more than three billion people—nearly half the world's population—do not have access to clean water or adequate sanitation. The physical design of our homes, neighborhoods, and communities shapes every aspect of our lives. Yet too often architects are desperately needed in the places where they can least be afforded" (Design Like You Give a Damn).  


we, the interior design student's of auburn university, are charged with designing like we give a damn. we are designing an exhibit that showcases a place in the world that needs GOOD design. my group has chosen northern ireland, and i have to say... i'm very excited!


stay tuned... i'll post what my group and i decide to showcase and exhibit, and how we choose to exhibit that work.