Architecture as a Tool for Social Innovation: Human-Centered Design to Combat Loneliness

One of the realities of our times is being part of a crowd in which our identity is diluted and anonymity emerges. A significant source of anxiety and depression is the phenomenon of being and/or living…

Architecture as a Tool for Social Innovation: Human-Centered Design to Combat Loneliness

Columbia Business School / Diller Scofidio + Renfro + FXCollaborative . Image © Iwan Baan Architecture holds power beyond the creation of buildings - it is a practice that shapes how people live, interact, and thrive within their communities. Architecture can also be a tool for social innovation. Through an understanding of human-centered processes, participatory design, and social sciences, practitioners can address societal challenges such as …