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John Cary

John Cary

Brooklyn, NY, US

 

About 

John Cary is the editor of PublicInterestDesign.org and author of The Power of Pro Bono: 40 Stories about Design for the Public Good by Architects and Their Clients. He writes and speaks widely on architecture, design, public service, and social justice.

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John's Featured Articles on Archinect

Top 10 Design Initiatives to Watch in 2012—for the public good, Tue, Dec 27 '11

By John Cary Last week’s Top 10 Design Milestones of 2011, published here at Archinect, highlighted advances in design for the public good by profiling leading organizations from IDEO.org and Mass Design Group to individuals like Jeanne Gang and Michael Kimmelman. As we round out this year and ...

Top 10 Design Initiatives to Watch in 2012—for the public good
 

Top 10 Design Milestones of 2011—for the public good, Thu, Dec 22 '11

By John Cary ‘Tis the season for gift guides, year-end donation appeals, and lots and lots of lists. Among others, we saw a few standout designers among Forbes’s “30 Under 30” list earlier this week, and it’s hard to disagree with most of Alissa Walker’s picks in her annual GOOD ...

Top 10 Design Milestones of 2011—for the public good
 

Employment 

Writer, Speaker, & Consultant, Brooklyn, NY, Writer, Speaker, & Consultant

Jun 2011 - current
 

Next American City, Philadelphia, PA, US, Senior Advisor

Aug 2010 - May 2011
 

Public Architecture, San Francisco, CA, US, Executive Director

Oct 2003 - Apr 2010
 

Education 

University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA, MArch, Architecture

Sep 2000 - May 2003
 

University of Minnesota, Twin Cities, Bachelors, Architecture

Sep 1995 - Jun 1999
 

Awards 

Skills