Archinect - Features 2024-05-03T02:01:02-04:00 https://archinect.com/features/article/150251260/michael-k-chen-architecture-on-the-power-of-social-value-and-collaboration Michael K Chen Architecture on the Power of Social Value and Collaboration Alexander Walter 2021-03-09T09:00:00-05:00 >2021-03-09T12:16:49-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c3/c3c2bb944574e5e38133cfe80c0c1f7e.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p><a href="https://archinect.com/mkca" target="_blank">Michael K Chen Architecture</a> is a seven-piece, New York-based design practice whose exuberant sense of creativity playfully blends the boundaries between architecture, interior and product design while avoiding expected style labels. <br></p> <p>But for Chen, as he tells us in our latest <a href="https://archinect.com/features/tag/1222145/studio-snapshots" target="_blank">Studio Snapshot</a>, his firm's dedication is about more than just well-designed client projects: as a co-founder of the nonprofit <a href="https://designadvocates.org/" target="_blank">Design Advocates</a>, he helped connect independent design teams with NYC public schools, small businesses, and organizations in underserved communities to facilitate pro-bono collaborations during the pandemic-induced economic downturn.<br></p>