Aaron Plewke has just served up an amazing new 3-part feature/interview entitled The Extraordinary vs. the Everyday Catastrophe. 
Aaron Plewke has just served up an amazing new 3-part feature/interview entitled The Extraordinary vs. the Everyday Catastrophe.
About a week after the explosion on Deepwater Horizon, I was sitting in on the final review for Derek Hoeferlin’s urban design studio (at the Graduate School of Architecture and Urban Design | Sam Fox School of Design and Visual Arts | Washington University in St. Louis, where Derek is a faculty member and I am a student). As it came to a close, the review transitioned into a conversation between the students and reviewers, and at one point, Derek made a comment about catastrophes that struck a chord with me. The following conversation between Derek and his former student Jess Garz – which includes contributions by several others – struggles with the issues raised by distinct catastrophic events and ongoing systemic failures, and asks what role design and design education can play in addressing catastrophes of everyday life. - Read
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