Why I’m an architect that designs for social impact, not buildings | Liz Ogbu | TEDxMidAtlantic

How can we combine the hard skills of design and the soft skills of humanity? How can we be expert citizens, but also citizen experts?

A designer, social innovator, and academic, Liz is an expert on sustainable design and spatial innovation in challenged urban environments globally. From designing shelters for immigrant day laborers in the U.S. to a water and health social enterprise for low-income Kenyans, Liz has a long history of engagement in the design for social impact movement.

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