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We are committed to understanding the short and longterm ripple effects made by architectural decisions at all scalesfor inhabitants, clients, communities, and societies. Mass design group mass focuses on the creation of innovative architecture, infrastructure, and planning in resource limited settings. Faculty, history and theory of design at boston architectural college alan ricks, aia, int friba founding principal and chief design officer of mass design group. The book highlights strategies to improve health and strengthen communities through design. I interviewed at mass design group kigali, kigali rwanda in may 2018. They sought a new model of architecture practice that. The number of design and homerelated periodicals has more than doubled, going from just 92 to 192 publications in the last ten years alone. Nov 12, 2012 mass design group, winners of the 2012 curry stone design prize. We design and produce illustrated books and book covers for publishing companies and institutions.
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