John Cary: How architecture can create dignity for all
جون كاري: كيف يمكن للهندسة أن تخلق الكرامة للجميع
An architect by training, John Cary has devoted his career to expanding the practice of design for the public good. Full bio
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بأوكلاند، كاليفورنيا.
the birthing center in advance
still startled to find ourselves
moments of our lives.
and sunny day that we had left.
المشرق الذى تركناه.
day turning to night.
لإقتراب الليل و إنتهاء النهار.
increased hour after hour.
تزيد فيه ساعة بعد ساعة.
that a birthing woman would ever want
إمراة على وشك الولادة
I've always been fascinated
لطالما كنت منبهر
in the world around them.
التصاميم فى حياتهم.
like the soundtrack
مثل التسجيلات الصوتية
fully aware is playing.
about how to feel
seemed completely misaligned
that we were experiencing --
rooms like this better.'"
of our daughter's birth,
stick with she and I to this day.
و معي إلى هذا اليوم.
or dismissed as uninspiring.
because I believed
to live their best lives.
ليعيشوا حياة أفضل.
is a profession largely disconnected
impacted by its work.
architecture remains
needs in the world
of an expectant mother.
or actual communities.
أو مجتمعات واقعية.
through a long, narrow
holds up a select few
on the aesthetics of buildings,
or contributions of them.
why so many young, hopeful people
شباب المتفائل
have a language for it,
بالرغم أنني لم أملك لغة للتعبير عن ذلك،
has a unique ability to dignify.
قدرة فريدة على التشريف،
about some of the spaces that you inhabit.
في الأماكن التى تسكنوها.
about how they make you feel.
هذه الأماكن تشعرون.
that make us feel unhappy,
be better designed with you in mind?
أفضل تصميما في ذهنك؟
be very difficult to answer.
من الصعب الإجابة عليه.
to feel like we don't have much agency
بأننا لا نملك الكثير من القوة
that we live, work and play.
نعيش، نعمل ونلعب.
for any women watching:
bathroom line?
"What is wrong with this picture?"
"ما الخطأ في هذا المنظر"
that designed these bathrooms?"
صمموا هذه المرحايض؟"
of a much more serious issue.
was literally built by men
بواسطة الرجال
taken the time to understand
من وقتهم ليفهموا
might seem like a minor indignity.
can make people feel respected
أن يشعروا محترمين
that dignity is to design
reflect back your value.
يعكس قيمتك.
over 100 people from all walks of life
من جميع نواحي الحياة
are uniquely related.
فريدة.
homeless people in Dallas.
for over 30 years.
is designed beautifully
of security that it brings him.
for three decades.
than the clothes on his back,
ملابسه التى عليه،
awaiting for him.
training and community center
come to this place daily --
classroom pavilions like this one.
the uninsured in Arkansas.
"أركانساس"
in such a beautiful, light-filled place.
ومنير مثل هذا.
to receive that care
أن يتلقوا هذه العناية
ambassadors for design
لا يقدروا بثمن للتصميم
from architectural discourse.
most benefit from good design
الإستفادة من التصميم الجيد
that's no longer accessible to them;
بإمكانهم الوصول إليه:
planned without sidewalks.
is only for a privileged few,
to the public good
to the public good
more design that is dignifying,
dignify the practice of design.
the client base of design,
more diverse forms of design
especially my fellow white guys,
خاصة رفاقى البيض،
and significantly diversify our ranks.
أن ننوع من تصنيفاتنا.
that design is for them
in the United States are women.
في الولايات المتحدة سيدات
are persons of color.
in these crucial areas.
our schools, our public spaces --
of the proverbial blueprints?
are less likely to be creating them.
أقل إحتمالية لإنشائهم.
famously noted in 1943
parliamentary chambers,
and afterward, they shape us."
that we can change how we build
new father in the United States.
في الولايات المتحدة.
by recommitting architecture
and welfare of the public.
is my 90-year-old grandmother,
هي جدتي ذات 90 عام،
conversations about design,
as I sat in my doctor's office,
في مكتب الطبيب،
to the carpet on the floor.
for the drabness in that place."
someone calling him.
is now on the list for an upgrade."
to express one's opinion
or a questions of aesthetics.
about who we are in the world
العالم
and the responsibility of design
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
John Cary - Design ambassadorAn architect by training, John Cary has devoted his career to expanding the practice of design for the public good.
Why you should listen
When architect-turned-writer John Cary co-authored an oped, with partner Courtney E. Martin, on the design failures of the breast pump, it sparked an MIT Media Lab hackathon and the launch of multiple companies. It's a perfect example of his knack for linking good design and public good. He is the author of two books, most recently Design for Good: A New Era of Architecture for Everyone, and his writing on design, philanthropy and fatherhood is widely published.
Cary works as a philanthropic advisor to an array of foundations and nonprofits around the world, and he frequently curates and hosts events for the Aspen Institute, TED and other entities. Deeply committed to diversifying the public stage, Cary is also a founding partner in FRESH Speakers, a next-generation speakers bureau that represents young women and people of color.
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