2018 Engaging Community student design briefs

This report, produced by students in Professor Ceasar McDowell’s 2018 class Engaging Community: Models and Methods for Designers and Planners at MIT, applies the Civic Design Framework to three case studies.

The Mothers Out Front design brief provides a toolkit to help readers identify which solar energy system suits their needs.

The 400 Years of Inequality design brief explores how Americans can observe the 400th anniversary of the first arrival of Africans to the United States and build new coalitions to address common needs.

The Upgrade Cambridge design brief considers an ongoing campaign underway in Cambridge, Massachusetts to provide high-speed municipal broadband for all residents, regardless of their ability to pay.