Alissa Walker

Join Us for GOOD Ideas for Cities in St. Louis on March 8

Join Us for GOOD Ideas for Cities in St. Louis on March 8

Our event series pairing creative problem-solvers with real urban challenges is headed to St. Louis on March 8.

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Join Us for GOOD Ideas for Cities Portland on February 16

Join Us for GOOD Ideas for Cities Portland on February 16

Our new event series pairing creative teams with urban challenges kicks off in Portland, Oregon on February 16.

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The Year in Design That Works

The Year in Design That Works

A busy year in design reminded us that what's built to last are things that look good and work well.

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GOOD Ideas for Cities Is Coming to Portland and St. Louis

GOOD Ideas for Cities Is Coming to Portland and St. Louis

Our event series hits the road in 2012. Here's how creatives in Portland and St. Louis can apply to present solutions for local problems.

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Doing Good, Better: New Initiative Will Support Socially Focused Designers

Doing Good, Better: New Initiative Will Support Socially Focused Designers

A new project hopes to support designers in their quest to create social change in a way that doesn't threaten their practices.

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The Top 5 Things That Bother Me About This Headline

The Top 5 Things That Bother Me About This Headline

How knowing exactly what people click on has ruined creativity.

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GOOD Design Is Growing: Announcing GOOD Ideas for Cities

GOOD Design Is Growing: Announcing GOOD Ideas for Cities

The next chapter in our GOOD Design program will be funded by an exciting new initiative to drive urban revitalization through the arts nationwide.

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Event: Join Us for GOOD Design San Francisco on September 29

Event: Join Us for GOOD Design San Francisco on September 29

As part of the Architecture and the City Festival, four design teams will present ideas for solving urban problems.

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Event: Join Us for GOOD Design NYC at Urban Design Week

Event: Join Us for GOOD Design NYC at Urban Design Week

Our next GOOD Design event takes us back to New York City, where five design teams will present their solutions for urban problems at a live event.

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Hear a Concert in Chinatown, See a Farm in Compton: Have a GOOD LA Weekend

Hear a Concert in Chinatown, See a Farm in Compton: Have a GOOD LA Weekend

What to do this weekend, L.A.? How about taking in a concert in a Chinatown gallery, and touring an agricultural community in the heart of the city.

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Join the Do Good Bus and The Hub LA on a Surprise Service Adventure

Join the Do Good Bus and The Hub LA on a Surprise Service Adventure

The next outing of the Do Good Bus departs this weekend, for a special adventure co-sponsored by the new co-working community The Hub LA.

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Hang with Miranda July, Trek Boyle Heights: Have a GOOD LA Weekend

Hang with Miranda July, Trek Boyle Heights: Have a GOOD LA Weekend

Happy weekend, L.A.! Get heavy with Miranda July's new show at MOCA PDC, and walk the secret history of the Boyle Heights neighborhood.

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What Happens When You Put a Coffee Table at a Bus Stop?

What Happens When You Put a Coffee Table at a Bus Stop?

A local designer created a coffee table and placed it at the bus stop of a busy intersection in the city's Koreatown. The result is fun to watch.

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Project: Imagine Your Los Angeles Street Beyond Cars

Project: Imagine Your Los Angeles Street Beyond Cars

For our next project, we're partnering with Rethink/LA to envision a Los Angeles which is no longer designed for the automobile.

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Wanna Give Back? Get the Inside Track on Mentoring in L.A.

Wanna Give Back? Get the Inside Track on Mentoring in L.A.

A new event series sponsored by The People's Fleet invites nonprofits to share their work with the community. First up, Stoked Mentoring.

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Eat on the Street, Jam with the Animals: Have a GOOD LA Weekend

Eat on the Street, Jam with the Animals: Have a GOOD LA Weekend

There's so much to do this weekend that doesn't end in "-ageddon." Head to the Rose Bowl for street eats or party at the L.A. Zoo.

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It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Why We're Pro-Carmageddon

It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year: Why We're Pro-Carmageddon

Construction work is shutting down L.A.'s 405 freeway and people are being told to stay out of their cars. Sounds like the perfect new holiday.

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Tell Los Angeles Where You Get Your Food

Tell Los Angeles Where You Get Your Food

Download an app that helps The Foodprint Project track L.A. food purchases, then head to a food-focused party with the Levi's Film Workshop at MOCA.

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Designers, Contribute Your Ideas for NYC

Designers, the By the City/For the City competition is looking for your responses to over 500 ideas for improving New York City. Deadline is July 14.

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Hike Bunker Hill, Bike Boyle Heights: Have a GOOD LA Weekend

Hike Bunker Hill, Bike Boyle Heights: Have a GOOD LA Weekend

It's hot out there, L.A.! Stay cool with three events this weekend, from hiking downtown's vistas to peeking into Wilshire's past.

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