**Practice with Purpose is about designing buildings beyond their
property lines to address some of society's most urgent challenges: the
climate emergency, racial and ethnic injustice, chronic homelessness,
educational crises, and the preservation of the embodied carbon and
culture of existing buildings.
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To successfully contend with these ecological and societal emergencies,
the design values and practice of architecture must be rapidly
transformed within the next decade. Architects must become creative
agents of change, providing the vision and skill to lead our communities
toward an equitable, climate-positive future for all.
Twenty years ago, San Francisco-based Leddy Maytum Stacy Architects
rededicated its practice to focus on these urgent issues. Its
mission-driven designs not only address the critical concerns of
twenty-first century architecture, but also bring clients and users into
the dialogue. LMSa's award-winning works show the creative potential of
building a practice with purpose.
In this book, LMSa shares its experience and insight as a call to action
to the architecture profession. Through case studies, data-driven
essays, user testimonials, and thought-provoking questions, LMSa offers
design strategies to architects who want to make an environmental and
social impact.
