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  1. Designing Between Worlds: A Reckoning with the Unfinished Condition of Public Design Transitions

    Designing Between Worlds: A Reckoning with the Unfinished Condition of Public Design Transitions

    Luis Garcia’s doctoral research emerged from a simple but consequential observation: the ambitious promises of Carnegie Mellon University’s transition design and European Public Design did not account for the institutional realities of the Global South. As an Ecuadorian designer who has worked across Latin America and North America, Dr. Garcia questioned how long-term societal transitions […] - Jun 25, 2026