MASS Design Group’s Alan Ricks and Sierra Bainbridge on architecture that maximizes abundance
Founding members of the architectural nonprofit Model of Architecture Serving Society talk about why design should not just be about minimizing harm.
288. Alan Ricks & Sierra Bainbridge
Alan Ricks and Sierra Bainbridge are founding members of Model of Architecture Serving Society (MASS). Alan, an architect and co-executive director, and Sierra, director of the Landscape Studio and Abundant Futures Lab, are co-authors of the new book, Seeking Abundance: Design, Ecology, and a Flourishing Planet, that looks at MASS’s work across three projects as examples of multidisciplinary collaboration, regenerative practices, and community engagement.
In this conversation, Jarrett talks with Alan and Sierra about MASS’s structure as a non-profit, architecture for the more-than-human, and why design should not be about minimizing harm but rather maximizing abundance.