PATTERNED JUSTICE

DESIGN LANGUAGES FOR A JUST PITTSBURGH

"We must acknowledge the injustices that have occurred, not only from a design perspective, but also as a result of the general failure to address systems that perpetuate racism, sexism and poverty."

Patterned Justice: Design Languages for a Just Pittsburgh was a 2019 design studio at the Harvard Graduate School of Design and sponsored by The Heinz Endowments. The studio’s core objective was to interrogate and advance socio-spatial justice through design and planning “pattern-making” in four Pittsburgh neighborhood areas—Beechview, Hazelwood, Middle Hill District and East Liberty/Garfield. The studio was conducted through a process of co-creation, and the results are published here as a handbook to help advance work of local public, private and nonprofit organizations and everyday residents in Pittsburgh.