DISASTERS "VERY RARELY NOT A DESIGN FAILURE" SAYS EXPERT LUCY EASTHOPE

Summary from the TLDR Design newsletter

Leading disaster expert Lucy Easthope explains why she gets chills when architects work on disaster recovery pro bono. "What natural disasters have done over the years is simply cloak massive design failings," Easthope says. Architects working on projects subject to flooding or wildfires must maintain a mental balance that involves imagining, exciting, and innovatively pushing the boundaries of failure while simultaneously preparing for the worst.