Video: Designing for Social Impact

In a talk for TedXMidAtlantic, a local version of the nonprofit TED Talks, Liz Ogbu explains why she sees herself as an architect that designs for social impact, not buildings. Ogbu is an expert on sustainable design and spatial innovation in challenged urban environments and will be one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Housing Opportunity conference.

In a talk for TedXMidAtlantic, Liz Ogbu explains why she sees herself as an architect who designs for social impact, not buildings.

An architect, social innovator, professor, and self-proclaimed “Green Giant,” Ogbu is an expert on sustainable design and spatial innovation in challenged urban environments. She will be one of the keynote speakers at this year’s Housing Opportunity conference on July 13—15.

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Brett Widness is the managing editor of Urban Land. Previously, he worked in online editorial at the Washington Post, AARP, and AOL, now part of Yahoo!
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