Monument to Harriet Tubman by Nina Cooke John. Photo © Cesar Melgar
Dismantling the system of slave and child labor in the architecture and construction industry does not seem like a simple task, especially on a global scale. However, this is precisely the mission of the Design for Freedom (DFF) initiative, created by CEO and founder of the Grace Farms Foundation, Sharon Prince, along with Bill Menking, professor and editor-in-chief of The Architect’s Newspaper.
Through events and freely available tools, Design for Freedom seeks to “raise awareness and inspire responses to halt forced labor in the construction materials supply chain,” offering paths to ensure transparency and ethics in the architectural production process.