By Karen E. Steen from MetropolisMag.com
Leddy Maytum Stacy's new Ed Roberts Campus epitomizes the firm's commitment to socially relevant design.
Most architects strive to establish a singular brand, but there’s one firm that wants others to replicate its work. That’s because its firsts aren’t about a trademarked form; they’re about finding news ways for architecture to bring about social change. Under this philosophy, the stars of the show are not the architects but the clients. In the case of the Ed Roberts Campus, a center for disability rights and services in Berkeley, California, these stars are more likely to accessorize with white canes and wheelchairs than black turtlenecks and angular eyewear. And when you watch them proudly entering the ERC building through the front door, not some loading ramp out back by the Dumpster, you realize just how powerful good design can be—even without the pyrotechnics.
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