Design is inherently communal. By the iterative and shared nature of their work, designers have an outsized impact on their communities and the lives of people within them. From creating an interactive game to help Fargo, North Dakota residents reduce their carbon emissions, to working with South Minneapolis community members on an exhibition about the 35W freeway's division and destruction of Black communities, our faculty and students are co-designing with communities across the nation.
A project years in the making, eFargo is an interactive game that teaches users about carbon emissions and helps them reduce energy use in the real world. Developed by a team of faculty and students from the College of Design and North Dakota State University (NDSU), the project was initially created and has subsequently been led by Associate Professor Malini Srivastava (Architecture). The project has won numerous awards, including the highly competitive 2022 R+D Award from Architect Magazine.
