Launched in 2008, Bracket is a research collaborative operating as a nonprofit association registered in Canada. School of Architecture Interim O’Donovan Director Maya Przybylski is editor and member of the collaborative led by four architect-academics based in Canada and the United States.
Bracket's mission is to highlight the next generation of designers, thinkers, and critics that are examining how architecture, in its broadest possible sense, shapes our social, ecological, and political realms.
Bracket [On Sharing] examines design work and theoretical papers that offer contemporary models of sharing. From recent discussions on the sharing economy and co-living, to shared resources at the individual to infrastructural scale, [On Sharing] investigates how design can produce innovative ways to share space, time, or resources to foster a more equitable and collective society.
Furthering
its
mission
to
support
the
development
and
exchange
of
ideas
about
architecture
and
design,
the
Graham
Foundation
announces
the
award
of
36
grants
to
organizations.
These
projects
include
exhibitions,
publications,
digital
initiatives,
and
other
public
presentations
led
by
organizations
based
in
cities
such
as
Accra,
Buenos
Aires,
Colombo,
London,
New
York,
St.
Louis,
Toronto,
and
Chicago,
where
the
Graham
Foundation
is
based.
Together,
these
organizations
support
the
work
of
architects,
artists,
designers,
critics,
curators,
scholars,
and
others,
to
explore
new
possibilities
for
the
field
and
engage
practitioners
and
publics
worldwide.
Bracket
joins
a
global
network
of
organizations
and
individuals
that
the
Graham
Foundation
has
supported
since
its
founding
in
1956.
In
that
time,
the
Foundation
has
awarded
more
than
$42
million
in
direct
support
to
nearly
5,000
projects
by
organizations
and
individuals.
Learn
more
about
the
project on the
Foundation's
website.