The ReView: Common Good

Patricia Fraile Garrido

The ReView: Common Good is an invitation to rethink how we design, build, and teach in service of something greater than ourselves. At the Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment, we believe that the built world is more than structures and spaces; it is the physical expression of our shared values, our aspirations, and our responsibilities to one another. This book weaves together voices from across our disciplines – architecture, design, preservation, landscape, real estate, and social innovation – to explore the many dimensions of the common good. Through essays, projects, and research, we ask: How can we shape places that foster belonging? How do we build with care, equity, and resilience in mind? How can our work not only reflect the world as it is, but imagine the world as it could be? From climate adaptation to cultural heritage, from infrastructure to digital futures, The ReView is both a reflection and a call to action – a blueprint for reimagining education and practice as forces for collective well-being. 

With Contributions of
Iñaki Alday, Eisa Esfanjary, Will Bradshaw, Margarita Jover, Ann Yoachim, Nick Jenisch and Emilie Taylor-Welty, Wes Michaels, Tiffany Lin, Jesse Keenan, Adam Marcus, Edson Cabalfin, Richard Campanella, Liz Camuti, Liz Russell, and Austin Lightle. 

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The ReView: Common Good is a comprehensive exploration of how the Tulane School of Architecture and Built Environment (TuSABE) integrates the common good into architectural education and practice. The book examines the school’s ethical, social, and intellectual commitment to the common good, questioning what it means to educate future architects, designers, and urbanists to serve society beyond individual success. Through faculty reflections, student projects, and research initiatives, it presents a transdisciplinary approach, addressing the common good across various scales and themes—such as climate adaptation, infrastructure, heritage, community networks, and digital representation. By weaving together history, innovation, and social responsibility, the volume offers a proposal for an education that empowers future professionals to critically engage with pressing global challenges and shape a more equitable, sustainable, and inclusive built environment.

Iñaki Alday, Dean