I had some major problems with this article though I feel that my own experiences have greatly influenced that. I felt that this project was not truly art, though an interesting approach to a problem in a specific area. That said the design of this project was truly novel to me. Creating a way for the homeless to keep their pride/independence while actually improving their quality of life was a design feat. It brings me to question why aren't more projects done like this, asking designers/engineers about problems that are outside their normal venue in order to render new ideas?
One major problem I had with the article was that the people writing it hadn't consulted/talked to a single female homeless person. I myself have volunteered quite a bit in NYC helping the homeless spending time talking to them and listening to their problems. It seemed like a lackluster effort as far as research goes to not talk to an important part of the group whose problems they are trying to address.
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