Wymiary współczesnego design’u a koncepcja zrównoważonego rozwoju
DIMENSIONS OF CONTEMPORARY DESIGN AND THE CONCEPT OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

Summary/Abstract: After the industrial revolution period appeared the reflection on condition of human life and condition of environment. It became clear that the destructive policy of industrial society requires a radical reorientation. Therefore, as experts point out, modern society should take responsibility for promoting sustainable development, due to keep a balance between the sphere of human existence and welfare of the environment. The present text raises the issue of sustainable development from the perspective of social sciences and stresses the role of specialists actually affecting the shape of the environment in which we live – urban planners, architects and designers. These groups are actively working towards our environment, design objects and create new significant spaces. They design in a sustainable way (sustainable design). This text will provide a vision of sustainable development as the background for changes in the dimensions of the designer’ profession and the role of contemporary design.

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