SOUR Featured on Monocle on Design

We are delighted to share that our partner Pinar Guvenc was recently featured on Monocle on Design. Pinar spoke about co-design — the participatory approach at the heart of our practice — and what it truly means to design with people, not just for them.

"In co-design, we understand we need to design with people that we're going to serve. It is a very effective way of collaborating with your audience."

She also discussed our field research in Antakya following the earthquake, where we spent two weeks listening to over 50 locals, social workers, and a psychologist before a single design decision was made. As Pinar put it, "we always say start with the people, and people kind of guide you in how you should do the rest." It is a project that continues to remind us that listening is never a detour — it is the work itself.

Thank you to Monocle and Grace Charlton for giving this conversation the space it deserves.

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