{"author_name":"Once Upon a Planet","author_url":"https://art19.com/shows/break-some-dishes/episodes/f12bdb77-b289-42e0-89ae-2d06d8e9dd20","description":"For this Break Some Dishes episode, our guest is the Founding Principal and Chief Design Officer of MASS Design Group, Alan Ricks!\nMASS stands for Model of Architecture Serving Society and Alan does just that, leading the strategy and design of projects around the globe and advancing the role of design to create a more equitable and just world.\nIn this episode, Alan, Jon, and Verda come together to discuss the importance of creating a balance in the built environment and the impact of design choices to create change, social justice, and more.\nGet to know MASS Design Group: https://www.massdesigngroup.org/\nBreak Some Dishes is an Imagine a Place Production, presented by OFS: https://ofs.com/imagine-a-place","html":"<iframe src=\"https://art19.com/shows/break-some-dishes/episodes/f12bdb77-b289-42e0-89ae-2d06d8e9dd20/embed\" style=\"width: 720px; height: 200px; border: 0 none;\" width=\"720\" height=\"200\" scrolling=\"no\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-popups allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"></iframe>","provider_name":"ART19","provider_url":"https://art19.com","title":"Can a design firm save humanity?","type":"rich","version":"1.0","width":720,"height":200}