This month’s school is the Architecture faculty of the University of Southern California in Los Angeles that since 100 years trains architects capable of creating buildings that have an impact on society. Deyan Sudjic recounts the idea behind London’s Design Museum, while Inga Sempé tells us about her way of thinking at design. Pier Luigi Sacco reflects on the way we, in Italy, should approach the recostruction in the territories destroyed by several earthquakes. Last but not least, free with number 1008, the guide 2017 Europe’s Top 100 Schools of Architecture and Design.