Design Opportunities

Program Updates:

Jan 23, 2012

Volunteer: Tohoku Rebuilding Program

Location: HQ - San Francisco, CA
Start Date: February 1, 2012
Type: Volunteer

Program Background:
Tohoku Rebuilding Program is helping people in the earthquake and tsunami struck areas to rebuild their community back.

Jan 23, 2012

Volunteer Position: Film Editor

Location: HQ - San Francisco, CA
Start Date: Immediate
Type: Volunteer

Program Background:
The Sustainable Native Communities Collaborative, an initiative of Enterprise Community Partners, supports culturally and environmentally sustainable affordable housing appropriate to American Indian communities nationwide. We help to build capacity through building relationships, focusing on core values specific to each place and rooted in the spirit, the community and the land. Through technical assistance and research of best practices, we can help a community to reduce their impact on the natural world, gain self-sufficiency and provide solutions for culturally appropriate, healthy and affordable housing.

This program is in the process of creating two versions of a video (3 min and 12 min) to highlight the program. Footage has already been shot and is ready to be edited.

Jan 12, 2012

Intern: Nike Gamechangers

Location: Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) and San Francisco, CA (USA)
Start Date: February/ March 2012
Type: Volunteer Intern (some expenses paid)

Program Description: Architecture for Humanity is seeking an intern who will lead the design process of a small sports center in Petrópolis, Brazil. The center will act as a sports and recreational hub for a community displaced by massive rains and floods in January 2011. This is a great opportunity for an emerging designer and social innovator to work in situ with the community, partners, and international architects on projects with international exposure.

Oct 28, 2011

Design Fellow: 東北 (日本語必須)

Location: 宮城県近辺

Start Date: 2011年12月~

Type:デザインフェロー

このプログラムについて:
Architecture for Humanityでは、日本の地震被災地でコミュニティ再建プロジェクトのため、地元パートナーや地域のグループと共に働いていただけるデザインフェローを募集しています。この仕事では、日本語と英語の両言語による協働とコミュニケーションが大変必要となります。これは、設計士やソーシャル・イノベーターを目指す方々にとって、国際的な環境で地元のコミュニティ、パートナー、国際的な建築家たちと一緒に働く現場体験のまたとない機会となるでしょう。

仕事の内容:

Oct 28, 2011

Design Fellow: Football for Hope - Africa

Location: Africa

Start Date: On-Going

Type: Design Fellow

Program Background:
Architecture for Humanity is seeking a Design Fellow who will work on the design and construction of community and sports facilities in Africa as part of the Football for Hope Program. The centers will act as hubs for programs that tackle social issues in the community. This is a great opportunity for an emerging designer to work with a local community, partners, and architects on projects with international exposure.

May 15, 2011

Volunteer in Haiti

Location: Port-au-Prince, Haiti
Start Date: On-Going

Description:
The Rebuilding Center in Port-au-Prince is looking for architects, engineers and builders who can donate at least 2 months to helping design and construct schools in Haiti, and assist in our Haitian professional outreach program. Volunteers stay at our Maison and work out of our office in Pétionville, and will be expected to do anything from schematic designs and CDs to materials research, documentation, site reports and more.

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