A bold and ambitious public works plan for the Colombian city of Medellín that helped revitalize its poorest neighborhoods and transform what was considered the deadliest city in the world into a vibrant, urban hub is the winner of the 2009 Curry Stone Design Prize. The winner and finalists were recognized at the IdeaFestival in Louisville, Kentucky - view the ceremony online.

Yesterday we launched the final 'do a latte good' auction for 2009. Here is your chance to donate to Architecture for Humanity and have a one on one coffee with one of our clients, supporters or employees. It's simple, you bid and 100% of the proceeds go towards improving the living standards of communities around the world.
Until November 12th you can bid on:

Join Architecture for Humanity in supporting this exclusive Bay Area screening of the documentary 'Visual Acoustics' at the Lumiere Theatre, San Francisco - opening this Friday Nov 6th, for one week only; there is a panel discussion after the Saturday 7:00pm screening. Also showing at Shattuck Cinema, Berkeley.

Our good friend Ze Frank has organized a multi-player challenge to raise money for two non-profits, The Nature Conservancy and us (yay). Watch the video and you'll find out how to join in and help us raise much needed funds for improving the state of schools around the world.

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At 2pm local time the Skateistan team opened Kabul's largest indoor sports facility and skate park. The opening commenced with short greetings from dignitaries and followed with a skateboarding demonstration by Afghan girls and boys together with internationally renowned professional skateboarders on the newly built ramps and obstacles.

Congrats to Ollie and the entire Skateistan team for this monumental achievement. Special thanks to Nike and the Gamechangers initiative for helping fund the center.

This month heralded the end of our four years of working in Biloxi. The final home, the Porch Dog by Marlon Blackwell is now complete.

We began work on the Gulf Coast in October 2005 and have implemented, supported and funded projects in East Biloxi, Waveland, Bay St. Louis and New Orleans. In the coming weeks we will write up a full report (and photos by the amazing Iwan Baan) of all the impact made by the organization but most importantly the dozens of firms and thousands of volunteers whose dedication and hard work help build back the coast.

The online auction ended last night and netted over $2500 for Architecture for Humanity. Funds will be put into our expanding design fellowships programs, allowing us to provide more professional design services to communities in need around the world.