Architecture for Humanity Updates and Events

MakiBiz Housing Seminar Series: Round 1 | まきビズによる『住宅セミナーシリーズ』第一弾

Yuko Okamura — Fri, 17 May 2013 13:13:13 -0500

Between March 21 and April 25, design fellow Akinobu (Aki) Yoshikawa led a series of five housing seminars at our MakiBiz office in Ishinomaki. These free seminars covered a wide range of themes, geared not only for people affected by the disaster, but for anyone considering building a house.

３月２１日から４月２５日までの間に石巻市にあるまきビズで「住宅セミナーシリーズ」と題したセミナーシリーズをAFH吉川が講師として５回開催しました。行われたセミナーは被災者だけでなく、これから住宅を建てることを検討している方にも参加いただけるように多様なテーマを設けました。

Challenge Finalist Launches New Initiative

Karl Johnson — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:40:33 -0500

Following their placement in the 2011 Open Architecture Challenge for their entry Ecological Processing Zone, the Oakland, California, based engineering group Urban Biofilter launched the next step in their ecological initiative: Adapt Oakland.

Springing from the presentation pieces built for the Challenge, Urban Biofilter recently received substantial grant support from the State of California to continue their project, already three years in development. Based in West Oakland themselves, Urban Biofilter has been working with the community, the neighboring port and the City of Oakland to develop pragmatic interventions to counter the detrimental impacts of living beside the Port. We covered their project presentation last fall and are excited to see their efforts moving forward.

News: Keyword Resilience

Karl Johnson — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:00:43 -0500

Keyword: Resilience. Our greatest challenge moving forward is bringing our international network in touch with the skills and resources they'll need for a sustainable (and resilient) future.

We're taking architecture to the street, the steering committee, the city hall and the capitol – because it will take a range of approaches, skills, and even generations, to see positive change happen where it's most needed. An informed community is one thing - an empowered community is quite another, and we're building tools and networks for whatever interventions are needed to make our built environment worthy of the 21st Century.

Find out how this gets done in this month's newsletter – and Thank You for helping make it all happen.

"The Architect is In" at Dwell on Design

Karl Johnson — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:51:07 -0500

Are you "in?"

At Dwell on Design this year (June 22-23, Los Angeles), we're hosting a free consultation booth where professional architects will be answering any and all design questions.

Your headaches, dreams, questions, and even your blueprints are welcome to a free dose of architectural advice from Dwell on Design and Architecture for Humanity. Sessions are free and available on a first-come basis, booked online, and last 25 minutes each.

2011-2012 Annual Report: Building at Scale

Cameron — Wed, 15 May 2013 11:34:01 -0500

A few days ago we released our 2013 Design Awards. Within two days over 3000 people viewed the presentation and hot on the heels of the smorgasbord of great architecture is our 2011-2012 Annual Report.

2011-2012 Annual Report from Architecture for Humanity

Design Fellow - Japan

hiromitabei — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:44:09 -0500

Location: MakiBiz in Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan
Start Date: 1 June 2013 (negotiable)
Number of Positions Available: 1
Position Type: Full-Time Independent Contractor
Commitment: Full-time (40 hours/week)

デザインフェロー、日本

hiromitabei — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:37:32 -0500

勤務地：宮城県石巻市まきビズ
勤務開始日：２０１３年６月１日（応相談）
採用予定人数：１名
雇用形態：契約職員
勤務時間：フルタイム（週４０時間）

コミュニケーション・アソシエート、日本

hiromitabei — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:16:06 -0500

Communications Associate - Japan

hiromitabei — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:27:54 -0500

2013 Architecture for Humanity Design Awards.

Cameron — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:43:28 -0500

Every year Architecture for Humanity staff, design fellows, chapter members and volunteers work on structures that impact the lives of tens of thousands of people around the world. During the first week of May we hold our annual Design Awards night to celebrate and honor the best projects of the year.

click on links in slideshow for more information on each project.

The 2013 Awards include:
Tangible Beauty - A project that creates hidden social impact through a beautiful and well loved solution.
Pragmatic Optimism - A knowledge intense project that re-frames the conversation about design impact.
Best Concept Design - The project in development that excites us most.
Income Generated Project - A project that creates economic sustainability.