Architecture for Humanity Updates and Events

Congratulations to 2012 SEED Award winners!

karl johnson — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 11:03:07 -0800

Three design teams were recognized by the 2012 Social Economic Environmental Design (SEED) competition. Maria Auxiliadora School in Ica, Peru, was named one of three international winners. The Kimisagara Football for Hope Center in Kigali, Rwanda, and Fresh Moves Mobile Market in Chicago, USA, were named honorable mentions.

Volunteer Needed: Haiti Program (located in San Francisco, CA)

tomikaanderson — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:12:26 -0800

Location: HQ - San Francisco, CA
Start Date: April 2, 2012
Type: Volunteer

Program Background:
You will join the Architecture for Humanity HQ team and assume a role in Haiti project support. The position will expose the candidate to all aspects of the headquarters including but not limited to, precedent research, graphic design and presentations, World Changing (formerly the Open Architecture Network) management, and interfacing with media and potential partners.

Akahama Covered Alley Updates - 赤浜地区仮設住宅の雁木で育てる小さなコミュニティプロジェクト　アップデート

hiromitabei — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 13:13:45 -0800

The first phase of the Akahama Covered Alley was completed on January 6, 2012. The Alley project was the second place winner of the first round of Build Back Better Tohoku, connecting hillside "temporary" residential units.
赤浜の雁木のプロジェクトの第一段階が終わりました。

Bati Byen: Rebuilding in Haiti - 2011 Year in Review

karl johnson — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 19:00:53 -0800

"There are many complicated things in building a school and this new building is beautiful. It is not a building, it is a work of art, and we did that. Thank you."
—Vivianne Vieux, headmistress, École la Dignité, Cayes Jacmel

It has been two years since an earthquake struck Haiti on January 12, 2010. Architecture for Humanity's Rebuilding Center in Port-au-Prince has supported the reconstruction effort through the reconstruction of schools, clinics, small businesses and long-term planning efforts. It's been a busy year. We wanted to thank you for your support and give you an update of our progress.

Panelists Discuss Trio of Topics in Humanitarian Design

Sarah Bush — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:38:00 -0800

Panelists delved into three panel topics at Architecture for Humanity's recent humanitarian design and community development conference in New York City, Design Like You Give a Damn: LIVE! Experts in the areas of "Disaster Response and Reconstruction", "Investing in Social and Sustainable Real Estate", and "Greening Our Schools" shared their knowledge, how they see the fields moving forward and the ensuing challenges.

To learn more about the three topic areas and to view the full panel discussions, tune into the videos below...

Design Open Mic: Architecture for Humanity Project Board Update

Sarah Bush — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 15:54:23 -0700

Our Wednesday Design Open Mic was dedicated to project updates and sharing our goals in the year ahead.

We heard the latest news on the Happy Hearts Fund and ING Latin America School Building joint venture, Football for Hope and Students Rebuild, among others.

Goals included launching the next Open Architecture Challenge, hosting this year's Design Like you Give A Damn: LIVE! on October 21-22 and implementing our projects in Japan through the Tohoku Rebuilding Program.

Design Open Mic: Architecture for Humanity Project Board Update

Sarah Bush — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 16:00:19 -0700

Participants in this week's Design Open Mic on August 3rd heard the latest updates on Architecture for Humanity's ever-growing project board.

First off, we were brought up to speed on the Happy Hearts project in Peru which is nearing completion as well as the other Happy Hearts projects in construction. This was followed by an update on the nine Football for Hope projects, three Nike GameChangers projects and five Nike GameChangers micro grants in various stages of design and development.

Design Open Mic: Architecture for Humanity Project Board Update

karl johnson — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 10:11:20 -0800

Every month HQ dedicates a Design Open Mic to gathering all the program managers, and anyone else crazy enough to willingly listen to them, and reviewing project status for Just About Everything. We'll spare you the dull bits about internal operations (all the more reason to hear it in person?), but we get the hunch a few of you want to hear about the architecture...

Design Open Mic: Students Rebuild and Other Thrilling Collabs

karl johnson — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:49:07 -0800

Zac Taylor and Ken Smith sit on opposite ends of the office, yet both are working away at their desktop collaboratories so prolifically that we (the rest of the office & guests) were surprised to not see liquid nitrogen billowing from their keyboards.

Design Open Mic: Helping Slums Through More-Than-Housing

karl johnson — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 16:04:12 -0800

"In the developing world, decent, affordable housing and productivity are inextricably linked." Hasan Alemdar of the Equality & Opportunity Foundation visited headquarters last month for an Open Mic outlying this relationship, and how a $500 house can address it.

Hasan makes clear that simply designing a housing unit will not solve deeply-rooted economic problems. He looks to the world's largest urban slums, like those of Dhaka and Mumbai. Here, twenty million people "live in a geographic area that is impossible to contain within an urban setting."

Architecture for Humanity Updates and Events

Congratulations to 2012 SEED Award winners!

Volunteer Needed: Haiti Program (located in San Francisco, CA)

Akahama Covered Alley Updates - 赤浜地区仮設住宅の雁木で育てる小さなコミュニティプロジェクト アップデート

Bati Byen: Rebuilding in Haiti - 2011 Year in Review

Panelists Discuss Trio of Topics in Humanitarian Design

Design Open Mic: Architecture for Humanity Project Board Update

Design Open Mic: Architecture for Humanity Project Board Update

Design Open Mic: Architecture for Humanity Project Board Update

Design Open Mic: Students Rebuild and Other Thrilling Collabs

Design Open Mic: Helping Slums Through More-Than-Housing

Akahama Covered Alley Updates - 赤浜地区仮設住宅の雁木で育てる小さなコミュニティプロジェクト　アップデート