2013 American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Convention keynote

a r c h i t e c t u r e f o r h u m a n i t y
cameron@architectureforhumanity.org
646.765.0906 | @casinclair | @archforhumanity

WHAT IS THE VALUE
OF ARCHITECTURE?

architectureforhumanity
ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY // 1999
380 sq ft Apt in NYC

Regional Office / Haiti
Haiti Reconstruction
Regional Office / Japan
Tohoku Reconstruction
Regional Office / South Africa
ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY // 2013
Regional Office / NYC
Sandy Reconstruction
Organization HQ
Regional Office / Colombia

ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY - Global, National and Local Response
About Us
Architecture for Humanity is a non-profit design and construction services firm.
By utilizing the power of design we improve living standards and help
underserved communities attract future investment. We manage all aspects of
the design and construction process, from conception to completion, with the aim
of building a more sustainable future for all.
Total Impact
Since 1999 we have helped to build structures and places to live, learn, heal and
play for more than 2.1 Million people in 47 countries around the world. Currently
we are building in 27 countries including working on long-term reconstruction in
post-disaster communities in Haiti, Japan and the US.
2.1M
47

ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY - Global, National and Local Response
Our Global Network
Over 35,000 design and construction professionals and an additional 150,000+ in
our global network. We have a full time staff of 35 and over 60 building
professionals on pro-bono design fellowships.
Our Local Chapters
We have 54 city based chapters in more than 12 countries. Each chapter is made
up of volunteer architecture, engineering, landscape and building professionals
dedicated to shaping and improving the local environment. Collectively this
represents over 6,800 building professionals.
2012: AFH Washington DC
2013: AFH Denver
2014: AFH Chicago
35K
54
cities

ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY - Global and National Response

ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY - Local Response
AFH Denver
Outdoor Classroom for Museo de las Americas, Denver

ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY - LEED Gold HQ
JosephSchell//Photography

A Dedicated Multi-disciplinary Team of Building Professionals

Provide Professional Design Services

Build For Communities in Need

Designing for the future not the present

Focus on Social and Economic Change While Protecting Cultural Heritage

Embed Architects and Construction Managers Within the Community

Partner With Locally Licensed Professionals

Engage Communities As Partners. Listen, Learn and Design Together

Create Opportunity By Supporting Local Construction Trade Jobs

Integrate local craft within the building

Strengthen Community Resiliency Through Capacity Building

Transfer project ownership to local community leaders.

Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa

Violence Prevention through Urban Upgrading | AHT Group, Sun Development

Designed by: ARG Design, Architecture for Humanity + VPUU Planning

Economic Environmental Cultural

18,000 children taken through
HIV/AIDS Awareness program

200% increase in
perceived safety
Source: Crime Information Management South Africa

Source: Crime Information Management South Africa
In 2005 there were
465 murders
893 violent assualts
In 2009 there were
124 murders
554 violent assualts

Rwanda // Kimisagara Football For Hope Center

20 Centers for 2010 World Cup // 15 Countries + 1/4M Children

Skatistan Skate Park, Kabul, Afghanistan by Convic Design

Peru // Francisco Perez Anampa School, Ica // Client: Happy Hearts Fund and ING

Peru // Maria Auxiliadora School, Ica // Client: Happy Hearts Fund and ING

China // Classrooms for Migrant Children, Shanghai // AFH Shanghai
Shanghai

Kenya // Sauti Kuu Banda and Learning Center, Kogelo // Client: Auma Obama and Sauti Kuu Fdn.

Kenya // Rainwater Court, Mahiga // Design Team: Greg Elsner and Dick Clark

EDUCATION INVESTMENTS
Academic Partners in Building and Construction Grants 2013-2015
supported by the Alcoa Foundation
Carnegie Mellon University
Delft University of Technology
Georgia Tech
Purdue University
Technical University of OWL
Tsinghua University School of Architecture
other schools may be added

Katrina Reconstruction / USA
760 Houses, 5 Businesses and 1 Park
0 Year 1 Year 2 Year 3 Year 4 ........
Tohoku Reconstruction / Japan
12 SME’s and 2 Parks
Bati Byen Reconstruction / Haiti
3000+ Homes, 12 Schools
Sandy Reconstruction / NY/NJ
5 Schools, Fire House and Boardwalk
COMMITMENT TO COMMUNITY
SET UP FIELD OPERATIONS
RAISE MAJORITY OF INITIAL FUNDING
ANNOUNCE INTENTION AND LONG TERM PLAN
THE RULE OF FOUR // RESPOND // RAISE // MOBILIZE // COMMIT
Moore Reconstruction / OK
assessments underway

Rebuilding Haiti : Building From The Ground Up
EARTHQUAKES DON’T KILL PEOPLE,
BUILDINGS KILL PEOPLE

The Rebuilding Center
Projects Project Board
Bati Byen Rebuilding Center

Images from Rebuilding 101 ManualImages from Rebuilding 101 Manual
Bati Byen
Awareness: Rebuilding 101 Manual
Building Assessment Training Quality Control Training
Construction Training
Construction Training

Bid and Tender Adjudication
Autodesk Lab: CAD/BIM Training
Professional Business Development
Autodesk CAD/BIM Training Labs

Job Creation

Ceverine School, Ceverine, Haiti // Client: Ben Stiller, Stiller Foundation and Save The Children

Ecole La Dignite, Jacmel, Haiti // Client: Ben Stiller, Stiller Foundation and Students Rebuild

College Mixte Le Bon Berger, Montious, Haiti // 2010

College Mixte Le Bon Berger, Montious, Haiti // Client: Ben Stiller, Stiller Foundation and Students Rebuild

Ecole Elie Dubois, Port au Prince, Haiti // Client: Shakira, Barefoot Fdn, IDB and CINA

Model Housing (2575 Homes) Partners: Habitat for Humanity, Cortaid, UN Habitat, IOM and CHF

Resilient Communities // Partners: Nike

Resilient Communities // Partners: Nike, Cortaid, UN Habitat, IOM and CHF

Champ de Mars Corridor, Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Economic Sustainability // Champ de Mars Corridor, Port-au-Prince, Haiti
MAP INDICATING DAMAGED COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS
In the heart of downtown Port-au-Prince, Route Capois faced slightly less damage than neighboring
streets that were totally destroyed and deemed unsafe by the government.Yet it still suffered signiﬁcant
levels of destruction, faces a large number of displaced persons living in the many surrounding
spontaneous settlements, and is receiving less reconstruction assistance than neighboring areas.

Building Leadership. By the end of 2013 our office will be 95% Haitian BUILDING PROFESSIONALS

Rebuilding Northern JapanBUILD BACK BETTER TOHOKU //よりよい東北を

IMPLEMENTING EXIT STRATEGY AID
URBAN ACUPUNCTURE

Offering a hand, not a hand out. // Social enterprise as a mechanism for recovery
economic development
our architect our carpenter local architect
client
ACCESS TO
SPORTS
EDUCATION &
WELFARE
ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT

Students Rebuild // 100,000 cranes in one month

Students Rebuild // 4 Million Cranes By Children // Raising $1/2M

Japan // Mobile Ramen Noodle Shop, Maeami-hama

Japan // Hikado community market ひかど市場, Motoyoshi,

architecture for humanity
大谷グリーンスポーツパーク
宮城県気仙沼市本吉町
Fisherman Hammock Company Elder Housing Stairs

Japan // Judo Juku, Minami Sanriku, Shizugawa

Japan // Ooya Green Sports Park // Design Team: Tomoro Aida

MakiBiz
idea to rebuild needed:
architects and engineers
construction and materials
business advisory services
accessing:
private capital
government
grants
private grant
programs
buildings built:
new business
opportunities
and income

“We Are One” Kitakami Market and Childcare, Ishinomaki

Oshika Women’s Cooperative

15 Guys Oysters // Shizugawa Banya

SHIZUGAWA
BANYA
Shizugawa,
Minamisanriku-cho
15 Guys Oysters // Shizugawa Banya

Maeami-hama Banya and Community House

12 more projects in development including PARK FOR ALL // Toyo Ito + Associates

My City of Ruins
(c) Wayne Price / Far Rockaway
New York & New Jersey 2012

Our five-point plan for long-term reconstruction:
1. Enable our local chapters to provide technical assistance and support to
existing recovery agencies.
2. Provide design and construction assistance to nonprofits and community-
based organizations in affected communities to repair civic structures and
public spaces.
3. Provide technical assistance to property owners, with a focus on small
businesses and rental properties in low-income communities.
4. Provide community design, planning and architectural support to local
agencies to rebuild and to develop model mitigation strategies, especially
along the New Jersey shore.
5. Build resilient and green. Provide assistance to replace outdated building
systems with more sustainable energy-efficient solutions.
New York & New Jersey // Five Point Plan

Far Rockaway, NY Breezy Point, NY
Seaside Heights, NJ

NYC SCHOOL
SPORTS FACILITIES
Perkins + Will, Gensler
NYC, NY

SEASIDE
HEIGHTS
COMMUNITY
PROJECTS
Seaside Heights, NJ

BROAD CHANNEL
VOLUNTEER
FIRE HOUSE
AFHNY
Broad Channel, Queens, NY

HARBOR LIGHT
RESTAURANT
NYC, NY

130th and Rockaway // Rebuild One Block
Rapid Repairs for Critical Career Families
Rebuild One Block in Far Rockaway

Moore, OK // Midwest Disaster Reconstruction Fund 2013

(c) Lyle Owerko / Far Rockaway
US Disaster
Resiliency Fund

Value of Environmental Inclusion

TribalNations
Off Grid Elder Housing for Tribal Nations
USA // Elder Housing on the Hopi and Navajo Tribal Lands

Off Grid Elder Housing for Tribal Nations
Mexico // Women for Adobe, Oaxaca

USA // Fresh Foods Mobile Market, Chicago // AFH Chicago
Chicago

Bangladesh // Prefabricated Retractable Classrooms, Dhaka // AFH Dhaka
Dhaka

Aminho da Raposeira Estrada Militar, Trafaria, Lisbon, Portugal

Ocean & Coastline Observatory, Lisbon, Portugal

Mozambique // Football for Hope Center // Appropriate Technology Construction Training

TODAY’S CHILDREN ARE THE FIRST
GENERATION TO HAVE A SHORTER LIFE
EXPECTANCY THAN THEIR PARENTS

ACTIVE SPACES
Architecture for Humanity is seeking to partner with cities to
transform under-utilized spaces into active places within the
US.
We are focusing on five areas that support physical activity;
1. Open Spaces / Parks
2. Urban Design / Land Use
3. Transportation
4. Schools
5. Buildings / Workplaces
Working with over 70 partners under the Designed To Move
collective we hope to bring momentum to a nationwide
movement to create healthier, active spaces in our cities and
towns. As the lead organization in the built environment,
Architecture for Humanity is seeking to identify three to five
cities to pilot programs to build innovative spaces that tackle
obesity and empower healthier citizens.

Three Challenges.
7 out of 10 Americans are either overweight or obese
The US Spends $147B on health related costs. ~2X the federal budget for the Dept. of Education
Children 10 and younger are estimated to die 5 years younger than their parents.
THE CHALLENGE
USA
2030 PROJECTION
-46%
-32%
1965
2009
IN FEWER
THAN TWO
GENERATIONS
EARLY
CHILDHOOD ADOLESCENCE ADULTHOOD
30%
of
children
are obese
Misses school
2 days higher
than average
Lower
test
scores
$2,741 per
year higher
health care
costs
1 week per
year of extra
sick days
taken
5.3 million
premature
deaths/yr. due
to inactivity
2X AS LIKELY TO BE
OBESE AS ADULTS
PRESCHOOLERS
WITH INACTIVE
PARENTS ARE FAR
LESS LIKELY TO
BE ACTIVE
F
M AY
PHYSICALLY
INACTIVE
CHILDREN

EARLY
CHILDHOOD ADOLESCENCE ADULTHOOD
Up to
1/10th as
likely to
be obese
40%
higher
test scores
Less likely
to smoke,
become
pregnant
15%
more
likely
to go to
college
Saves up
to $2,741
per year in
health costs
Reduced
risk of heart
disease,
stroke, cancer
diabetes
A
PHYSICALLY
ACTIVE
CHILDREN
CHILDREN OF ACTIVE
MOMS ARE 2X AS
LIKELY TO BE ACTIVE
MAY LIVE 5
YEARS LONGER
ACTIVE
PARENTS
ASSOCIATED
WITH ACTIVE
CHILDREN
M AY
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY
EM
OTIONAL
CAPITAL
INTELLECTUAL
CAPITAL
SOCIAL
CAPITAL
INDIVIDUAL
CAPITAL
PHYSICAL
CAPITAL
FINANCIAL
CAPITAL
SU
PPORTINGENVI
RO
NMENT&CON
TEXT
PHYSICAL CA
IMPROVEMENTS IN:
General motor s
Functional fitnes
Physical appear
Cardio respirato
fitness
Muscular streng
Adiposity/Body
composition
Lipid profile
Bone health/
Osteoporosis
Joint health
Maternal & infa
health
Rehabilitation &
recovery
Immune system
function
Sleep patterns
Nutrition/Diet
EMOTIONAL
IMPROVEMENTS IN:
Fun, enjoyment,
Feeling good
Self esteem
Self efficacy
Body image
Intrinsic motivati
SOCIAL CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS IN:
Social norms
Social network/
Positive relationships
Social status/Social commitment
Social inclusion & acceptance
Trust/Teamwork/Collaboration
Civic participation
FINANCIAL CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS IN:
Income
Job success
Productivity/Job performance
Morale/Commitment/Turnover
REDUCTION IN:
Health care costs
Absenteeism
Presenteeism
INDIVIDUAL CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS IN:
Activity knowledge and skills
Social skills/Life skills/
INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL
IMPROVEMENTS IN:
Educational attainment
School engagement
Processing speed
Executive function/Inhibition/
Mental flexibility
Memory
Academic performance
Brain structure and function
Concentration/Attention/Impulse control
Learning
ADHD management
Age-related cognitive
decline management
GOALS
Goals of This Initiative.
Lower rate of obesity
Create holistic approach to tackling inactivity
Utilize vacant land to encourage future development
Build spaces that connect downtown with surrounding peri-urban and suburban neighborhoods

RETHINKING THE URBAN LANDSCAPE- Case Studies
Local Case Studies - Urban Spaces
Our city based chapters have worked on a series of urban interventions to
support local economic development and social services.
Homeless Lockers, Minnesota, MN (Bottom Left)
More Than Books, Boston, MA (Bottom Middle)
The Remakery, Brixton, London (Upper Right)
Under the BQE, Queens, NY (Middle Right)
The Point Community Center, South Bronx, NY (Bottom Right)

Local Case Studies - Natural Spaces
Our city based chapters have worked on a series of urban interventions to
support food equity and access to healthier options.
Reclaimed Garden Shelter, Sioux Falls, SD (Bottom Left and Middle)
Fresh Moves, Chicago, Il (Upper Right)
People’s Community Market, Oakland, CA (Middle Right)
Coconut Grove Community Gardens, Miami (Bottom Right)

Local Case Studies - Active Spaces
For the past seven years we have built over two dozen sports and physical
educational spaces within the urban fabric. This has included taking over empty
spaces under bridges to working with city officials to close streets to cars and
turn them into permanent places of play. This has ranged from $400K
revitalization projects to $2000 interventions
Coleman Oval Skate Park, NYC (Right)
Street Soccer, Guatemala City, Guatemala (Bottom Left and Middle)

URBAN ACUPUNCTURE - Stitching Together A Community Through Active Spaces
1. Open Spaces / Parks
Who Doesn’t Love An Open Place To Play?
Quick Win: Organize playground/park clean up and other
‘done in a day’ improvement projects
2. Urban Design / Land Use
Walk it, Bike it, Skate it, Jump It.
Quick Win: Beautification and Enhancement of Space -
Clean up trash, plant trees, add benches/lighting, inc art
3. Transportation
You Have to Get There Somehow.
Quick Win: Closing off streets of calming traffic for
physical activity
4. Schools
Use What You’ve Already Got?
Quick Win: Paint bright colored lines on playgrounds
and asphalt to appeal to kids’ senses, increase games
5 Buildings / Workplaces
Keep It Moving.
Quick Win: Include cues/signals that enhance stair usage.
1 3
2
4
6
5

URBAN ACUPUNCTURE - Stitching Together A Community Through Active Spaces
3
2
1
Transforming empty lots and
abandoned infill development into
active and healthy environments
for families
Transforming the urban street
scape to encourage public
gathering spaces, moments of
play and discovery and safe biking
and walking.
Capturing the border zones. Re-
imagine highway underpass as
connections and meeting points
with the peri-urban community.

72
Bradner Gardens Park Improvements,
Seattle, 1999–2000
Bradner Gardens Park holds particular
significance in the history of community
action in Seattle. Long neglected by the
city and its parks department, the park
was rescued in the early 1990s by a
dedicated group of local residents, who
reconfigured it as a public community
garden. In the late 1990s, as real estate
values improved, the city attempted to
replace the park with a market-rate
housing development, and the ensuing
controversy galvanized the local com-
munity to establish the park as open
space in perpetuity.
The Design/Build Studio participated
in this process by offering its labor
as an in-kind contribution to enable
the community to obtain a matching
grant from the city’s Department of
Neighborhoods for park improvements.
Among the projects completed over
two years were a wood and concrete
footbridge, three decorative steel
perimeter gates, and a pavilion canopy
for the central meeting area.
Central meeting pavilion
Canal Basin Charette, Cleveland, 2000
This weekend-long charette generated 1 / 2
4
5
URBAN ACUPUNCTURE - A Holistic Approach to Stitching Together A Community Through Active Spaces
6
5
4
To empower alternative teaching
methods we need to embed
education in entrepreneurial
environments. Use downtown as
an incubator and interweave the
classrooms within start-ups and
businesses
Social issues are overlapped and
complex. By integrating social
services within the urban fabric
we can tackle inner-city needs
within the community instead of
shunning them to the outskirts.
Historic way-finding and signage.
Rather than treating Las Vegas as
a place of destination we can use
alternative way-finding to
transform it into a place of
discovery.
[Case Study: UrbanRock Design/LA]

WHAT IS THE VALUE
OF ARCHITECTURE?
Pro Bono Work
AVAILABLE
FOR PROFIT
WORK
(71%)
“Architecture”

...ourselves?
THE VALUE OF
COLLECTIVE CHANGE.

THE VALUE OF
TANGIBLE IMPACT.

Japan 2011 // Judo Juku, Shizugawa
THE VALUE OF
SUSTAINED GROWTH

...ourselves?
THE VALUE OF
HONORING OUR OWN
AP Photo/Mel Evans

THE VALUE OF HOW WE
RESPOND. NOT WHY.

SUPPORT OUR VALUE.
Currently less than 2% of
our funding comes from the
architecture profession.
85% of our funds go to
implement architecture.

SUPPORT OUR VALUE.
Text now // $10
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Invest in our future // $10,000+
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Together we can restore the true value of our profession

INVEST IN THE VALUE OF ARCHITECTURE
cameron@architectureforhumanity.org
646.765.0906 | @casinclair

In Memory of Nathan Jones. Friend, Collegue and Architect.

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