We were experimenting with a "general deck" for design advocacy on behalf of Architecture for Humanity at the very end of my tenure with the nonprofit's Headquarters. The lessons of this organization belong to social media, not lost to legal entanglements or collecting dust on hard drives...

1. We are Architecture for Humanity.

2. We are Architecture for Humanity.
Design for communities in need

3. We are Architecture for Humanity.
Design for communities in need

4. Design for poverty alleviation VILLA ROSA URBAN ACUPUNCTURE
Port-au-Prince, Haiti - Design: Haiti Rebuilding Center

5. Design for post-conflict reconciliation ESPERANCE FOOTBALL FOR HOPE CENTRE
Kigali, Rwanda - Design: Killian Doherty

6. Design for disaster recovery MAEAMI-HAMA COMMUNITY HOUSE
Maeami-hama, Miyagi, Japan - Design: KMDW

7. Design for resilience MARIA AUXILIADORA SCHOOL
Calderones, Ica, Peru - Design: Diego Collazos

8. Design for at-risk populations MANHATTAN BRIDGE SKATEPARK
New York, New York - Design: Steve Rodriguez & CA Skateparks

9. Our process
Regardless of scale,
each of our projects
is developed with
the following values:
• Innovation
• Collaboration
• Design & Construction
Quality
• Breadth
• Foresight
• Open Source

10. Innovation FRESH MOVES MOBILE MARKET
Chicago, Illinois - Design: Chicago Chapter

11. Collaboration RUKA LLALLIN DOMUCHE
Biobio, Chile - Design: Murtinho + Raby

12. Design & Construction Quality COLLEGE MIXTE LE BON BERGER
Montrouis, Haiti - Design: Haiti Rebuilding Center

13. Breadth 2010 INDUS RIVER FLOOD RECONSTRUCTION
Nodo Baran, Pakistan - Design: Karachi Chapter

14. Breadth MANICA FOOTBALL FOR HOPE CENTRE
Manica, Mozambique - Design: Alina Jeronimo & Paulo Cameiro

15. Foresight BILOXI MODEL HOME PROGRAM
Biloxi, Mississippi

16. Open Source SANTA ELENA DE PIEDITRAS SCHOOL
Talara, Peru - Design: Jesus Porras

17. Selected Projects

18. Selected Projects
MARIA AUXILIADORA
SCHOOL - Ica, Peru
Design: Diego Collazos,
Architecture for Humanity
MAEAMI-HAMA
COMMUNITIY HOUSE
Iwate, Japan
Design: Hiroto Kobayashi,
Kobayahsi Maki Design Workshop

19. The culprit: hazardous & condemned MARIA AUXILIADORA SCHOOL
Calderones, Ica, Peru - Design: Diego Collazos

20. Collaborative design workshops MARIA AUXILIADORA SCHOOL
Calderones, Ica, Peru - Design: Diego Collazos

21. Infill - imagination to reality MARIA AUXILIADORA SCHOOL
Calderones, Ica, Peru - Design: Diego Collazos

22. Campus reopened MARIA AUXILIADORA SCHOOL
Calderones, Ica, Peru - Design: Diego Collazos

23. The 3.11 Tsunami MAEAMI-HAMA COMMUNITY HOUSE
Maeami-hama, Miyagi, Japan - Design: KMDW

24. Designing around scarcity MAEAMI-HAMA COMMUNITY HOUSE
Maeami-hama, Miyagi, Japan - Design: KMDW

25. Some assembly required MAEAMI-HAMA COMMUNITY HOUSE
Maeami-hama, Miyagi, Japan - Design: KMDW

26. Fishermen at ease MAEAMI-HAMA COMMUNITY HOUSE
Maeami-hama, Miyagi, Japan - Design: KMDW

27. How to Get Involved

28. Regardless of expertise or
location, people can
engage in our mission to
deliver projects to
communitites in need.
• Join a chapter
• Start a chapter
• Volunteer
• Become a design fellow
• Share your successes on
the Open Architecture
Network
• Donate
How to Get Involved