RELATED GROUPS
Architects / Designers / Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR) works for peace, environmental protection, ecological building, social justice, and the development of healthy communities. ADPSR believes that design practitioners have a significant role to play in the well-being of our communities. http://www.adpsr.org
Architecture for Humanity is a nonprofit design services firm founded in 1999. They aim to build a more sustainable future through the power of professional design. They provide a range of design and construction administration services to partners and clients through a global network of design, development and construction professionals with local expertise and knowledge. http://www.architectureforhumanity.org
Association of Architecture Organizations (AAO) is a member-based network that supports the many organizations around the world that are dedicated to interpreting architecture and the built environment to the general public. AAO nurtures innovation and best practices by facilitating knowledge sharing between members, partner organizations, and others. http://aaonetwork.org
Design Corps was founded in 1991 with the mission is to create positive change in communities by providing architecture and planning services. Their vision is to involve people in the decisions that shape their lives, including the built environment. Their annual conference Structures for Inclusion brings together activists, designers, funders, and policy makers who are at the forefront of designing in the public's interest. http://www.designcorps.org
Enterprise Community Partners is a leading provider of the development capital and expertise it takes to create decent, affordable homes and rebuild communities. For more than 25 years, Enterprise has pioneered neighborhood solutions through public-private partnerships with financial institutions, governments, community organizations and others that share their vision. http://www.enterprisecommunity.org
Mayors’ Institute on City Design was established in 1986 as a partnership of the American Architectural Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the MICD is dedicated to improving the design and livability of America's cities through the efforts of their chief elected leaders: mayors. http://www.micd.org/
Pacific Rim Community Design Network was launched following a working conference at University of California, Berkeley in 1998 that brought together leading community design scholars and practitioners from Japan, Taiwan, and the United States. Through conferences and joint projects, the network has provided a vehicle for collaboration and mutual support, as well as a forum for comparative understanding of community design in the fast changing political and social context of the Pacific Rim. http://faculty.washington.edu/jhou/pacrim.htm
Planners Network is an association of professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic, and environmental planning in urban and rural areas, who promote fundamental change in our political and economic systems. http://www.plannersnetwork.org
Project H uses the power of the design process to catalyze communities and public education from within. Their specific focus is the re-thinking of environments, products, experiences, and curricula for K-12 education institutions in the US, including design/build Studio H high school program in the Bertie County School District, North Carolina. http://projecthdesign.org
Public Architecture is committed to putting the resources of architecture in the service of public interest. They strive to identify and solve practical problems of human interaction in the built environment and act as a catalyst for public discourse through education, advocacy and the design of public spaces and amenities. http://www.publicarchitecture.org
SEED Network maintains the belief that design can play a vital role in the most critical issues that face communities and individuals, in crisis and in every day challenges. To accomplish this, SEED provides tools that guide design professionals toward community-based engagement to sustain the health and longevity of a place or a community as it develops over time. http://seednetwork.org/
The 1% is a program of Public Architecture connecting nonprofits with architecture and design firms willing to give of their time pro bono. The initiative was inspired a similar culture of service in law and other professions. http://www.theonepercent.org
