About Architecture for Humanity

"Architecture for Humanity (http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/about)
represents the finest of the new breed of architectural leadership,
employing architectural skills and directing them for the larger good.
Committed, unapologetically architectural in name and mission, Architecture
for Humanity stands up for people in need." - Robert Ivy, Editor in Chief,
Architectural Record

Architecture for Humanity is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that seeks
architectural solutions to humanitarian crisis and brings design services to
communities in need. We believe that where resources and expertise are
scarce, innovative, sustainable and collaborative design can make a
difference.

By tapping a network of professionals willing to lend their time and their
talents to helping those who would not otherwise be able to afford their
services, we support community development, help communities rebuild after
disaster and provide pro bono design services to community partners around
the world.

Through the power of professional design, we build safer, more sustainable
and highly innovative structures--structures that become assets to their
communities and ongoing symbols of the ability of people to come together to
envision a better future.

Our vision is one of a world where designers innovate globally to build
housing, schools, clinics and other essential infrastructure locally. We
believe that this can be achieved not by replicating a design that was
successful in one situation in another, but by encouraging locally-inspired
designs and by enabling these solutions to be shared and freely adapted by
all.

To realize this vision, Architecture for Humanity created the Open
<http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org> Architecture Network, the first
site on the Web to provide access to open source architectural plans.