Featured Projects

Our new home is in the South of Market district of San Francisco. We're located on the second floor of a an old commercial building. We have nearly 5,000 square feet of open plan office space. As with everything we do, our goal is to make our new offices as open as possible to architects and designers interested in engaging communities in need and volunteering their time and their talents to those who might not otherwise be able to access their services.more...

The Kutamba Primary School is a community-based organization for the elementary education of children orphaned by the HIV/AIDS epidemic in the Rukungiri district of Southern Uganda. In collaboration with Architecture for Humanity and the Nyaka AIDS Orphans School, Kutamba's parent organization and sister facility 48 miles away, the project will include the design and construction of a school facility including classrooms, offices, kitchen/dining, library, infirmary/nurse's space, and play space.more...

Today in Colombia, there is an opportunity for urban renewal in the informal settlements of cities where the countries long standing conflict has led to entrenched unemployment and economic disenfranchisement. more...

Since Hurricane Katrina, Architecture for Humanity has been working on the ground in East Biloxi to develop a program to help families repair and rebuild their homes. Through a partnership with the East Biloxi Coordination Relief and Redevelopment Agency, the Gulf Coast Community Design Studio of Mississippi State University and others, we have been able to set up and secure funding to offer design services to a number of residents in the area. more...

The Guardians Institute’s prime directives are to uphold the distinct cultural traditions of New Orleans, promote literacy and encourage physical well-being. These directives are met through conducting educational workshops for K-12 students in New Orleans to teach them the traditional art of beading and crafting Mardi Gras Indian suits, holding drumming, song construction and traditional dance lessons as well as conducting book club meetings. more...

The project forms part of a wider resettlement program being implemented by the UN that was initiated in 2002 to respond to the needs of local residents suffering from annual flooding of the nearby river and lagoon during monsoon seasons; both of which are heavily polluted from the mass of industrial waste that is poured directly from nearby industries. more...

Residential streets in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco suffer from urban blight, lethal gang violence, factory pollution, speeding cars, sewage backup and flooding, and disassociation with the rest of the city. The Bayview Model Block project reconfigures the streetscape of just one block—the 1700 Block of Newcomb Avenue—in attempt to support residents' efforts to reclaim their neighborhood. more...

The AMD Open Architecture Challenge is an open, international design competition. Its aim is to develop not one but many solutions for building sustainable, multi-purpose, low-cost technology facilities for those who need them most. Three community partners have been selected to participate in this year's Challenge. Each site poses a unique set of design constraints and opportunities. more...

NextAid’s premier project is a multi-purpose center for Youth with a Vision, a South African non-profit organization that runs various programs to engage community members of all ages in changing the problems that affect their community. YWAV teenagers use creative-enterprise to teach AIDS awareness and life development. more...