2024-05-03T00:25:37-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150178524/pro-bono-architecture-initiative-architects-assist-connects-architects-with-people-in-need Katherine Guimapang 2020-01-13T19:19:00-05:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/b3/b30dee459520e448520aad4769a08bb0.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The massive brushfires in Australia have damaged a large portion of the country's landscape.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-50951043" target="_blank">As of today, according to BBC News</a>, "more than 100 fires are still burning in the states of New South Wales and Victoria." Many have lost their homes and family members in addition to the amount of wildlife impacted by the fires. However, as with previous large-scale tragedies such as this, people have started to come together to provide aid to those impacted.&nbsp;</p> <p>On January 4, 2020, architect Jiri Lev of, <a href="http://lev.archi/" target="_blank">Atelier Jiri Lev</a>, established Architects Assist, an initiative that aims to provide planning and design assistance to those who have lost their homes during the fire.&nbsp;<a href="http://architectsassist.com.au/about/" target="_blank">According to the Architects Assist website</a>, the initiative "acts as a simple referral service between clients and registered architects (it does not itself provide architectural services)." An initiative run under mantle of the <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/275966/the-australian-institute-of-architects" target="_blank">Australian Institutes of Architects</a>,&nbsp;Architects Assists has rallied to provide support for current and...</p>