2024-05-12T02:01:35-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150347089/michael-hsu-office-of-architecture-offers-20-000-pro-bono-design-for-all-partnership-to-south-texas-nonprofits Josh Niland 2023-04-20T16:50:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ea/ea9083925c59f8c1ae03cc277279b661.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A unique new philanthropic initiative from <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/39707752/michael-hsu-office-of-architecture" target="_blank">Michael Hsu Office of Architecture </a>(MHOA) is offering nonprofits in the Austin, Texas area the chance to win a $20,000 pro-bono consultation in the interests of providing much-needed space to organizations affected by the city&rsquo;s <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150336325/will-austin-s-tall-buildings-boom-survive-the-skyscraper-effect-and-looming-tech-recession" target="_blank">rapid transformation</a> into a new capital for America&rsquo;s high-tech industries.&nbsp;</p> <p>The firm recently announced it will be accepting design proposals for what is now its second iteration of the Design for All Partnership "seed program" that last year afforded the organization Austin Angels the chance to construct a new foster care facility at a vacant former church lot in the Buda neighborhood.</p> <p>"A lot of these nonprofits are having a hard time finding affordable space," MHOA founder Hsu <a href="https://www.austinchronicle.com/news/2023-04-21/local-architecture-firm-opens-20k-grant-application-for-nonprofits/" target="_blank">told</a> the A<em>ustin Chronicle</em> of his firm&rsquo;s endeavor. "And there's all sorts of challenges in trying to build something even if they do find a space because it's so time-intensive. There's a lot of hidden costs, and part of this [partnership] i...</p>