2024-12-04T04:10:36-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150035950/fixnation-architects-for-animals-fundraise-with-cat-shelter-showcase Isaac Wilhelm 2017-10-31T13:16:00-04:00 >2024-03-15T01:45:58-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/zi/zi8mpc0m0u22jkdq.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Last week <a href="http://fixnation.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FixNation</a> and <a href="http://www.architectsforanimals.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Architects for Animals</a> joined forces to raise funds for FixNation&rsquo;s critical charitable services for Los Angeles&rsquo; homeless cats, including spaying and neutering (<a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/149935880/la-architects-design-shelters-for-homeless-cats-with-adorable-and-charitable-results" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">check out the projects from last year</a>). To raise awareness cat shelters were designed and constructed by thirteen different teams of local architects (some comprising of singular companies, others collaborative), all conceptualizing different aspects of a cat&rsquo;s life into the design. Also, 28 cat bowls painted by various celebrities, including but not limited to Clint Eastwood, Charlize Theron, Carly Patterson, and Kristen Bell, were showcased and are still being auctioned off to the highest bidders along with the cat shelters. To place a bid on one of the items from the event right meow <a href="https://events.handbid.com/auctions/architects-for-animals-giving-shelter-2017/items" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>. The evening with FixNation was purr-fectly cat-astic, from the shelters, to the hand painted cat bowls, to the cat themed desserts.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cd/cdun53fafw54x6a1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=1028" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/cd/cdun53fafw54x6a1.jpg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;w=514" alt="White Jack, by Abramson Teiger Architects" title="White Jack, by Abramson Teiger Architects"></a><figcaption>Meghan Bob Photography &copy;</figcaption></figure></figure><p><strong>White Jack, by <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/20208993/abramson-teiger-architects" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Abramson Teiger&nbsp;Architects</a></strong></p> <p>White J...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/149935880/la-architects-design-shelters-for-homeless-cats-with-adorable-and-charitable-results Amelia Taylor-Hochberg 2016-03-22T12:51:00-04:00 >2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/e3/e34zn3iaselwifes.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>To raise awareness and funds to address the 3 million feral cat population in Los Angeles, &ldquo;<a href="http://www.architectsforanimals.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Architects for Animals</a>&rdquo; recently tasked twelve local architects to design outdoor cat shelters. Their designs would then be put up for auction to benefit <a href="http://fixnation.org/2016/03/and-the-architects-for-animals-fan-favorite-is/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">FixNation</a>, a pro-spay and neuter nonprofit. Twelve firms in all, including <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/9343/hok" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">HOK</a>, <a href="http://archinect.com/perkinswill" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Perkins + Will</a>, <a href="http://archinect.com/knowhowshopla" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Knowhow Shop</a>, <a href="http://archinect.com/standard" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Standard Architects</a>, <a href="http://archinect.com/firms/cover/58779921/rnl-design" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">RNL Design</a>, <a href="http://archinect.com/formationassociation" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Formation Association</a> and more contributed designs &ndash; some of them deliciously whacky, others impressively practical to their feline program.</p><p>Check out the designs below&nbsp;(the model Tabby has already been adopted, so don't ask):</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/4y/4yzso93gq9m90rds.jpg"></p><p><em>&uarr;&nbsp;Knowhow Shop</em></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/qo/qo26rsyc2yaecdyl.jpg"></p><p><em>&uarr; HOK</em></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/2v/2v6h17gh7jmdbqal.jpg"></p><p><em>&uarr;&nbsp;Standard Architecture &amp; Design</em></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/2p/2ppzvn73vilh6nas.jpg"></p><p><em>&uarr;&nbsp;Lehrer Architects</em></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/sz/szsi81d6q720zzmm.jpg"></p><p><em>&uarr;&nbsp;WORD + Schmidt Designs</em></p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/p5/p5ldm0sjyznw2ano.jpg"></p><p><em>&uarr;&nbsp;Perkins+Will</em></p><p>Check out the rest of the shelters in the image gallery.</p>