Archinect - News2024-12-24T08:36:47-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150360298/aia-calls-for-donations-in-wake-of-hawaiian-wildfires
AIA calls for donations in wake of Hawaiian wildfires Josh Niland2023-08-16T11:51:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/3b/3b734a58d8246d38c7ee8348543ea40e.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>The <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/49568164/the-american-institute-of-architects" target="_blank">American Institute of Architects (AIA)</a> is soliciting a call for donations in response to the devastating wildfires that have claimed more than 100 lives and damaged countless structures in Maui.</p>
<p>The AIA shares: "The AIA family is deeply saddened by these recent wildfires and is working in close coordination with AIA Hawaii as recovery efforts get underway. Our 97,000 members and extensive resources are being activated to support Hawaii’s health, safety, and welfare in the weeks, months, and years ahead. AIA’s past experience with disasters of this magnitude tells us that the recovery process is a long, arduous road that architects can, and must help navigate, to make communities whole once again. We cannot bring back what has been lost, but together we can help find a new way forward." </p>
<p>This summer has seen a spate of natural disasters across the West, including the record heatwaves in Arizona and other wildfires in Colorado and the Mojave Desert. The concerted effort of archite...</p>
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15 awesome architectural organizations to support this Giving Tuesday Nicholas Korody2016-11-29T09:15:00-05:00>2018-01-30T06:16:04-05:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/hf/hfruns67t12l8ah2.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Unless you’re living under a rock, you’re probably aware of the hectic, often deadly consumer feeding frenzy known as Black Friday. Then, of course, there’s Cyber Monday, when you can get all kinds of deals without having to leave your bedroom. But less people know about <a href="https://www.givingtuesday.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#GivingTuesday</a>, a project started in 2012 by the Belfer Center for Innovation & Social Impact and 92nd Street Y. As its name suggests, #GivingTuesday is all about giving back. If you’re willing and able to donate some of your hard-earned cash, here’s a list of some architecture-relevant organizations that could use your help:</p><p><img title="" alt="" src="http://cdn.archinect.net/images/650x/3v/3ve374efmj87ww3u.jpg"></p><p><strong>Open Architecture Collaborative</strong></p><p>The Open Architecture Collaborative is an international network of local grassroots chapters that teams architects and designers with nonprofits, municipalities, and local community groups in order to utilize their skills to help marginalized communities. Many of the chapters first started off as part of the now-defunct Architecture for Humanity. Find out more <a href="http://www.openarchcollab.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here...</a></p>