I'm involved with an national organization know as Freedom by Design, the community service initiative of the AIAS. In brief, FBD uses the skills and talents of architecture and design students to radically impact the lives of the low-income elderly and disabled population through modest alterations to their living environments. Check it out at www.aias.org/freedom
At Philadelphia University, our FBD chapter is trying to make it a tradition to host lecturers who approach the use of design skills and talents with a similar attitude. For instance, Scott Shall spoke about his International Design Clinic and they work he has done in various countries around the world. By doing this, it is our hopes that students will learn that architecture can be more than just the typical eye-candy that is flashed at most lectures (not that I am minimizing it, for it is amazing stuff).
So, if you or anyone you know knows of a professional or an organization whos practice deals with developing solutions to humanitarian crises, please let me know.
try any the speakers from the 8 Structures for Inclusion conferences (that's at least 40 folks there), anyone from Design Like You Give A Damn or Good Deeds, Good Design 1 or 2......
Some other ideas.
Common Ground (NYC)
CUP (NYC)
Design Corps (NC)
Public Architecture
Gulf Coast Community Design Studio
Nathaniel Corum
Teddy Cruz
Terrence Curry
DIRT Studio
Walter Hood
Project Locus
Rural Studio
BASIC Initiative and/or Sergio Palleroni
The Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Over the Rhine Center for Community Engagement
The Global Studio (winners of our last challenge)
any of the CurryStone Prize finalists -- http://currystonedesignprize.com/
I'm sure there are more but this will get you started. RISD/Brown have a great conference coming up in November on this subject.
Highly recommended: Hector LaSala of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is an engaging and wonderful speaker; his students' work with Acadiana Outreach Project is amazing.
Humanitarian Architect needed for Lecture @ Philadelphia University
Hey all,
I'm involved with an national organization know as Freedom by Design, the community service initiative of the AIAS. In brief, FBD uses the skills and talents of architecture and design students to radically impact the lives of the low-income elderly and disabled population through modest alterations to their living environments. Check it out at www.aias.org/freedom
At Philadelphia University, our FBD chapter is trying to make it a tradition to host lecturers who approach the use of design skills and talents with a similar attitude. For instance, Scott Shall spoke about his International Design Clinic and they work he has done in various countries around the world. By doing this, it is our hopes that students will learn that architecture can be more than just the typical eye-candy that is flashed at most lectures (not that I am minimizing it, for it is amazing stuff).
So, if you or anyone you know knows of a professional or an organization whos practice deals with developing solutions to humanitarian crises, please let me know.
Thanks.
What about Philadelphia Community Design Collaborative?
you might try emailing Cameron Sinclair. he frequents the forums and might be able to help you.
try any the speakers from the 8 Structures for Inclusion conferences (that's at least 40 folks there), anyone from Design Like You Give A Damn or Good Deeds, Good Design 1 or 2......
Some other ideas.
Common Ground (NYC)
CUP (NYC)
Design Corps (NC)
Public Architecture
Gulf Coast Community Design Studio
Nathaniel Corum
Teddy Cruz
Terrence Curry
DIRT Studio
Walter Hood
Project Locus
Rural Studio
BASIC Initiative and/or Sergio Palleroni
The Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Over the Rhine Center for Community Engagement
The Global Studio (winners of our last challenge)
any of the CurryStone Prize finalists -- http://currystonedesignprize.com/
I'm sure there are more but this will get you started. RISD/Brown have a great conference coming up in November on this subject.
Highly recommended: Hector LaSala of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette is an engaging and wonderful speaker; his students' work with Acadiana Outreach Project is amazing.
Link to his work on One Small Project here.
R12 - I don't have any ideas for lecturers, but I wanted to say that I graduated from Phila U. Hi!
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