Let's admit it, we architects much too often get lost in narcissistic own-horn-tooting, passionate ego-inflating, disillusioned navel-gazing, vile shit-flinging or simply in the mundane day-to-day operations for the paying clientele. 

But all is not completely lost thanks to the tireless work and burning passion of individuals and groups around the world seeking the greater good, putting humanity first, improving this planet one initiative at a time. 

Topics we had the honor of reporting about on Archinect & Bustler this year ranged from the Israel-Gaza conflict, Syrian refugee crisis, Ukrainian revolution, climate change, historic preservation, #folkmoma, abortion clinics and affordable housing all the way to still very recent issues like the Ebola epidemic and Ferguson protests.

Following is my personal (and hopelessly incomplete) list of noteworthy and much-discussed examples of architectural activism on Archinect & Bustler in 2014:

Exhibition Explores the Design of Protest Movements

Architecture for Humanity-designed "Football for Hope" Centers give African youth a solid start

As demolition of Folk Art Museum begins, Archinect reflects on historical implications

The Architecture of Abortion Clinics

Bracket [takes action]: submissions selected and new website launches!

The M.A.S.H. (Mobile Architectures for Strategic Healing) Pad Competition 

What Does the Syrian Refugee Crisis Mean to Architecture?

Terra Dignitas: Reinventing Public Space in Kyiv and Commemorating Maidan Revolution

Archinect Sessions and Quilian Riano discuss the Architecture Lobby's advocacy for increasing the value of architecture

Studios Kabako from Congo wins 2014 Curry Stone Design Prize

Let's all work together next year to make 2015 become an era in architecture worth looking back to.