Sustainability As A Matter of Survival: 10 Years of Architecture for Humanity

9th Nov 2009; 18:00

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Cameron Sinclair, co-founder of Architecture for Humanity explains how social, cultural and humanitarian design can offer innovative and sustainable solutions to the challenges faced by disadvantaged and devastated communities worldwide.

Architecture for Humanity seeks architectural solutions to humanitarian crises and brings design services to communities in need - projects range from health centers in Sub-Saharan Africa and community centers in Southeast Asia, to low-income housing on the Gulf Coast of the United States.

Through the Open Architecture Network, the organisation offers open source access to design solutions, empowering communities to improve their built environment.

Speaker: Cameron Sinclair, co-founder, Architecture for Humanity

Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr, co-founders of Architecture for Humanity are jointly awarded the 2009 RSA Bicentenary Medal for increasing people’s resourcefulness.

The Bicentenary Medal was created in 1954 to commemorate the founding of the Society. It was originally awarded to a person who, while not an industrial designer, had exerted an exceptional influence in promoting art and design in British industry. The medal is still awarded annually to a non-designer who has had a strong influence in their field on the way design is used and appreciated, and who does, or is likely to, contribute to a major part of  the RSA's work.

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