social sustainablility

Day Labor Station

Project Location: Prototypical structure
Building Type: Social Service Centers
Project Descripton:

While the contributions of day laborers typically go unseen, most cities’ inability to accommodate them within the urban infrastructure is highly visible. Day laborers’ role in the informal economy has forced them to occupy spaces meant for....

Vakabauta: Sustainable housing in Fiji

Project Location: Suva, Fiji
Building Type: Residential – Public Housing
Project Descripton: Fiji is the economic capital of the South Pacific, centrally located within the region it is a multi-racial and multi-cultural society. It’s capital Suva is the largest urban area in the South Pacific outside of Australia and New Zealand and like....

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Bayview Model Block Project

Project Location: San Francisco, California, United States
Building Type: Landscapes/Parks/Outdoor Spaces
Project Descripton: Residential streets in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco suffer from urban blight, lethal gang violence, factory pollution, speeding cars, sewage backup and flooding, and disassociation with the rest of the city. The Bayview Model Block....

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Myanmar Rebuilding

Architecture for Humanity is raising funds to support reconstruction efforts. Our work will focus on rebuilding clinics, schools, community centers and other critical infrastructure as well as housing. Please help us rebuild communities and lives.

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