Since the San Francisco 1906 earthquake, architects and designers have responded to communities in need with innovative solutions. Discover an ever expanding timeline of this design revolution.
From 1999 to 2015, Architecture for Humanity grew from a one person desk to the largest humanitarian architecture non-profit in the world. Read the history of the organization, written by the person who was there at the beginning.
Discover innovative solutions from around the world in the first humanitarian design database. The initial iteration of this database was launched as a result of the 2006 TED Prize but has grown to include hundreds of projects.
In the early 2000’s Cameron Sinclair was on stage at a major design conference in California attempting to galvanize creative industries to look beyond their wealthy clients. In an impromptu moment of impassioned frustration, he fervently exclaimed to the audience: “design like you give a damn!” and then walked off stage.
It didn’t take long for the phrase to become synonymous with humanitarian architecture and a lightning rod in the design world. Eventually this became a series of best-selling books. Volume one was published in 2006 by Metropolis Books and Volume Two was released by Abrams and Thames and Hudson in 2012.
Discover innovative solutions from around the world in the first humanitarian design database. The initial iteration of this database was launched as a result of the 2006 TED Prize but has grown to include hundreds of projects.
