Architecture for Humanity
 Architecture for Humanity is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that seeks
architectural
solutions to humanitarian crisis and brings design services to communities in
need. They believe that where resources and expertise are scarce, innovative,
sustainable
and collaborative design can make a difference.
Cameron Sinclair
Professor
Biography: In the mid-1990s Sinclair trained as an architect at the University
of Westminister and The Bartlett School of Architecture, University School of
London. Having developed an interest in social, cultural and humanitarian design,
his postgraduate thesis focused on providing shelter to New York's homeless through
sustainable, transitional housing. This thesis served as the basis for starting
Architecture for Humanity. In 2008 University of Westminister the awarded him
an honorary doctorate for his services to the profession.
In 1999, Sinclair and Kate Stohr founded Architecture for Humanity, a charitable
organisation which develops architecture and design solutions to humanitarian
crisis, and provides pro-bono design services to communities in need. The organisation
has worked in twenty six countries on projects ranging from school, health clinics,
affordable housing and long term sustainable reconstruction. Work has also included
rebuilding after Hurricane Katrina and the 2004 South Asia Tsunami.
In 2006, Sinclair and Stohr published a compendium on socially conscious design,
titled “Design Like You Give A Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crisis”
(May 2006, Metropolis Books).
Sinclair is a regular lecturer and visiting professor at schools in the United
States and abroad and has contributed to a number of exhibitions dealing with
social justice and design. He has spoken at a number of international conferences
and forums on sustainable development and post disaster reconstruction, including
apperances on BBC World Service and CNN International, National Public Radio and
PBS.
In 2004 Fortune Magazine named Cameron Sinclair one of the Aspen Seven, seven
people changing the world for the better. |