This Earth Day (April 22), the people behind Architecture for Humanity dispatched a reminder: It's now down to the wire for Design Like You Give a Damn project entries.
Every five year or so, the organization published a new coffee-table book, "a compendium of innovative projects from around the world that demonstrate the power of design to improve lives," according to its editors. Digital space may be unlimited, but a published book has a finite number of pages -- in the case of Design Like You Give a Damn, just enough to feature about 80 projects. So if you know of a project that deserves acknowledgment, it's time to send in your nomination.
Nearly 160 projects from around the world have already been submitted. They're housed in Open Architecture Network, an open-source architecture and design community. Current submissions range from a mobile tea stall ("low-cost, energy-efficient mobile tea stall for micro-entrepreneurs," originated from Dhaka, Bangladesh) to a transportable ER station in a raft container (based on the dimensions of a 20-foot offshore containers) to an emergency shelter constructed from bamboo (based on an existing model deployed in Mazandaran, Iran).
Instead of nominating a project, if you'd rather get involved personally, you have an opportunity to contribute your talent in Haiti reconstruction. The people behind Architecture for Humanity recently announced the U.S. Green Building Council One Year Design Fellowship in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. You can apply here.
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