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Cameron Sinclair Spearheads Japan Disaster Relief From SXSW Via Twitter & iPhone

Architecture for Humanity's Cameron Sinclair announces a $75,000 donor commitment to rebuilding after the Japanese earthquake, along with a Twitter-driven personal pledge. READ»

Architecture for Humanity's Cameron Sinclair to Announce Japan Reconstruction Plan From Stage at SXSW

"Canceling ALL SXSW parties to launch #SXSW4JP tomorrow." That was Cameron Sinclair's Saturday night announcement, via Twitter.READ»

Facebook Deals Launches in Europe, Architecture for Humanity and Benetton Early Adopters

Facebook Deals lands in Italy, Germany, France, Spain, and the U.K. today.READ»

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Cambodia Spurs Development With Second Tallest Building in Asia

At least that's what the country hopes to do.READ»

TED Prize Winner Cameron Sinclair of Architecture for Humanity Dishes on Cambodia and Design Like You Give a Damn

Cambodia has "yet to be spoilt by poorly built 'Westernized' block construction."READ»

Core77 to the Rescue: Pop-Up Shelters for Haiti and Chile

The design blog's 1-Hour Design Challenge focuses on earthquake relief.READ»

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Design with a Conscience: Columbia Team Wins Curry Stone Design Prize

Medillin, Colombia, was once known as the drug capital of the world. But thanks to a massive urban and architectural renewal project helmed by Sergio Farjado and Alejandro Echeverri, Medillin's former mayor and director of ...READ»

Teton Valley Community School: The Classroom of the Future?

This past July, we looked at the finalists for Architecture for Humanity and the Open Architecture Network's latest competition, which asked entrants to design the classroom of the future. It's a vague, open-ended challenge, and one ...READ»

"Classroom of the Future" Finalists Are Cool Enough for School

Architecture for Humanity has just announced finalists in a competition to design classrooms in the developing world and beyond.READ»

Innovative Giving: The Open Architecture Network

The Open Architecture Network is the first collaborative forum to provide access to architecture plans and blueprints online. The second entry in our six-part series on innovative giving.READ»