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Architecture for Humanity shut;nonprofit helped disaster victims
United Kingdom Architecture News - Jan 17, 2015 - 18:56 2305 views
Mitazono Wakaba Kindergarten,Tohoku Earthquake Tsunami Rebuilding images source:Architecture for Humanity
Architecture for Humanity, a San Francisco nonprofit that was known for its disaster- rebuilding efforts around the world, has closed.With no formal announcement at the time, all staff was laid off Jan. 1 by the board, and the nonprofit shut its office near Union Square.
The abrupt demise followed a year of retooling by the organization that at its peak had more than 60 chapters and in 2008 received a National Design Award from the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum “for its commitment to bringing sustainable architecture to global communities in need,” such as the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Local observers say the organization’s problem was one that’s inherent to socially ambitious nonprofits — finding ways to keep interest and funding coming when the newness of its mission wears off......Continue Reading
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