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The Challenge |
Peru Reconstruction Appeal |
Job Opportunities |
Chapter Updates
Grant Opportunities and Design Competitions |
September Events and Exhibitions
Hello all,
So much for a sleepy August.
In the office we've been in overdrive getting ready for
our first competition in three years. (Faculty and student groups: To get a sneak preview of the specific briefs to prepare for your studios, see below.) Our
chapters are rocking it as per usual. We're hard at work raising funds for the
Peru Reconstruction Appeal, and we have
job and volunteer opportunities in the office and in South Africa.
Finally I want to clear up a couple of rumors. Three Yes's and one No;
YES: We are are moving HQ into San Francisco next month and have desk space for those who are looking ($650 per desk all inc.).
YES: Siyathemba is breaking ground this fall and we are looking for a construction supervisor. (see Job Opportunities)
NO: I am not a candidate for Dean at Tulane School of Architecture nor am I seeking a position there.
YES: We will be appearing on
Wired Science, a new show airing in October on public TV in the US.
Hope you've had a great summer and are chomping at the bit for a competition that not only challenges the mind, restores the soul and ignites your desire to design like you give a damn.
Cheers,
Cameron Sinclair
Eternal Optimist
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The AMD Open Architecture Challenge
On September 12th, AMD and Architecture for Humanity will launch the
AMD Open Architecture Challenge. Architects, designers, students and others are invited to participate in an international, open design competition to help bring connectivity and computing power to communities in need.
Faculty and student groups: If you are interested in participating in the challenge as a studio,
contact us. We will send you a draft of the brief so that you can prepare your studio. Studios and organized student groups will recieve group rates to enter the competition.
We recieved 115 RFPs from community groups in 35 countries to partner on the Challenge. A huge thanks to
the cross-disciplinary panel of 40 reviewers, including professionals from the fields of design, technology, environmental science and international development for helping us read and review each proposal. After a month of intense
review - Three sites were selected... (drum roll):
and they are.. (drum roll);
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Kallari Association, Napo Province, Ecuador
Challenge: Connect a cooperative of indigenous chocolate producers and artisans in the Ecuadorian Amazon with the global marketplace by building a fair trade exchange and satellite rural technology hubs.
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SIDAREC, Nairobi, Kenya
Challenge: Empower the youth of Mukuru Kwa Njenga, an informal slum settlement of 250,000, to connect with other youth and create positive change in their community by building a technology media center and recording studio.
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Nyaya Health, Sanfe Bagar, Nepal
Challenge: Enable families in a remote rural area of Nepal where there is only one doctor for a population of 250,000 to access to health care from top physicians and medical professionals all over the world by building a tele-medicine
center.
Registration Begins: 09/12/2007
To enter, log on to:
http://www.openarchitecturenetwork.org/challenge
Things we need:
Translators - Yup. If you download the brief next week and can write fluently in a language other than English, help your fellow compatriots by translating the brief and sending them to us - we will upload them (and recognize you for your
awesome deed).
Viral Marketing - We don't have funds to hold a formal press conference. We'll be updating our newsletter and the challenge pages on the Open Architecture Network. Therefore we need you to link the competition to blogs, social networks
(esp. Facebook) or forward this and next week's emails to all your friends.
Join the
Challenge Facebook Group - Already 1300 have joined the
Architecture for Humanity Facebook group and now you can join the competition group. This group will link up the latest media and allow entrants to chat with one another about the challenges.
Promote the challenge via Facebook
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Peru Reconstruction Appeal
As a follow-up to the Peru Reconstruction Appeal we launched last month, $1000 has been raised since the earthquake leveled the town of Pisco. We need to raise approximately $10,000 and will be directing funds for a partnership project
with a local Peruvian architectural and engineering team based in Lima. We'll update you with more on this effort, as it evolves. To support the rebuilding effort,
donate now.
Job Opportunities
Construction Supervisor in St. Lucia, South Africa
We are looking for a 6 months on-site construction supervisor for a sports facility and health docking station in St. Lucia, South Africa. In partnership with Mpilonhle, the
Siyathemba project, is set to break ground in the next 2 months and we are looking for an experienced construction supervisor who will work on-site and report back to the site architect, East Coast Architects in Durban.
Part Time Design Fellowship, San Francisco, CA
Architecture for Humanity is looking for some part time architectural and graphics designers who can help us with in-house projects. Must have strong graphics skills and architectural experience. This is a part-time position. The selected
candidate will recieve $500 stipend and plenty 'o swag.
Click here to learn more. To apply for either of these positions, please email a resume and digital work samples (PDF) to: Stacy Sabraw at
Stacy@architectureforhumanity.org.
Chapter Updates
New local chapters seem to be springing up all over the world from New Zealand to Norway from Virginia Tech to Keene State College. At the same time the old guard are doing their part, San Francisco teamed up with Urban Re:vision to
Re:electrify a block with energy efficient bulbs, the Minnesota crew visited the
opening of their project in Sri Lanka and Architecture for Humanity New York are partnering with the City of New York's Office of Emergency management for an intriguing competition that will launch this fall. At the Architecture and
the City party last week Flavio Ruffizzi won the Live Architecture Competition and will receive a copy of Google SketchUp Pro (thank you SketchUp for your support).
Grant Opportunities and Design Competitions
Graham Foundation individual grant -
submission of inquiry form
Due: September 17, 2007
Rose Fellowship -
Durango, Colorado
Applications Due: September 15, 2007
Buckminster Fuller Challenge
Submission Period: September 4, 2007 - October 31, 2007
What If...New York
launching this fall
Architecture for Humanity NY expects to announce a competition focused on New York City. It will be administered by the City and co-sponsored with a prominent foundation. More information will soon be available through the
Architecture for Humanity New York website.
September Events
September 12th: AMD Open Architecture Challenge launches
September 13th 1pm: - Idea Festival, Louisville, KY
September 13th - 15th: AFHLA @ Wired NextFest, Los Angeles, CA
September 12th: Sustainable City Development, Malmo, Sweden
September 17th 6pm: HOK Canada, Toronto, Canada
September 20th 1pm: Google HQ, Mountain View, CA
September 20th 5pm: West Coast Green, San Francisco, CA
September 28th late:
Pecha Kucha, San Francisco, CA
September 29th: AFHSF BBQ and Model Block presentation, Bayview, SF, CA
Exhibitions
Opening September 6th: Substance Exhibition Launch, Center for Visual Art, Denver, CO
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