The 1%, a program of Public Architecture, connects nonprofits with architecture and design firms willing to give of their time pro bono.
If every architecture professional in the U.S. committed 1% of their time to pro bono service, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours annually - the equivalent of a 2,500-person firm, working full-time for the public good.
Launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, The 1% is a first-of-its-kind effort to encourage pro bono service within the architecture and design professions.
Informed by the examples of other professions and groups, ranging from the Community Design Collaborative of AIA Philadelphia to the Taproot Foundation, The 1% program is focused on professionalizing pro bono design.
The 1% is a program of Public Architecture, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in San Francisco. Public Architecture acts as a catalyst for public discourse through education, advocacy, and the design of public spaces and amenities.
Participants from AIA Austin include Michael Antenora, Ellen Hunt, Susan Welker and Kim Kohlhaas.
John Cary is the Executive Director of Public Architecture, a national nonprofit organization based in San Francisco and established by architect John Peterson in 2002. Through “design campaigns” and its national pro bono service program, called “The 1%,” Public Architecture puts the resources of architecture in the service of the public interest. The leading national advocate for pro bono and public interest design, Public Architecture has garnered numerous national awards, has been the subject of extensive press and a National Geographic Channel documentary, and has been featured in a number of exhibitions, including the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum’s recent “Design for the Other 90%” exhibition. In 2006, at 29, John became the youngest person ever recognized as a Senior Fellow of the Design Futures Council, alongside nine building industry and environmental leaders including Al Gore, Bruce Mau, and others. John is a 2008 recipient of the Rome Prize fellowship from the American Academy in Rome, where he was in residence from February through July 2008. John earned his Bachelor of Arts in architecture, summa cum laude, from the University of Minnesota and Master of Architecture from UC Berkeley. John divides his time between the Public Architecture office in San Francisco and the University of Oklahoma in Norman.
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In celebration of the 150th Anniversary of The American Institute of Architects and in response to the interest of the Austin community, AIA Austin has produced the Austin Center for Architecture.
The Center is home to AIA Austin (the Austin Chapter of The American Institute of Architects), the Austin Foundation for Architecture; and, the Austin chapter of Architecture for Humanity. The Center is available to rent to local design related non-profits, members and allied members.
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Austin Foundation for Architecture
The Austin Foundation for Architecture (a 501c(3)) charitable organization was formed for:
Development of the general public's education, awareness, and appreciation for architecture, and to promote responsible stewardship of the Central Texas environment; and, Development of sustainable architectural leadership for AIA Austin, and other public, professional, and community organizations in Central Texas.
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