On Wednesday October 10th, Cameron Sinclair, co-founder of Architecture for Humanity, and co-author of “Design like you Give a Damn” will be delivering the final lecture in the Rice Design Alliance’s 2007 Fall series “Design Activism: Agents of Change.”
As much a networking tool as design resource, Architecture for Humanity is instrumental in providing architectural solutions to humanitarian crises around the world. To get a feel for exactly what architecture for humanity looks like, Mr. Sinclair’s recently published “Design Like you Give a Damn,” presents a collection of notable projects demonstrating the power of design to improve lives. Socially and environmentally responsible design with a no-holds-barred attitude…What’s not to get excited about? 7:00pm at the MFAH’s Brown Auditorium. $10.00 general admission, $7.00 RDA members.
Update 10/11/07: Cameron Sinclair rallies Houstonists behind socially responsible design
Architecture lectures are not usually described with words like “exciting,” “frenetic,” “passionate,” and “off-the-wall-awesome.” So if the buzz outside of Brown Auditorium last night was any indication, Cameron Sinclair’s lecture on architecture for humanity was not your usual lecture.
The lecture which actually included three speakers (Chung Nguyen, and Brett Zamore along with Cameron) featured a dizzying collection of progressive designs from around the globe that are daily improving the lives of their inhabitants. This is low cost, low design architecture and with a little creativity can make a huge global impact. Cameron’s message in the end is simple. There are 5 billion people living in deplorable housing conditions around the World, all of them could use an architect, and this should keep design professionals awake at night. Cameron, the Houstonist heartily agrees.
For more information, and to get involved visit: http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/
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