The 1%, a program of Public Architecture http://www.theonepercent.org A better world. 1% at a time. Sat, 04 Feb 2012 12:08:02 PST en-us The 1%'s 1000th Firm is Interboro Partners Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture is delighted to announce The 1%s 1000th firm participant, Brooklyn-based Interboro Partners. Weve been following the rise of this socially-engaging and innovative firm in recent years and couldnt be more pleased to bestow this honor on the firm. Tobias Armborst, Daniel DOca, and Georgeen Theodore lead a forward-thinking office, doing architecture, urban design, and planning. They are most recently known for Holding Pattern, the 2011 winning design for MoMA PS1 Young Architects Program. Interboros team created a temporary playful summer environment by first asking groups in the community if there was anything they needed that Interboro could incorporate into the PS1 design. After determining the local communitys needs, the designers built the PS1 program using the requested elements. The project was de-installed four months ago and the components are now being donated back to the community.Were thrilled to be part of The 1% program. Like most people here, we believe that architecture and planning should serve the public, and not just those who can afford the services that architects and planners provide said Interboro Partners upon learning of The 1%s 1000th firm designation. Good, inclusive architecture and planningespecially in the form of public spaceis an important ingredient in a democracy. With this pledge, we continue our mission of serving neglected and underserved populations. Its heartening to know that there are 999 others out there like us!Interboro Partners joins a network of architecture and design firms (now 1006) contributing over 300,000 hours of pro bono design services to communities in need, valued at nearly $40 million annually. Read about Interboro Partners and more on The 1%and#39;s recent milestones at The Public Dialogue --a blog by Public Architecture. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=103 AIA and Public Architecture partner to advance pro bono design movement Tue, 17 Jan 2012 12:00:00 PST The 1% program of Public Architecture is pleased to announce the launch of a new partnership with the American Institute of Architects that will encourage AIA members to commit a minimum of 1% of their time to pro bono service. The 5-year agreement was signed by Robert Ivy, Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer of the AIA, and John Peterson, Founder and President of Public Architecture, at the AIA San Francisco on December 13, 2011.Architects care deeply about a lot of things and making a positive impact on society is chief among them. Pro bono work is a wonderful way for architects to meet the demand for service and demonstrate the value of design to clients who might not have even considered working with an architect before, said Ivy. The AIA and Public Architecture have agreed to build a portal on The 1% website to launch later this year that will support and track AIA members service contributions to communities in need. Service contributions pledged through The 1% are valued today at nearly $40 million annually.While architecture professionals have traditionally been philanthropic, until now the profession has never institutionalized pro bono service as a fundamental component of practice, said Peterson. This partnership is a historic leap forward towards a more comprehensive commitment to creating better environments in all communities.The partnership is expected to formally launch at the AIA National Convention in Washington, D.C, May 17-19, 2012. Members are encouraged to participate now in The 1% program and can find additional resources regarding pro bono services on the AIA web site.For the full press release, visit the AIA website . http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=102 The Next 1% Tue, 15 Nov 2011 12:00:00 PST THE NEXT 1% As architecture and design firms across the country commit to Public Architectures 1% program and engage in institutionalizing pro bono service, many ask how they can sustainably work with the nonprofit sector to impact our most vulnerable communities. Representing The 1% as a Design Advocate firm, Cannon Design will lead a forum highlighting emerging models for public service from some of the most impactful firms in Chicago. In an innovative format, Chicago-area 1% firms will present pro bono projects through a lens of lessons-learned and best practices. Continuing with an interactive dialogue, the audience will breakout into discussions led by the presenters on themes important to pro bono service including firm culture, identity, and the integration of public service into a strong business model. The Next 1% event will take place at the Kimball Office-Chicago showroom on November 16. Thanks to Kimball for generously sponsoring the event.Click here to RSVP. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=100 Design for the Public Good | Northwest Exhibition Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:00:00 PST THE 1%: Design for the Public Good is an exhibition of work by Pacific Northwest architecture firms who are strengthening nonprofits through pro bono design and have made a pledge to public service through The 1%, a nationwide program of the San Francisco-based nonprofit, Public Architecture. The 1% is a first-of-its-kind effort to encourage pro bono service within the architecture and design professions. The program connects nonprofits with architecture and design firms willing to give of their time pro bono. The exhibitions opening night includes a panel of designers and nonprofit clients discussing the value of pro bono service and The 1% program. The evening will be hosted by ADX and Design Advocate, Architecture Building Culture. The exhibit will include work from a variety of regional firms including Architecture Building Culture, the Portland firm organizing the event, as well as Seattle area offices CAST Architecture, Grouparchitect, The Miller Hull Partnership, ORB Architects, Perkins + Will, Schemata Workshop, VIA Architecture, Workshop for Architecture|Design, and WPA, and Portland firms SERA Architects, Lorraine Guthrie Architect, Scott Edwards Architecture and Yost Grube Hall Architecture.THE 1%: Design for the Public Good opens October 20, 2011 at the ADX Gallery at 417 SE 11th Avenue in Portland, OR. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=99 The Public Dialogue Thu, 08 Sep 2011 12:00:00 PST Today, Public Architecture launches The Public Dialogue, a blog created to advance our understanding of the following questions: andbull; How can we best use design thinking as tool for social change?andbull; How can designers effectively work for underserved communities?andbull; What is the impact of the built environment on our lives?andbull; What is the role and value of pro bono service for the design profession?andbull; How do we measure designs effectiveness? Public Architecture put forth this discourse because we believe it to be urgent; however, the most pressing topics will change as the perspectives of individuals and organizations within our industry grow. Being such, input from The 1% participants is important to us. To comment or contribute content to this conversation, please write us at info@publicarchitecture.org. Thereand#39;s still time to take The 1% Survey. Participating 1% firms and nonprofits, please take our annual survey and enter to win a very smart Steelcase Think Chair. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=98 Design Advocates: Leading the Way Thu, 25 Aug 2011 12:00:00 PST Over the past year, Public Architecture has cultivated a coalition of architecture and design firms at the forefront of the pro bono design movement in communities across the country.The 1% program is excited to launch Design Advocates. The inaugural cohort of fourteen firms are tasked with spreading the mission of The 1% and growing the movement by hosting outreach events in their communities. Anchorage, AK /// Mayer Sattler-Smith Atlanta, GA /// Jova/Daniels/Busby Boston, MA /// Perkins + Will Boston Chicago, IL /// Cannon Design Los Angeles, CA /// Gensler - Los Angeles Nashville, TN /// Tuck Hinton Architect New Orleans, LA /// Eskew + Dumez + Ripple New York, NY /// Marpillero Pollak Architects Omaha, NE /// Min | Day Portland, OR /// Architecture Building Culture San Francisco, CA /// Min | Day /// Royston Hanamoto Alley + Abey Seattle, WA /// CAST Architecture /// The Miller/Hull Partnership Design Advocate firms are selected in recognition of their exemplary public service, leadership in the pro bono movement, and track record of design excellence. Weve created a dedicated page on The 1% website to hold news and resources with regard to the Design Advocates activity.On August 4th, Miller Hull , CAST , and AIA Seattle teamed up to host the first Design Advocates event, the Seattle Step Up for The 1%. The turnout was fantastic.The conversations were informative and inspirational, and ranged from how to incorporate pro bono work into practice to leveraging design to expand a nonprofits capacity to serve their mission. A powerful moment of the evening was learning of the impact that design has made on organizations in the Seattle area. Thanks to our friends at Teknion for sponsoring the event. Stay tuned for more events in your area of the country.In closing, if you havent already, please provide your feedback on The 1% by taking our annual survey and enter to win one of two Steelcase Think Chairs. Firm Survey Nonprofit Survey http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=97 Remembering Doug Garofalo Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:00:00 PST Douglas Garofalo, FAIA, 1958-2011It is with great sadness that The 1% program of Public Architecture reports the death of Douglas Garofalo. A lightning rod of innovation within the fields of architectural design and academia, Doug may be less known for his pioneering commitment to design for social responsibility. Garofalo Architects is a founding 1% firm. The small Chicago office pledged to serve the less advantaged in the programand#39;s early days when there was only a fraction of todayand#39;s firm membership. In addition to running a celebrated practice, Doug was a tenured professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago, serving as acting director from 2001-2003 and also assisted in the co-founding of Archeworks, an alternative design school focused on addressing societal needs. Archeworks is a long time supportive participant of The 1% program. Read The Architectand#39;s Newspaper obituary to learn more about the life and work of Douglas Garofalo.The staff at Public Architecture sends our deepest sympathy and condolences to the Garofalo family and their friends. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=96 500 Nonprofits + 1000 Firms = Pro Bono Design Movement Thu, 21 Jul 2011 12:00:00 PST The pro bono design movement is gathering momentum, and our numbers are adding up! In July, The 1% program reached 500 nonprofit organizations, and anticipates crossing the 1,000 mark for registered design firms in September. The nonprofits benefiting from The 1% program serve a wide range of sectors, in arts, health, housing, education, community development, animal rescue, environment, legal assistance, and public policy, just to name a few. With nearly $37 million in services contributed every year through The 1% network of firms, the impact is immense and only growing.As we continue to expand in design services and service needs, we are re-invigorated by the good work surrounding us. For a list of all current active projects in need of services, go to: Get Connected/Find ProjectsParticipating 1% firms and nonprofits, we encouage you to take our annual survey. Tell us about your experiences in the program so far. Your feedback helps us continue to run the program and gives us direction to make it a better experience for all participants.The 1% Firm SurveyThe 1% Nonprofit Survey The 1% is a program of Public Architecture http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=95 Hayes Valley Community Center Designed Pro Bono Thu, 23 Jun 2011 12:00:00 PST San Francisco design firm WRNS Studio completed their first 1% project, Hayes Valley Playground and Clubhouse, and it is a looker! The bright blue paneling sets the tone for the space, a friendly, welcoming sign to the surrounding community.WRNS Studio Partner Bryan Shiles says, A community center should not be an immutable structure, but a building that the neighborhood flows through and around. We wanted to make a fun and open building and playground. We thought of this place as a series of pavilions linked by a green roof. The pavilions frame a porch, which is the heart of the project.WRNS Studio worked with their clients, San Francisco Park and Rec and 1% nonprofit, The Trust for Public Land, to craft a public space that honors both organizationsand#39; focus: to conserve land for people to recreate and build community as well as seek spiritual renewal in nature. The Community Center incorporates a living roof, natural ventilation, radiant heating, and a storm water harvesting system that irrigates the vegetable garden. There is an abundance of natural light that plays throughout the building, even dancing though an oculus in the awning, highlighting the main entrance.Part of what helped this project exceed expectations was the pro bono contribution by WRNS Studio. By donating some of their time and skill, the limited funds could be applied toward a higher quality building.WRNS Studios great work is getting noticed. Check out the San Francisco Chronicle article by John King. Congratulations, WRNS Studio.The 1% is a program of Public Architecture http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=94 The 1% Nonprofit Survey is Launched Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:00:00 PST The 1% third annual Nonprofit Survey is launched by Public Architecture, in collaboration with our partners at the Harvard Business School. The 1% Nonprofit Survey is our most comprehensive nonprofit survey to date. It serves as an important tool to improve The 1% program and provides valuable feedback to understand nonprofits experience using The 1% matching service to receive pro bono design services. The survey is designed to take approximately 20 minutes to complete, and is broken down into four major sections. Concurrently, The 1% Firm Survey is now in-progress and set to close on Friday, June 17, 2011. The 1% invites registered firms to respond now, if they have not already. Public Architecture is grateful for both firm and nonprofit feedback. Having the client and firm perspective is crucial to balance the survey results. To show our thanks, one lucky firm and nonprofit responder will be selected to win a very smart Steelcase Think Chair. Thanks to our generous friends at Steelcase.The 1% is a program of Public Architecture http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=93 The 1% Firm Survey 2011 Extended! Tue, 26 Apr 2011 12:00:00 PST The 1% Firm Survey has been extended to May 31. Please take a moment to complete the survey now if you havenand#39;t already, and enter to win a very smart Steelcase Think Chair. As partners in The 1% Firm Survey, Public Architecture and Harvard Business School have the goal to collect firmsand#39; experiences in The 1% and the greater pro bono design movement.The more responses we receive, the better we can assess and improve The 1% program. The survey is designed to take approximately 20 minutes to complete and is broken down into six major sections. We thank the 173 firms that have already responded. To fill out the survey, please click here, or paste this link into your browser:https://hbs.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0BTKoB9GfifM6vWWith your help, Public Architecture strives to grow and improve The 1%, to better serve firms and facilitate positive community change through pro bono design. Finally, watch for the launch of The 1% Nonprofit Survey in the coming month. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=92 The 1% Firm Survey 2011 Thu, 03 Mar 2011 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture has launched The 1% Firm Survey in collaborationwith researchers from theHarvard Business School. We invite all firms registered with The 1% program to take the survey. The 1% Firm Survey--our fourth annual and most comprehensive to date--is our most important tool to improve The 1% program and understand users experiences. The survey is designed to take approximately 20 minutes to complete and is broken down into six major sections.To show our appreciation for taking the survey, one randomly selected responder will receive Steelecases beautifulThink Chair. As longstanding supporters of The 1% and Public Architecture, we greatly appreciate Steelcaseand#39;s generous donation. The 1% Firm Survey was launched on February 24th and is set to close April 15th. We thank the 55 firms that have already responded. To fill out the survey, please click on the link below:https://hbs.qualtrics.com/SE/?SID=SV_0BTKoB9GfifM6vWWith your help, we strive to grow and improve The 1%, to better serve firms and facilitate positive community change through pro bono design. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=90 Sustainable Cities Design Academy Wed, 23 Feb 2011 12:00:00 PST The 1% program would like to inform our network of participants and friends about a worthwhile professional opportunity brought to our attention by colleagues at the American Architectural Foundation (AAF). Sustainable Cities Design Academy (SCDA) connects project teams and multi-disciplinary sustainable design experts through highly interactive design workshops that help project teams advance their green infrastructure and community development goals. As a great incentive to apply to workshops held this spring and summer, participants attendance costs will be generously underwriten byUnited Technologies Corporation (UTC). The 1% program encourages those interested in the 2011 SCDA workshops to apply now.AAF, in collaboration with UTC, launched the SCDA in 2009 to promote successful green design strategies. SCDA provides leadership development and technical assistance workshops to create long-term design solutions for building projects. The 1% is a program of Public Architecture http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=89 The 1%'s 900th Firm Tue, 08 Feb 2011 12:00:00 PST The 1% reached an exciting milestone in early February 2011, adding the 900th firm to the program and getting closer to Public Architectures goal to grow the program to 5000 firms in the next five years. The Los Angeles office of HOK has the honor of the 900th number, contributing 2800 hours annually with a staff of 135. The firm is eager to band with HOKs 13 other US offices and take their entrepreneurial spirit to grow the firm-wide commitment to socially relevant design as well as continue their sustainability innovation. We learned more about their incentive to join The 1%. In late 2010 HOK launched HOK Impact, a community engagement program that encourages regional HOK offices to get involved in their local communities in more organized ways. While community involvement is already a part of many HOK offices, the new group is looking to formalize the firms efforts. After researching several possibilities, HOK-LA selected The 1% program as their guide to social outreach. Lacey Causseaux, a leader of the LA HOK Impact Group, is enthusiastic about The 1% and hopes to connect other regional offices to the program. Learn more about HOK Impact on YouTube. Welcome HOK-LA!In the last month, The 1% program welcomed 13 firms and 7 nonprofits.
Firms
Eskew+Dumez+Ripple (New Orleans, LA)Estes/Twombly Architects, Inc. (Newport, RI)General Architecture Collaborative (Charlottesville, VA)HOK - LA (Culver City, CA)KALOS Architecture (Costa Mesa, CA)Kepes Architecture (Cincinnati, OH)Maison Orion (Los Angeles, CA)MAKE Studios (Minneapolis, MN)Minyoung Song Architect LEED AP (Brooklyn, NY)Nesmith Design Group (Washington DC)Starwood Hotels and Resorts: Design Department (White Plains, NY)Weston Architecture LLC (West Orange, NJ)Workshop AD (Seattle, WA)
Nonprofits
Catholic Charities of the East Bay (Oakland, CA)Coalition on Homelessness and Housing in Ohio (Columbus, OH)Hope Ignited (Plano, TX)Making Opportunities for Children to Achieve (MOCA) (Roselle, NJ)Rising Tide Capital (Jersey City, NJ)SAFEhouse for the Performing Arts (San Francisco, CA)The Hostos Dream Project, Inc. (New York, NY)The 1% Program of Public Architecture http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=88 Lights on Market Street Wed, 12 Jan 2011 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture had a bright end to 2010, celebrating the launch of Lights on Market Street in San Francisco on December 9, 2010. Public Architecture partnered with the San Francisco Arts Commission to bring three large scale light installations to the Central Market Street District, as part of a larger arts focused revitalization strategy funded by the National Endowment for the Arts Mayorsand#39; Institute on City Design 25th Anniversary (MICD25). MICD 25 supports creative placemaking projects that contribute toward the livability of communities and help transform sites into lively, beautiful, and sustainable places with the arts at their core. Lights on Market Street commissioned new art work by artists, Jim Campbell, Theodore Watson, and Paul Notzold, on view through June 9, 2011. The New Year begins with robust growth for The 1%. Since November 2010, the program has welcomed 31 firms and 19 nonprofits.
Firms
AcV2 architecture (Rapid City, SD) AK arquitectos (Alajuela, FL)Architecture Office LLC (Portland, OR)B Space Architecture + Design LLC (New York, NY)Baxter Projects (Brooklyn, NY)Browning Day Mullins Dierdorf Architects (Indianapolis, IN)Design Blitz (San Francisco, CA)Diana Tatusian Architect (Laguna Beach, CA)DLD Interiors (Dallas, TX)Flat Rock Productions (Langley, WA)jh.architecture (Burlington, Ontario)Jody Johnson Architecture, llc (Salt Lake City, UT)Leung Chu Design (Brooklyn, NY)Lyric Design and Planning (Los Angeles, CA)Min | Day (Omaha, NB)Min | Day SF(San Francisco, CA)MLP Design (San Francisco, CA)MOD{all} studio (Lakwood, OH)Organic Designs, LLC (Keene, NH)Otto Architects LLC (Jenkintown, PA)RENZO CAONABO GARCIA, ARCHITECT (Amityville, NY)RLJ of South Florida, Inc. - BIM Works! (Miami, FL)Steven Miller Design Studio, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)stitch architecture (Santa Barbara, CA)studioPopp (Alexandria, VA)studioSUMO (Long Island City, NY)Three Foot Ninja ...a design collective... (Las Vegas, NV)Tom Nyein, AIA (Rockville, MD)Treat Architects P.C. (Branson, MO)Visioneering Studios (Charlotte, NC)Workshop Architecture Inc (Toronto, Canada) Nonprofits
Avenue 50 Studio, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA)
Bethany Baptist Church (Altona, IL
Community Cycling Center (Portland, OR)
Foundation for Sustainable Development (San Francisco, CA)
Fremont Abbey Arts Center (Seattle, WA)
International Studio and Curatorial Program (ISCP) (Brooklyn, NY)
Jubilee World (New York, NY)
Lower East Side Family Union (New York, NY)
Marin Services for Women (Greenbae, CA)
Rebuilding Together Oakland (Oakland, CA)
Sacred Hearts School (Bradford, MA)
Safe Alternatives to Violent Environments (SAVE) (Fremont, CA)
San Francisco Child Abuse Prevention Center (San Francisco, CA)
San Francisco Lawn Bowling Club (San Francisco, CA)
Shenandoah Valley Teen Challenge (Mount Jackson, VA)
St. Louis Transitional Hope House, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)
Starfish Learning Center (Chicago, IL)
Sustainable Community Gardens (Sunnyvale, CA)
YWCA of Greenville (Greenville, SC)
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 http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=86 Attention 1% program participants: Join the new Facebook group Wed, 17 Nov 2010 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture is pleased to announce the launch of The 1% page on Facebook. This new page is intended to be both a resource and a discussion forum for firms and nonprofits participating in the program. The new page ultimately aims to bring more interconnectivity to members of The 1% community. Through The 1% page, participating firms can post images of work they have completed pro bono. In addition to completed projects, we would like fans to post photos of projects at different stages of design and construction. The project gallery will allow other participants to follow current projects in development, draw from the best practices of other firms, and gain valuable insights in how to effectively contribute to The 1% program. The 1% page will also serve as a place for program participants to discuss openly the challenges of working pro bono and how best to use The 1% site. Whether you want advice on how to effectively handle the specific sensitivities of a particular client group, deal with legal concerns surrounding project types or find effective ways to engage with government entities, these open discussion threads will help all participants learn from the experiences of others. In short, this new group will act as a valuable tool for participants in The 1% program by providing an open and accessible discussion forum and resource bank for all members. We will also be posting the latest news about pro bono design on our wall. As with any social media initiative, our success depends on you. Check out and like our page and together, we can build this community
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http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=85 The Power of Pro Bono Fri, 15 Oct 2010 12:00:00 PST On October 15th, Public Architecture was joined by friends and colleagues to celebrate the launch of The Power of Pro Bono: 40 Stories about Design for the Public Good by Architects and Their Clients in San Francisco. Thanks to Autodesk for opening their gallery to host the event. Edited by John Cary and Public Architecture , The Power of Pro Bono presents 40 pro bono design projects across the country, with first person perspectives from architects and their nonprofit clients. The selected works span six categories: Arts, Civic, Community, Education, Health and Housing. The book is published by Metropolis Books / Distributed Arts Publishers .Since October, The 1% program has grown by 24 firms and 9 nonprofits. Representing 18 states across the country, these new participants are helping to spread The 1% movement.
New Firms
3tarchitects (Albany, NY)
Alloy Design Group (Seattle, WA)
Atelier Lira Luis LLC (Chicago, IL)
Brooks + Scarpa Architecture (Santa Monica, CA)
BUTZ + KLUG Architecture (Boston, MA)
ci design (Boston, MA)
Cram and Ferguson Architects (Concord, MA)
Creative CoLab (Castle Rock, CO)
CUBEHILLS Corporation (Chicago, IL)
IDEA Architecture + Development LLC (Portland, OR)
J Designs (Baton Rouge, LA)
John Steigerwald Architect (Fanwood, NJ)
Kegel + Associates (Palm City, FL)
Michael Jones Architecture (San Francisco, CA)
NOE Architecture (Houston, TX)
Ozeryansky Engineering (Memphis, TN)
Robert Collins | DESIGN (San Francisco, CA)
Scott Erstad Illustration (Madison, WI)
Square Root Architecture + Design (Chicago, IL)
Studio M Architects, Inc. (Minneapolis, MN)
Studio Sarah Willmer Architecture (San Francisco, CA)
Studio Sidewalk (Savannah, GA)
Trachtenberg Architects (Berkeley, CA)
Ziger/Snead LLP Architects (Baltimore, MD)
New Non-Profits
Adelante Development Center (Albuquerque, NM)
Almost Heaven Habitat for Humanity (Franklin, WV)
Amrit Davaa World Health (Los Angeles, CA)
Bighorn Valley Health Center, Inc. (Hardin, MT)
HOPE Liberia, Inc. (Bronx, NY)
Institute For Nursing, Inc. (Ewing, NJ)
Kid Care Network (Brooklyn, NY)
New Door Ventures (San Francisco, CA)
Special Citizens Futures Unlimited, Inc. (New York, NY)
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 http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=84 Small Scale, Big Change: New Architectures of Social Engagement Wed, 06 Oct 2010 12:00:00 PST New York MoMA presents Small Scale, Big Change on display from October 3, 2010 to January 3, 2011. The exhibit features eleven architectural projects on five continents that all respond to localized needs in underserved communities, and whose designs share a renewed sense of commitment to the social responsibilities of architecture. The projects include Estudio Teddy Cruzs Living Rooms at the Border and Senior Housing with Childcare in San Ysidro, California and Rural Studio s $20K House VIII (Daves House), in Hale County, Alabama.The 1% is pleased to be one of three internet-based networks included the survey, together with Open Architecture Network, and Urbaninform. The 1% is recognized a platform to connect community leaders, architects, and nongovernmental organizations. Through its network, those interested in public-interest design have opportunities to share information and experience.Since August, The 1% program has welcomed 21 firms and 25 nonprofits, including 7 new Habitat for Humanity affliates. Collectively, these participants represent a geographic and culturally diverse group, residing in 22 states across the nation.Firms Cary Kopczynski and Company (Bellevue,WA) COMMON studio (Salt Lake City, UT) Coplin Cline Architecture, LLC (Portland, OR) DEOLD ANDERSEN ARCHITECTURE (Brooklyn, NY) Doubledge Design LLC (Reisterstown, MD ) go Architecture (Lake Worth, FL) Katherine Rupp, KY CID, LEED-AP (Louisville, KY) Landarc Associates, Inc. (San Jose, CA) Laureen Vivian and Associates (San Pedro, CA) Mario R. Tur, Jr., AIA (Coral Gables, FL) McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture (Spartanburg, SC) MCWALTERS COLLABORATIVE ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN (San Francisco, CA) Pendulum Studio (Kansas City, MO) Robert Juris and Associates (Frankfort, IL) SHP Leading Design (Cincinnati, OH) SHP Leading Design (Hamilton, OH) Sol-Architecture + Partners (Orlando, FL) Studio C architecture + design, LLC (Nashville, TN) Sun Architecture (San Francisco, CA) TEaM Design (Owosso, MI) WKN LLC (Saint Louis, MO) Nonprofits 826CHI (Chicago, IL) Amazon Conservation Team (Arlington, VA) American Lung Association in Greater Chicago (Chicago, IL) American Thunder Inc. (Troy, MT) ArtSpan (San Francisco, CA) Barrow County Habitat for Humanity (Auburn, GA) BELL (Building Educated Leaders for Life) (Dorchester, MA) Foundation for Sustainable Development (San Francisco, CA) Gay Menand#39;s Chorus of Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA) Groundwork Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) Habitat for Humanity Detroit (Detroit, MI) Habitat for Humanity New York City (New York, NY) Habitat for Humanity of the Eastern Bighorn (Sheridan, WY) Habitat for Humanity of the MS Gulf Coast (Biloxi, MS) Habitat for Humanity Palm Beach County (West Palm Beach, FL) Headlands Center for the Arts (Sausalito, CA) Heartland Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (Kansas City, KS) Houston Center for Contemporary Craft (Houston, TX) New Village Arts Theatre (Carlsbad, CA) Park Heights Renaissance, Inc. (Baltimore, MD) San Francisco Film Museum (San Francisco, CA) Susan G. Komen for the Cure Greater Kansas City (Kansas City, MO) The Urban Homesteading Assistance Board (New York, NY) Union United Inc (Union, NE) Z Space (San Francisco, CA) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=83 The 1% August 2010 Update Tue, 17 Aug 2010 12:00:00 PST
In 2007, The 1% program introduced the matching service and began welcoming nonprofit participants for the first time. Since then, the number of firms is growing more than 30 percent each year. Firms are matching in The 1% with an ever-growing number of nonprofits to fullfill their design service needs. Here are some of the matching activity highlights: * Close to two-hundred completed pro bono projects have been uploaded to The 1% in the programand#39;s lifetime - a number that nearly doubled in the last year.
* 165 nonprofit projects posted to The 1% are currently matched and in-progress - a 30 percent increase from last year at this time.
* More firms are using The 1% matching service. 22 percent of the 822 firms participating in The 1% have used the matching service to find pro bono projects, up 80 percent since last year.In other news, Public Architecture recently teamed with Studio Hinrichs to create a public service poster for The 1%, which lists 100 specific ways that architects and designers can make a difference andmdash; from designing an outdoor classroom, to restoring a wetland, to installing a green roof on a school. The project was done in concert with Ideas That Matter sponsored by Sappi Fine Paper.The 1% program welcomed 14 firms and 9 nonprofits last July.
Firms
A. Melanie Designs North (Runswick, NJ) AGUILAR+DELGADO DESIGN (San Diego, CA) DDK Design Group, LLC (Baton Rouge, LA) Designnine Studio (Renton, WA) EvermoreDesign (New York, NY) iwantnakia (Beverly Hills, CA) Living Stones Architecture (Charlotte, NC) Shore Tilbe Perkins+Will (Toronto, Canada) Sims Architects (Lancaster, PA) SPEER ARCHITECTS (Boerne, TX) Twelve Chairs (Boston, MA) Urban Design Consulting Engineers (Oakland, CA) Nonprofits
California Mental Health Connection (West Covina, CA)
Centro Cristiano: Casa De Oracion (Vista, CA)
Community Coaching Center Inc (San Diego, CA)
Cowherd Middle School (Aurora, IL)
Farm Fresh Rhode Island (Pawtucket, RI)
Morningstar Journey (Oglala, SD)
The Freed Peopleand#39;s Clinic (Chicago, IL)
Tribe of Judah Afterschool Learning Center (Chicago, IL)
Wikimedia Foundation (an Francisco, CA)
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 http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=79 The 1% July Update Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:00:00 PST This June, The 1% program welcomed 15 firms and 9 nonprofits.Firms Beyond Design Studios (Oakhill, VA) CDDA Flagstaff (Flagstaff, AZ) Douglas J. Roberts Architect (North Haven, CT) Drift, Inc.: Design Office (Fort Worth, TX) Eco Via Consulting (Seattle, WA) Footprint Architecture and Design PA (Newark, DE) HAI Achitects, Inc (St. Pete Beach, FL) Hamilton and Associates (Pflugerville, TX) LDL Studio Inc (Providence, RI) Mike Jacobs Architecture (New York, NY) Palette Architecture (Brooklyn, NY) Path 5 Design (Austin, TX) studio diwa chintala (Emeryville, CA) UP architecture (Sarasota, FL) Wiley Architects (Corona del Mar, CA) Nonprofits3rd Street Youth Center and Clinic (San Francisco, CA) Center for Work-Life Policy (New York, NY) Common Ground National (New York, NY) Friends of Noe Valley Town Square (San Francisco, CA) Girls for Gender Equity (Brooklyn, NY) Habitat for Humanity Abilene (Abilene, TX) Teach Cambodia. Inc (San Francisco, CA) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=78 May Welcomes 21 Firms and 10 Nonprofits Mon, 14 Jun 2010 12:00:00 PST In May, The 1% program welcomes 21 firms and 10 nonprofits.Firms Bay Area Architecture (Concord, CA) BLIP Design (Seattle, WA) Cynthia Zahoruk Architect Inc. (Burlington, Ontario Canada) Dina Dwyer Interior Design (San Francisco, CA) FILAMENT : Architecture + Design (Kansas City, MO) Gensler-Dallas (Dallas, TX) hosk architecture (Parker, CO) Interior Architecture and Design, PLLC (Raleigh, NC) Keith Royster Architects (San Jose, CA) Kristina Hahn Atelier (Los Angeles, CA) Mahlum Seattle (Seattle, WA) Palleroni Leite Design Partnership (Portland, OR) Perspective Architecture (Knoxville, TN) RGU Architecture Lewiston (Lewiston, ID) RGU Architecture Washington (Asotin, WA) Sarah Barnard Design (Van Nuys, CA) Square One Architecture, Inc. (Sunrise, FL) The LA group, PC (Sarasota Springs, NY) Thomas Dishlevoy Architecture Limited (Comox, Canada) thread collective (Brooklyn, NY) Yvonne C. Bryant, AIA (Dillon, CO) NonprofitsBallet Fantastique (Eugene, OR) Bayview Association for Youth/100% College Prep (San Francisco, CA) Cambodian Association of Illinois (Chicago, IL) Centro Campesino Inc (Owatonna, MN) Habitat for Humanity - Van Wert Co. (Van Wert, OH) Help McLaren Park (San Francisco, CA) International Ray of Hope (Ruby, SC) Light House, Annapolis Area Ministries Inc. (Annapolis, MD) Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (Occidental, CA) Redeemerand#39;s Ranch (Pinson, AL)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=77 April Welcomed 7 Firms and 9 Nonprofits Tue, 11 May 2010 12:00:00 PST The 1% program experienced its first month where nonprofit registration grew faster than firm registration, welcoming 9 new nonprofits including Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry Counties, The 1%s first nonprofit located in New Mexico. The need for design services by nonprofit organizations remains ever-strong and growing as word spreads about design firms pledging pro bono work toward the public good through The 1% program.These firms have collectively pledged more than 1700 hours annually to pro bono service; their contributions will undoubtedly help build the capacity of the nonprofits they serve, and assist nonprofits in reaching their goals.Firms CDG-Texas (Houston, TX)Collaborative Design Architects, Inc. (Billings, MT) COMMONstudio (Salt Lake City, UT)Golden Associates, Landscape Architects (Oakland, CA) North Studio (Middletown, CT) pHdesign (Brooklyn, NY)SKP Design (Kalamazoo, MI) NonprofitsBecoming a Better You Inc. (Schaumburg, IL)Bicycle Transportation Alliance (Portland, OR)Child Development Support Corporation (Brooklyn, NY)Clinic Link (Seattle, WA) CoachArt (Los Angeles, CA) Habitat for Humanity of Roosevelt and Curry Counties (Portales, NM) Jacoband#39;s Pillow Dance Festival (Becket, MA)Sisters of the Holy Family (Fremont, CA)St. Vincent de Paul Society of Marin County (San Rafael, CA) http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=76 "Architects Remain Committed to Pro Bono Work" 1% firm survey featured in Residential Architect magazine Wed, 07 Apr 2010 12:00:00 PST Residential Architect, an award-winning national magazine focusing exclusively on the residential architecture profession, promotes the results of The 1% third annual firm survey. In the article Architects Remain Committed to Pro Bono Work, Stephani L. Miller interviews Public Architectureand#39;s Executive Director, John Cary. The discussion centers on architecture firmsand#39; motivation and ability to take on pro bono work, as well as the largest contributing factors to doing work for the public good. Please click here to access the full story.In March, The 1% program welcomed 16 firms and 14 nonprofits.Firms Arch 33 (Chatham, MA) B Architecture (Chicago, IL) Bartsch and Radner Design, Inc. (Boston, MA) Brinker Architectural (Garland, TX) CHOE associates (Charlotte, NC) Crosby and Associates (Easton, MD) culture interior + design (San Francisco, CA) Eisenmann Architecture (Berkeley, CA) estudioOCA (San Francisco, CA) Interior Design Fair (San Francisco, CA) Layton Design (Austin, TX) Newport Design Group (Alpharetta, GA) Perkins+Will (Boston, MA) Stuck Associates (Jonesboro, AR) Weber Architecture (Denver, CO) ZivPotampa (San Francisco, CA) NonprofitsART START (New York, NY) Belmont-Central Chamber of Commerce (Chicago, IL) Duncan Conference Center (Delray Beach, FL) Glessner House Museum (Chicago, IL) Grace Tabernacle Christian Learning Center (Philadelphia, PA)Rainbow Community Center (Concord, CA) Phases, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) Sweet Haven (Oakland, CA) Tanguturu Charitable Foundation (Evanston, IL) The Momentum Project (New York, NY) Tiyospaye Winyan Maka (Collins, CO) Tree House Humane Society (Chicago, IL) Turtle Island Restoration Network (Forest Knolls, CA) WestSide Baby (Seattle, WA) http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=75 ACD Announces its Latest Service Grant Recipients Thu, 01 Apr 2010 12:00:00 PST From time to time, The 1% likes to promote the good work of other design collaboratives and design professionals that volunteer their time to communities in need. On March 15, 2010, the Association for Community Design (ACD) announced the first round of service grants awards for 2010.Congratulations to the recipients: The Enterprise Center Community Development Corporation, Mantua Community Improvement Committee, Philadelphia Art Alliance, Friends of Weccacoe Playground/Queen Village Neighbors Association, The Friends of Hart Park/Kensington South Neighborhood Advisory Council, Philadelphia Mural Arts Advocates and Roxborough Development Corporation. Established in 1977, ACD is a network of individuals, organizations, and institutions committed to increasing the capacity of planning and design professions to better serve communities. ACD serves and supports practitioners, educators, and organizations engaged in community-based design and planning.In April, The 1% program welcomes 16 firms and 14 nonprofits.Firms Arch 33 (Chatham, MA) B Architecture (Chicago, IL) Bartsch and Radner Design, Inc. (Boston, MA) Brinker Architectural (Garland, TX) CHOE associates (Charlotte, NC) Crosby and Associates (Easton, MD) culture interior + design (San Francisco, CA) Eisenmann Architecture (Berkeley, CA) estudioOCA (San Francisco, CA) Interior Design Fair (San Francisco, CA) Layton Design (Austin, TX) Newport Design Group (Alpharetta, GA) Perkins+Will (Boston, MA) Stuck Associates (Jonesboro, AR) Weber Architecture (Denver, CO) ZivPotampa (San Francisco, CA) NonprofitsART START (New York, NY) Belmont-Central Chamber of Commerce (Chicago, IL) Duncan Conference Center (Delray Beach, FL) Glessner House Museum (Chicago, IL) Grace Tabernacle Christian Learning Center (Philadelphia, PA)Rainbow Community Center (Concord, CA) Phases, Inc. (Milwaukee, WI) Sweet Haven (Oakland, CA) Tanguturu Charitable Foundation (Evanston, IL) The Momentum Project (New York, NY) Tiyospaye Winyan Maka (Collins, CO) Tree House Humane Society (Chicago, IL) Turtle Island Restoration Network (Forest Knolls, CA) WestSide Baby (Seattle, WA) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=74 Third Annual Survey of Pro Bono Service by U.S. Architecture Firms Completed Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:00 PST San Francisco, Calif., March 16, 2010andmdash;Even in this down economy, architects are increasingly putting their skills to work for the public good, according to a recent survey of nearly 600 firms by the national nonprofit Public Architecture in collaboration with researchers from Harvard Business School .For the third year in a row, the survey queried architecture and design firms that have pledged a minimum of 1 percent of their billable hours through The 1% pro bono design program of Public Architecture. The organizations goal is to direct at least 1 percent of every design firms time to pro bono service.Pro bono service has been a hallmark of the legal and medical professions for decades, but largely under the radar in the architecture profession, says John Cary, Executive Director of Public Architecture. Our collaborators at Harvard Business School have helped make this the most comprehensive and substantial survey ever conducted of the pro bono pursuits of our countrys leading architecture and design firms.The firms surveyed ranged from single-person offices to some of the largest firms in the country, such as HKS, HOK, and Perkins+Will. By the time the survey was administered, 560 firms had joined The 1%, of which 36 percent responded. To date, Public Architecture has recruited nearly 750 firms to The 1% program.This survey demonstrates that design firms are beginning to understand that pro bono service can, and should, be a routine part of their business, says architect John Peterson, AIA, Founder and President of Public Architecture. It can be a powerful tool for improving firm culture, networking, and innovation, while in service of the public good.In an effort to measure trends, the survey included nearly identical questions to the versions that Public Architecture administered the previous two years. Additionally, this years survey was expanded by fifty questions to better gauge pro bono practice in U.S. architecture firms.Key Findings:- 74 percent of firms reported meeting or exceeding the goal of 1 percent; - more than two-thirds of firm respondents devoted 2 percent or more of their time to pro bono service over the past year; 6 percent of firm respondents committed more than 20 percent of their time to pro bono;- the three most important variables in selecting pro bono projects, in order of importance, were social relevance, design opportunity, and project type;- community benefit and client readiness were the largest contributors to firms pro bono work; - public relations value and likelihood of construction of pro bono work both nearly doubled in importance since the last survey; - financial constraints and available staff time remain the greatest obstacles to engaging in more pro bono work, while selection process and buy-in by firm decision-makers became much more substantial limitations to firms pro bono work;- 77 percent of firms said the quality of their pro bono work was exactly the same compared to their fee-based work; only 12 percent said the quality was higher and 11 percent said it was lower;- firms reported that 56 percent of their total pro bono work in the last year was defined as free architectural/design services.Expressing pride in their work, over 100 respondents described pro bono projects undertaken by their firms in the past year. Services offered ranged from feasibility studies and preliminary design to facilities renovations and new construction. Collectively, design services contributed by The 1% firm participants touched the lives of countless people in need. The San Francisco firm of Fougeron Architecture described its hugely successful renovation of Creative Growth, an art center for developmentally disabled adults in Oakland, Calif. Additionally, large firms, such as OWP/P | Cannon Design, with a worldwide staff of 1,000, reported reaching out to their communities in new ways. Its Chicago office is partnering with Chicago Multi-Cultural Dance Center to plan a flexible new home for the urban youth dance school, providing fundraising materials and cost estimating for design and buildout of the new space. The most progressive firm in terms of its pro bono practice is Perkins+Will, which published a first-of-its-kind Social Responsibility Initiative (SRI) Annual Report in 2009, a publication that is common practice in the legal profession.This fall, Public Architecture will release The Power of Pro Bono, a seminal book on pro bono design, edited by Executive Director John Cary. The book is informed by this annual survey as well as the pro bono work undertaken by members of The 1% program and other firms across the country. Published by Metropolis Books / Distributed Art Publishers, the book will catalog 40 pro bono design projects from 26 cities in 17 states. A first-of-its-kind book, equally representing the voices of architects and their clients, The Power of Pro Bono will showcase 40 pro bono design projects across the country. The clients include grassroots community organizations like the Homeless Prenatal Program of San Francisco as well as national and international nonprofits, among them Goodwill Industries, Habitat for Humanity, KIPP Schools, and Planned Parenthood. These projects were designed pro bono in part or whole by award-winning practices such as SHoP Architects in New York and Studio Gang in Chicago, young studios such Hathorne Architects in Detroit and Stephen Dalton Architects in Southern California, as well as some of the largest firms in the country, such as Gensler, HOK, and Perkins+Will. Click here for the press release and a graphic summary of key points.
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 http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=73 Welcoming 17 Firms and 12 Nonprofits in February Fri, 26 Feb 2010 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture thanks the firms who took the time to complete The 1% Third Annual Firm Survey. The 1% Nonprofit Survey remains open for a limited time for our nonprofit partners to provide feedback. With both surveys, we hope to instill some excitement about pro bono design, as the preliminary results have certainly instigated some well needed changes to the program. Please watch for the launch of The 1% Firm Survey press release and data graphics this March. Welcome to the 16 firms and 12 nonprofit participants who joined in February. Firms Abraham Bloch Architect (New York, NY)Amy Campos, Architect (San Francisco, CA)da Silva Architecture Inc. (Santa Fe, NM)E.Manny Abraben, AIA RIBA Architect (Ocala, FL) Gist Architecture + Design (Seattle, WA)Hannon and Associates (Arlington, TX)Jessica Davenport AnD (New York, NY) Kay Van Dyke, AIA (Newport News, VA)Latitude Architects, Inc. (San Antonio, TX)Lyman Davidson Dooley (Nashville, TN)(re)design (Northport, AL)Mallet deVarga Architecture (Austin, TX)Spacio Design inc. (Fresno, CA)Stephen Bryce Liebert, AIA (Louisville, KY)Studio | SKETCHWORKS (Harrisonburg, VA) Studio East Architecture (Austin, TX)Warrenstreet Architects, Inc (Concord, NH) NonprofitsACLA...art...community...land...activism (Los Angeles, CA)Family Health Care Centers of Greater Los Angeles (Bell Gardens, CA)JWCH Institute, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA) Lifeline Theatre (Chicago, IL)Mount Baker Community Club (Seattle, WA) Near Northwest Art Council (Chicago, IL)Shaw Avenue Childrenand#39;s Center (St. Louis, MO)The Aparecio Foundation (Chicago, IL) The Arc of The Three Rivers (Charleston, WV) The Harlem School of the Arts (New York, CA) Youth Justice Institute (San Francisco, CA)Zachariah AME Zion Church (Walstonburg, NC) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=72 Last Chance to Take The 1% Nonprofit Survey Thu, 28 Jan 2010 12:00:00 PST The 1% program ushers in 2010 with a strong commitment to design for the public good, proudly welcoming 45 firms and 19 nonprofits since December 2009. Please see the full list of new 1% participants below. In the final days of The 1% Nonprofit Survey, Public Architectureandmdash;in collaboration with researchers from Harvard Business School (HBS)andmdash;kindly requests The 1% nonprofit perspective from our 501c3 partners. We thank the 75 nonprofits that have already responded. As an incentive, one lucky organization will win the high-performance Think Chair thanks to our generous friends at Steelcase. Now imagine sitting in your new handsome, comfortable, and award-winning Think Chair. Public Architecture would like to pass along the Office Needs for Good Deeds Office Makeover Contest , a potentially good match for our nonprofit friends. The Gunlocke Company, an industry leader in high-end office furniture, seeks inspirational stories from nonprofit organizations in need of an office makeover. Entries will be accepted through April 16, 2010. Good luck and dont forget to let us know if you win. Firms 46Architecture (Boston, MA) Andrade Architecture PLLC (Kingston, NY) Andre Bilokur, architect (Seattle, WA) Archedesign (Brooklyn, NY) Architettura (Reynoldsburg, OH) AUSTIN+MERGOLD LLC (Philadelphia, PA) Bach Planning and Design, LLC (Plymouth, MN)Chelsea Atelier Architect, PC (New York, NY) Chancy Brothers (Goldenrod, FL) Cortez Flooring Inc (Waterlivet, MI) Daly Genik (Santa Monica, CA)David Proehl, Health Infrastructure Architec (Sebastapol, CA) D L English Design Studio, Inc. (Pasadena, CA) ECO PLLC (Taylor, MS) EHDD Architecture (San Francisco, CA)El Dorado Inc (Kansas City, MO) Enginious Structures - Structural Engineers (Oakland, CA) Estudio Calmanani (Los Angeles, CA) Francoise Bollack Architects (New York, NY)Gensler (San Francisco, CA) HCA Partners Inc (Pasadena, CA) Ilya Korolev, Architect (Brooklyn, NY) Intrinsik Architecture (Bozeman, MT) James Ray Architects (Houston, TX) Jeremy Kotter Architects (Scottsdale, AZ) John Clagett, Architect (Englewood, NJ) John M. Ahern, Architect (Stuart, FL)Josh Francis (Missoula, MT) Junto Design Studio (Tampa, FL) LINEOFFICE Architecture (San Francisco, CA) Lubowicki Architecture (Denver, CO) M. G. Andre Group, LLC. (Fairfield, CT) Mark Cavagnero Associates (San Francisco, CA) Maxam Architecture (Grand Rapids, MN) Neil Pelone, Architect (Troy, NY) ODA office of desert architecture, llc (Phoenix, AZ) Ottolia and Barnes Architecture (Rolling Hills Estates, CA) Patrick Hansford Associates (Centerville, OH)pedal (Minneapolis, MN) Rhijne Inc (Long Island City, NY) Sohbr Studio (Jackson Heights, NY) SPH Architects (Ventura, CA) Sykes Design (Portland, OR) The Verve Partnership (Baltimore, MD) Urban Design Office (Somerville, NJ) WHL Architects (Sunnyvale, CA) NonprofitsAnchor House, Inc. (Trenton, NJ) ArtWorks for Youth (New York, NY) Colisuem College Prep Academy (Oakland, CA) Early Music Foundation (New York, NY)Echoing Green (New York, NY) Free Arts for Abused Children (Los Angeles, CA) Global Action Project (New York, NY) Granville County Habitat for Humanity (Los Angeles, CA) Green Light New Orleans (New Orleans, LA) Habitat for Humanity of Kent County (Grand Rapids, MI) Habitat for Humanity Philadelphia (Philadelphia, PA) Itand#39;s Our Little Secret (Huntley, IL) Joiand#39;s Angels (East Orange, NJ) LaPorte County Habitat for Humanity (LaPorte, IN)Nuyorican Poets Cafe (New York, NY) Project Independence (Costa Mesa, CA) Visual Communications (Los Angeles, CA) Volunteers of America Texas, Inc. (Houston, TX) Washington State Coalition Against Domestic Violence (Seattle, WA) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=71 The 1% Nonprofit Survey - Over 70 Organizations Respond! Fri, 04 Dec 2009 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture thanks the over 70 nonprofits that have already provided their valued feedback on The 1% Nonprofit Survey, launched in collaboration with researchers from the Harvard Business School (HBS). Over 200 of The 1% firms responded to The 1% Firm Survey, which closed Novemeber 2009. Now we need to hear from our nonprofit partners to balance the perspective of 1% program participant experiences.To show our appreciation for taking The 1% Nonprofit Survey , one randomly selected survey-taker will receive Steelcases high-performance Think Chair . Among numerous awards, Think Chair received the Industrial Design Excellence (IDEA) Gold Award for its design, functionality and innovation from BusinessWeek Magazine and Industrial Designers Society of America. As loyal supporters of The 1% and Public Architecture, we thank Steelcase for their generous gift.The 1% program welcomed 18 new firms in November, including two firms offering services allied to the architecture profession, namely Precision CAD and Fulcrum Structural Engineering. And 10 new nonprofit participants joined in the last month. The 1% participants are now found in 46 out of 50 states. We look forward to continued growth in 2010, and thank all of those spreading The 1% cause through word-of-mouth. Firms Atkin Olshin Schade Architects (Santa Fe, NM)Barbara Brown Architects (Sausalito, CA) BETA Design (Grand Rapids, MI) CFS Architecture (North Las Vegas, NV) Della Valle Bernheimer (Brooklyn, NY) Design Studio 26 (Fort Myers, FL) DG Group Architecture PLLC (Eagle, ID) Dwellsol Architecture, Planning and Interiors (Santa Rosa, CA)envelope a+d (Oakland, CA)Form Field Studio (Kansas City, MO) Fulcrum Structural Engineering (San Francisco, CA) Margaret C Whitfield (Royal Oak, MI) Negrete and Kolar Architects (Austin, TX) Paul Byrne, Architect (Carmel, CA) Precision CAD (Los Angeles, CA)Q+E Design Source Inc (Denver, CO) SFNOMA (San Francisco, CA)Susan Neaton Architect (Seattle, WA) NonprofitsDonorsChoose.org (New York, NY)Doorways for Women and Families (Arlington, VA) Gift of Wings Air Museum (Waialua, HI)Habitat for Humanity Kansas City (Kansas City, MO) Hempstead Boys and Girls Club, Inc (Hempstead, NY)Hip Hop Caucus Education Fund (Washington, DC)Housing Works Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) KIPP LA Schools (Los Angeles, CA) The Catalyst Foundation (Lancaster, CA) US Tech Research Inc (Orlando, FL) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=70 The 1% Nonprofit Survey is Launched! Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture launches The 1% Nonprofit Survey in collaboration with researchers from the Harvard Business School (HBS). As we work to refine the matching service, nonprofit perspectives are needed to balance the The 1% Firm Survey data already collected. The third annual survey is Public Architectures most comprehensive to date, collecting 1% experiences from nonprofit organizations nationwide. To show our appreciation, one randomly selected 1% nonprofit responder will win a beautiful Steelcase Think Chair . Thank you, Steelcase!Thanks as well to all the firms that participated in The 1% Firm Survey. Closed on November 3, 2009, the survey was met with an enthusiastic response from roughly one-third of the 1% firms, who provided invaluable feedback. Public Architecture is eager to tally and share survey results. Please check back soon!And finally, the lucky winner of Humanscales Freedom Task Chair is Posen Architects, LLCandmdash;a firm of 15 staff headed by Dennis Posen, AIA, located in West Orange, N.J.andmdash;pledging 150 hours annually to pro bono work through The 1%. Thanks to Posen Architects and all The 1% firms, as well our supporters at Humanscale and Steelcase, for your contributions serving under-resourced communities. The 1% program welcomed 13 firms and 9 nonprofits as new participants in October. Firms AMD Architecture (Salt Lake City, UT) CogitateDesign, pllc (Raleigh, NC) Donn Angel Perez Clarkston (Pismo Beach, CA) D.L. Fields Consultants, LLC (Atlanta, GA) DSB Architecture PLC (Clarkston, MI) Fink and Platt Architects LLC (New York, NY) GS Architect, LLC (Fairfield, NJ)IJKim architect (New York, NY)J Reeser Architect LLC (Gunnison, CO)LEWIS AND GOULD Architects (New York, NY) Valley Architects LLP St. (Helena, CA) Van Dusen Architects (Washington, DC)Wild Goose Architecture (New Haven, CT) NonprofitsApache Belles (Tyler, TX)AAA Academy For Children (Randolph, NJ) Charity Music Inc (Sterling Heights, MI) Collective Roots (East Palo Alto, CA) DuPage Community Clinic (Wheaton, IL) Shani Development Corporation (Oakland, CA) Solar Richmond (Richmond, CA) Texana Arts Council (Edna, TX) We Care Services For Children (Concord, CA) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=68 The 1% Firm Survey is Launched! Fri, 02 Oct 2009 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture launches The 1% Firm Survey in collaboration with researchers from the Harvard Business School (HBS). In its 3rd year, The 1% Firm Survey represents the first quantifiable standard to measure pro bono practice in the architecture profession. Its Public Architectures most comprehensive survey to date, collecting pro bono experiences from architecture and design firms nationwideandmdash;from sole-proprietors to the largest US firms, including Perkins+Will and HOK . To show our appreciation for taking The 1% Firm Survey , one randomly selected survey-taker will receive Humanscales Freedom Task Chair. The [Freedom] chair is sensational says Alan Cohen of Fortune Small Business (2001). As longstanding supporters of The 1% and Public Architecture, we thank Humanscale for their generous donation.Public Architecture needs the architecture professions feedback. Using expertise at HBS, survey results will be analyzed to inform the refinement of The 1% program. With your help, we strive to grow and improve The 1%, to better serve firms and facilitate positive community change through pro bono design. In September, The 1% program welcomed 20 firms and 10 nonprofits as new participants. Firms ALine Architecture, LLC (Alexandria, VA) Architecture118 (Bozeman, MT) C. F. Starck and Associates, LLC (Arlington, TX) GEISER+VALENTINE Interior Design (Dallas, TX) GoodsA (Palm Beach, FL) Greene Radovsky Maloney Share and Hennigh LLP (San Francisco, CA) Infrastructure Management Consultants (Logan, UT) john joyce architects, inc. (Chicago, IL) Krueck and Sexton Architects (Chicago, IL) Lewis/Schoeplein architects (Los Angeles, CA) Lineage Architects (Verona, VA) Lisa Lutton, Architect (Palo Alto, CA) Pais Architects Plc (Burlington, VT) Perkins Eastman (Oakland, CA) Schwartz and Architecture (San Francisco, CA) Studio 81 International (Folsom, CA) SustainableCivil (Naples, FL) Tim Anderson Architect (Waukesha, WI) Tumminello Design (Chicago, IL) Twang Design LLC (Southlake, TX) Van Dusen Architects (Washington, DC) NonprofitsAtlanta Pet Rescue and Adoption, Inc. (Atlanta, GA) CanZion Institute of Music (Pasadena, TX) Girls Incorporated of Southwestern Connecticut (Waterbury, CT) Hattiesburg University Foundation (Hattiesburg, MS) Museum Africa (Chicago, IL) National Art Education Association (Reston, VA) New Rockford Area Community Betterment Corporation (New Rockford, ND) The Arc of Massachusetts (Waltham, MA) The Whittier Conservancy (Whittier, CA) Westchester Residential Opportunities, Inc. (White Plains, NY) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=66 Pro Bono Work Helps Firms Fight Economic Slump Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:00:00 PST The Wall Street Journal confirms that pro bono work can bring great rewardsandmdash;both financially and personallyandmdash;to architects and designers struggling in this economic downturn. In Pro Bono Work Helps Firms Fight Economic Slump, published September 1, 2009, WSJ small business writer Raymond Flandez points to a growing pro bono trend. Increasingly, architecture and design firms are considering pro bono work as a marketing and customer-relations strategy. Highlighted in the article, Studio G Architects andmdash;a long-time member of The 1% programandmdash;found that taking on pro bono work helped maintain the design vigor in the office and resulted in finding new clients.The article points to some of the many benefits of pro bono work.
  • Employees engaged while cultivating new relationships
  • Increases local visibility, deepens local business ties
  • Creates opportunity for new business
  • Provides leadership opportunity for junior staff
    • Public Architecture is proud of The 1% participants commitment to pro bono work, serving nonprofits and their communities. Currently, over 600 architecture and design firms across the U.S. have already pledged their time through The 1% program, delivering an estimated $25 million in pro bono services yearly. New firm and nonprofit registrants to The 1% program are listed below: Firms Architecture, Incorporated (Memphis, TN) BarberMcMurry architects (Knoxville, TN)box: Building Open Xchange LCC (Portland, OR) Creative Architectural Team, Ltd (Wheeling, IL) David Magid (Los Angeles, CA) Demerly Architects (Indianapolis, IN) dsgn associates (Dallas, TX) Glenn Design Initiative (Seminole, FL) Henretty Design Associates, Inc. (Glen Mills, PA) Integrative Design, LLC (Ann Arbor, MI) Jaeger, Nickola and Assoc., Ltd. (Park Ridge, IL) JBA Architecture and Consulting (Sea Girt, NJ) M Designs Architects (Los Altos, CA) Michael Wilk Architecture (San Francisco, CA) shelter design studios (Jackson Hole, WY) Stimpson Design (San Francisco, CA) Studio De La Garza (Mill Valley, CA) Takahashi + De Miguel Architects (New York, NY) Wilson Fuqua and Associates (Dallas, TX) NonprofitsAnderson Partnership for Healthy Children (Anderson, CA)DALLAS Film Society (Dallas, TX)Frisco Family Services Center (Frisco, TX)Cradles to Crayons (Horsham, PA)Helping Restore Ability (Arlington, TX)Irving Cares (Irving, TX)KIPP Foundation (San Francisco, CA)National Art Education Association (Reston, VA)One To World, Inc. (New York, NY)Quality of Life Health Services, Inc (Gadsden, AL)Seeds of Africa (New York, NY)Taproot Foundation (Chicago, IL)The Global Education and Action Network (GLEAN) (Mill Valley, CA) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will.     http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=65     Pro bono projects sought for forthcoming book Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture seeks pro bono design projects for inclusion in a forthcoming book to be published by Metropolis Books / Distributed Art Publishers. Public Architecture takes a broad view of pro bono, which literally means for good. Preference will thus be given to free and reduced-fee work for nonprofit and community organizations that could not otherwise afford to work with an architect or designer. Projects are sought in the areas of education, health, housing, open space, as well as arts and culture. Desirable pro bono projects include one or more of the following qualities:
  • Clear social relevance or benefit
  • Excellence in architectural design
  • Strong story narrative
    • Projects must be photographed or photographable. Built work is preferred, but yet-to-be-realized work will be considered. Projects located in the U.S. are preferred, with international projects recommended for submission to the second edition of Design Like You Give a Damn, forthcoming from Architecture for Humanity. Firm participation in The 1% program of Public Architecture is encouraged, but not required.
    How to Submit For each project that you wish to submit, simply email the following information to info@publicarchitecture.org:
  • names of the designer and client
  • project type
  • title of the project
  • location of the project
  • pro bono design services rendered
  • project completion date, even if anticipated
  • origin of the designer/client relationship
  • contact information for the designer and client
    • The more information submitted, the more seriously Public Architecture can consider the project for inclusion. A Public Architecture representative will acknowledge all project recommendations by email or phone within 24 hours of submission. Projects will be reviewed on a rolling basis as they are received. Projects advanced as candidates will undergo brief phone interviews with both the designer and client. Designers may be asked to assist with securing rights to publish the photographs. Referrals to pro bono projects undertaken by other firms are welcome and appreciated as well. Email info@publicarchitecture.org with suggestions and any available information about such projects.
    About the Book Slated for release in Fall 2010 by Metropolis Books / Distributed Art Publishers, this yet-untitled book will serve as a seminal catalog of pro bono design by leading mainstream architects and designers. It will showcase the work of an array of practices, including a number of high-profile firms not often associated with public-interest design. Through visually engaging project case studies, practice profiles, and client testimonials, the book will illustrate the power of pro bono design. John Cary, Executive Director of Public Architecture, is authoring the book, in association with Public Architecture Summer Associates Heera Basi and Trudy Garber. All proceeds from the book will be donated by the author to Public Architecture. For more information, email info@publicarchitecture.org.     http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=64     18 Firms and 3 Nonprofits Welcomed in June Thu, 02 Jul 2009 12:00:00 PST June brought 18 additional firms and 3 new nonprofits into The 1% program, as well as another Public Architecture effort to strengthen the culture and practice of pro bono design. At the annual NeoCon tradeshow in Chicago, Public Architecture unveiled an initiative intended to enlist the manufacturing community in supporting pro bono and public interest design. An alternative to the typical corporate gift-giving approach, Public Architectureand#39;s initial Public Offering was conceived to provide a platform for manufacturers to give design instead of fruitcakes, popcorn, and monogrammed knickknacks. The New York-based creative agency The Moderns, worked with Public Architecture on a pro bono basis to bring this initiative, initially conceived by a group of design industry leaders and supported with seed funding from Teknion, to life. Basic information is available online at www.publicoffering.org with additional details to be announced in the coming months.Firms Agoos/Lovera Architects (Philadelphia, PA)Bohlin Cywinski Jackson (San Francisco, CA)Brock Brockington Inc. (Chicago, IL)de Jesus Architecture (Brentwood, CA)De Meza + Architecture (San Francisco, CA)dlb media (Dallas, TX)Hierarchy Architects (Manhasset, NY)Johnson Cartwright Jarman Architects, P.A. (Tampa, FL) Joseph Trojanowski Architect PC (Oak Park, IL)Kenar Architectural (Frankfort, KY)Koko Architecture + Design (New York, NY)Lsarc (San Francisco, CA)PARAVANT (Los Angeles, CA)Richard P. McGrew, Architect (Henderson, NV)Scheinholtz Associates (Burlingame, CA)Scott Hughes Architects (Venice, CA)Ward-Young Architects (Lafayette, CA)XChange Architects (Brookline, MA)NonprofitsArcheworks (Chicago, IL)Compassion for the Family; Inc. (Colorado Springs, CO)Washington Area Bicyclist Association (Washington, DC) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=62 The 1% Grows By 19 Firms, 7 Nonprofits in May Mon, 01 Jun 2009 12:00:00 PST May brought 19 additional firms and 7 new nonprofits into The 1% program. This month brought many firms to the program who had particularly interesting approaches to pro bono work. Chicago-based OWP/Pand#39;s Open Hand Studio is an in-house program established to support employees as they do good works in the community. The studio facilitates opportunities for the staff to work together in achieving a single goal, as well as providing an information network for all employees who commit time to community-building projects. While individuals within OWP/P have long been involved in a variety of volunteer and pro-bono activities related to the built environment, full time and part time professional employees will now receive paid time each fiscal year for their individual involvement in pro-bono work related to the built environment.Another of last monthand#39;s new registrants, Self Tucker Architects of Memphis, Tenn. sees their pro bono pursuits in the context of their self-defined campaign, Designing a Better Memphis. Committmed to downtown redevelopment and neighborhood revitalization, the firm has supported a long list of Memphis based nonprofits including Habitat for Humanity, and the St. Andrew AME Church. Firms Architectural Design Studio (Alexandria, VA)Architecture for Humanity - Chicago (Chicago, IL)Ben Adam Architect (Boerne, TX)Design Group Collaborative (Ellsworth, ME)Design Innovation (Knoxville, TN)Design Organization (Chicago, IL)Emergent Structures, Inc. (San Francisco, CA)FIRM-K ARCHITECTURE (Fort Worth, TX)Garapolo Maynard Architects (Oak Park, IL)Johanna Street, Architect (San Francisco, CA)La Vonne Wohl Architect (Crookston, MN)Lewis and Associates (West Palm Beach, FL)LZT Architects, Inc. (Austin, TX)MCA (Oakland, CA)OWP/P (Chicago, IL)Scott Matula (Sheboygan, WI)Self Tucker Architects (Memphis, TN)Studio Co (Los Angeles, CA)VIA Architecture (Seattle, WA)NonprofitsExcel High School (South Boston, MA)Flying Kites Global (Newport, RI)Hazon (New York, NY) Heart House Free Afterschool (Austin, TX) Independence Heights Redevelopment Council (Houston, TX)Urban Ecology (San Francisco, CA)WINGS Program, Inc. (Palatine, IL)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=61 Record 26 Firms Join The 1% in April Tue, 05 May 2009 12:00:00 PST April continued The 1%and#39;s trend of strong growth with 26 new firms joining the program, along with 8 new nonprofits. In addition to increased firm registration, firm engagement in The 1% matching portal has also shot up. Many of these firms such as the New York-based INARCH, which joined this month, bring a pro bono philosophy into the program. INARCH is committed to engaging its professional resources and leadership to benefit the social needs in our community and beyond, where our expertise can make a difference. Through its commitment to pro bono work, and now through The 1%, INARCH will initiate and implement projects that serve those who would otherwise not have access to our professional services. Firms Amory Architects (Boston, MA)Armstrong + Cohen Architecture (Gainesville, FL)Brenner Design Incorporated (Indianapolis, IN)C. Leland Suddeth Architect (Columbia, SC)Charles Loomis Chariss McAfee Architects (Philadelphia, PA)Della Valle Bernheimer (Brooklyn, NY)Gerard Lee Architects (Oakland, CA)grouparchitect (Seattle, WA)GTM Design (Prescott, AZ)H3 Studio (Saint Louis, MO)IDita (Toronto, Canada)INARCH (New York, NY)JPdesign + Associates (Kennesaw, GA)LaFontaine Architecture and Design, Inc (Worthington, OH)M Designs Architects (Los Altos, CA) MadDimensions Inc (Foster City, CA)MADLAB LLC (Montclair, NJ)Maia Gilman Architect (New York, NY)PLDA, Inc. (Baltimore, MD)Sanford Consulting (Lindenwold, NJ)Site8 Architects (Los Angeles, CA)SkyTech CAD (Seattle, WA)spacepositive (Henderson, TX)STAVE (Seattle, WA)The Vernal Group (Fresno, CA)Wilkinson Design Group (Carlsbad, CA)NonprofitsMulticultural Institute (Berkeley, CA)For Pete Sake Foundation, Inc. (Sherman Oaks, CA)Evanston Festival Theatre, Inc. (Evanston, IL)Seattle Scenic Studios (Seattle, WA)Habitat for Humanity of Kent County (Grand Rapids, MI)Partnership with Children, Inc. (New York, NY)Tony La Russaand#39;s Animal Rescue Foundation (Walnut Creek, CA)Dakota Prairie Regional Center for the Arts (New Rockford, ND)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=60 Strong Growth in The 1% Continues in March Mon, 06 Apr 2009 12:00:00 PST Continuing Februarys trend of strong firm growth, The 1% program welcomed 18 new firms and 7 new nonprofits into the program in March. From the 2 person firm, Teta Architecture Inc, based in Carlsbad, CA, to the Los Angeles office of Gensler, which brings the capacity of 230 design professionals to the program, The 1% continues to elicit a commitment to pro bono design from a diversity of practices.Firms 4M Design Group PA (Tallahassee, FL)AFFILIATED Practice (Somerville , MA)CTA Architects, Inc. (San Marcos, CA)DonWest Architect (Pismo Beach, CA)FAHRENHEIT (Cleveland,OH)Gensler - Los Angeles (Santa Monica, CA)Hibiscus Studio (San Francisco, CA)HLW International LLP- Lo s Angeles (Santa Monica, CA)ICON Architecture, Inc. (Boston, MA)Lorraine Guthrie Architect (Portland, OR)Marner Architecture (New York, NY)Mel Grewe, AIA (Temecula, CA)Moed de Armas and Shannon Architects (New York, NY)Myhr Architecture (Seattle, WA)n/a (woodland hills, CA)RGA Architects, Inc. (Roanoke, TX)Shakil Patel and Assocites (Loma Linda, CA)Studio ABK Architects LLC (New Haven, CT)Susan Durrett Landscape Architecture (San Francisco, CA)Teta Architecture Inc. (Carlsbad, CA)NonprofitsDuboce Triangle Neighborhood Association (San Francisco, CA)Friends of Island Academy (New York, NY)Friends of Youth (Redmond, WA)Hyde Leadership Charter School (Bronx, NY)Laurel Lake Christian Center, Inc. (Largo, MD)Petriarch Charities (New York, NY)Trash For Teaching (Los Angeles, CA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=59 The 1% Firm Presence Grows Substantially in February Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture was pleased to welcome 23 firms and 11 nonprofits into The 1% program during the month of February. This heavy growth in firm registration has been coupled with an increase in firm-initiated matching activity. Firms are rising to the challenge posed by the economic climate and funneling their excess capacity into projects that create positive change in the nonprofit sector and the public realm.Firms A2 Studio Architecture (Tucson, AZ)Abell and Associates Architects, Ltd. (Tempe, AZ)Art and Architecture (Seattle, WA)Axis Mundi (New York, NY)Christopher Doonan, Architect (Westford, MA)Cote Renard Architecture (Jacksonville, FL)Elizabeth Eason Architecture, LLC (Knoxville, TN)Hurt Partners Architects (Austin, TX)J.T. Design (Woodinville, WA)JHP Architecture / Urban Design (Dallas, TX)KDI Design, Inc. (Geneva, IL)Knock Architecture and Design (San Francisco, CA)lauckgroup (Dallas, TX)MARC Architecture (Tempe, AZ)Mitchell Plus Associates (Denver, CO)New Perspective Architects (Livonia, MI)Post Decadent Architect (Winooski, VT)reCAST (Salt Lake City, UT)S7g Architecture (Aurora, CO)sawattsdesign (Alameda, CA)Stuart Sampley Design Studio (Austin, TX)Studio LC Design (Montebello, CA)Thatcher Designs (Dallas, TX)NonprofitsA.J. Muste Memorial Institute (New York, NY)Albany Park Community Center (Chicago, Illinois)Art for Healing (San Francisco, California)Bayview Missionary Baptist Church (San Francisco, California)Book-It Repertory Theatre (Seattle, Washington)Demoiselle 2 Femme, NFP (Chicago, Illinois)Forgotten Dreams Foundation (Cambridge, Massachusetts)Going EverGreen (San Jose, California)Homes for Hope, Inc. (Washington DC)SRLP (New York, NY) Woodstock Christian Life Services (Woodstock, Illinois)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=58 January Brings Growth in Numbers and Scope to The 1% Tue, 03 Feb 2009 12:00:00 PST January 2009 was another month of growth for The 1%. The program expanded to include 14 new firms and 11 new nonprofits.This month John Peterson, Founder and President of Public Architecture and John Cary, Public Architecure's Executive Director where honored as Contract magazine's 2009 Designers of the Year. Peterson and Cary used the award to announce The 1%'s expansion to include furnishings manufacturers and other vendors who will support pro bono projects through material goods and other means.Firms ArchitectWLW (Orlando, FL)BOORA Architects Inc. (Portland, OR)BraytonHughes Design Studios (San Francisco CA)Cobrooke (Sarasota, FL)Direct Design Ltd. (Crystal Lake, IL)Hemingway+A/Studio (Chicago, IL)JKR Partners LLC (Philadelphia, PA)Martin E. Rich Architect PC (New York, NY)Peter A. Edivan RA PC (Lansdowne VA)Shapiro Didway (Portland, OR)S.K.I.N. Inc. (San Diego, CA)Struthers Dias Architects (Alameda, CA)Stuart Sampley Design Studio (Austin, TX)STUDIOS Architecture (San Francisco CA) NonprofitsA Second Chance Of Hope (Los Angeles, CA)African Center for Community Empowerment (ACCE) (Albans, NY)Cradles to Crayons (Quincy, MA)Foster A Dream (Martinez, CA)Greater Rock Development Corporation (Chicago, IL)HomeAid Southern Nevada (Las Vegas, NV)Home Free Home (Port Washington, NY)Iglesia de Dios Pentecostal, MI (Bay Shore, NY)Junior League of Boston, Inc. (Boston, MA)Merrimack Valley Habitat for Humanity (Lawrence, MA)New Orleans City Park (New Orleans, LA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org "The 1%" is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each year—the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=56 Public Architecture Welcomes 11 Firms and 7 Nonprofits into The 1% in December Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:00:00 PST The last month of 2008 closed bringing 11 additional firms and 7 new nonprofits into The 1% program. Many of this months firm registrants came to the program with an existing pro bono ethic, such as the Mill Valley, CA-based Dorman Associates which believes that everyone is deserving of the benefits of good design. Dorman Associates pledged this month to contribute our efforts to meet this goal.Firms who registered in December highlighted time donated to organizations such as Habitat for Humanity, local development corporations, and schools and summer programs. The Public Architecture staff encourages all to visit The 1% project gallery to view diverse examples of pro bono design engagement by firms, both completed projects and those in progress.Firms Acme Workshop (Denver, CO)Behar + Peteranecz, Inc. (Pensacola, FL)BROADREACH Architecture and Planning (Rio Vista, CA)DENISE RUSH (Hazel Crest, IL)Dorman Associates, Inc. (Mill Valley, CA)Douglas Campbell Architect (Lancaster, PA)Integration Design Studio, Landscape Architects (Carlsbad, CA)Gibbons, Fortman and Associates (Chicago, IL)Grace Street R.D.S. (San Francisco, CA)OPA Design Studio (Austin, TX)ORB Architects (Renton, WA) NonprofitsAurora Council #736 Knights of Columbus (Aurora, IL) Destiny Academy of Learning (Virginia Beach, VA)I Am You Nfp (Chicago, IL)Miriamand#39;s Kitchen (Washington DC)San Diegoans for Better Housing Now! (La Jolla, CA)Sarahand#39;s Circle (Chicago, IL)Respond Now (Chicago Heights, IL)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=55 11 Firms, 11 Nonprofits Join The 1% in November Wed, 10 Dec 2008 12:00:00 PST In November The 1% continued to grow at a steady pace. Eleven new firms joined the program, demonstrating their commitment to pro bono design, and 11 nonprofits turned to the program for design assistance.This month, we highlight one of the partnerships successfully matched through The 1% web portal. Studio S Squareds work on The Enclave facilities needs assessment for the Bill Wilson Center of San Jose, CA provided the Bill Wilson Center with an invaluable document that will permit us to move forward with this project. As Ken Koach, Director of Administration for the Bill Wilson Center describes, we had no idea where to start but now we have an excellent road map to follow. Thank you to The 1% and Studio S Squared.Firms Creo Design (Rochester, NY)CWL Architecture LLC (Cammack Village, AR)Dharmatecture (Brooklyn, NY)ERW Design (Malibu, CA)Hafner-Ferlita Architects, Inc. (Tampa, FL)Leslie Arnold Architeture (San Francisco, CA)PSA-Dewberry (Peoria, IL)Rutledge Alcock Architects (Decatur, GA)Sarah Robinson Architect (Kentfield, CA)Architect (Ft. Lauderdale, FL)Wilder Architecture, Inc. (Tampa, FL) NonprofitsArtsboretum (Sausalito, CA)Big Brothers Big Sisters of Puget Sound (Seattle, WA)Chicago Womenand#39;s Health Center (Chicago, IL)Fiver Childrenand#39;s Foundation (New York, NY)Gardner Pilot Academy (Allston, MA)Garrettand#39;s Space (Clackamas, OR)Harlem Success Academy 3 (New York, NY)Keep On Pushing Foundation (Congers, NY)Learning By Design in Massachusetts (Boston, MA)Living Water Services, Inc. (Jamaica, NY)Symphony of the Southwest (Mesa, AZ)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=54 October Brings Wave of Registrants and Publicity to The 1% Sun, 02 Nov 2008 12:00:00 PST Last month saw not only steady growth in registrations for The 1% program, but increased national interest in the phenomenon of pro bono design. The month of October brought 14 firms and 12 nonprofits into The 1%, as well as the publication of several articles that address pro bono work within the design professions.Architectural Records article Professionalizing Pro Bono Practice explores strategies for pro bono project success, and profiles approaches to the internal management of pro bono work. The article highlights the pro bono endeavors of The 1% 10 for 1 firm sponsors HOK, Perkins+Will and the MccCall Design Group. Octobers issue of Metropolis also features articles on Public Architecture, and public interest design, most notably with Pro-Bono Architecture by John Peterson, Public Architectures Founder and President. Architect and Residential Architect also joined the chorus with articles exploring the results of The 1% Second Annual Firm Survey and the rising profile of pro bono work within the field.Firms Architects Without Borders (Sebastopol, CA)Cadco (Brooklyn Center, MN)David F. Allen / Architect (Jackson, MS)Full Scale Architecture (Richmond, VA)Gregory John Burke | ARCHITECT, Pa (Vero Beach, FL)HBT Architects (Pittsford, NY)Lundberg Design (San Francisco, CA)MAO Associates Architects (Plantsville, CT)McKay Architecture/Design (New York, NY)Pb Elemental Architecture, LLC (Seattle, WA)Perkins + Will - DC Office (Washington, DC)Silhouette Design Architecture (Chicago, IL)Victor G. Valdez (San Antonio, TX)Woodard Interiors, Inc. (Grafton, MA) NonprofitsGOLES (New York, NY)Long Island Community Center (Long Island, ME)National Economic and Social Rights Initiative (NESRI) (New York, NY)Neighborsand#39; Consejo (Washington, DC)New Orleans Workersand#39; Center for Racial Justice (New Orleans, LA)San Mateo Child Care Coordinating Council (San Mateo, CA)Spark (San Francisco, CA)Sports4Kids (Oakland, CA)St. Louis Transitional Hope House, Inc. (St. Louis, MO)The Dawn Project (Houston, TX)The Imagine Bus Project (San Francisco, CA)The Redefine Life Foundation (Ypsilanti, MI)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=52 September brings 15 Firms, 14 Nonprofits into The 1% Thu, 23 Oct 2008 12:00:00 PST The 1% program continued its growth in the month of September, with 15 firms pledging their time to pro bono work, and 14 nonprofits registering to receive design assistance.The range of firms that join The 1% continues to illustrate the diversity of design professionals committed to pro bono work. From the 34 employee Miami branch of Perkins + Will, to the four person Washington-based landscape architecture firm Varley, Varley and Varley, which both registered for The 1% this month, Public Architecture is pleased to welcome design practitioners of all kinds into The 1%.Nonprofits continue to express appreciation for the resources that these professionals provide. When we first came upon this program, we thought, wow, we cant believe this exists.andhellip;There is a level of expertise we needed to tap into and we werent sure where to get it, said Alexandra Gray, Development Director of Fractured Atlas, a New York-based national arts organization. Fractured Atlas, along with last monthand#39;s other nonprofit initiates, believes that design professionals have a role to play in helping achieve their organizations mission.Firms Box Design (Chicago, IL)CDA and I Architecture and Interiors, Ltd. (Philadelphia, PA)Chadbourne + Doss Architects (Seattle, WA)Chadbourne + Doss Architects (Astoria, OR)Florian Architects (Chicago, IL) Gutierrez/Associates (Oakland, CA)Herman Coliver Locus Architecture (San Francisco, CA)Hutteball and Oremus Architecture (Kirkland, WA)JALARTS (Natick, MA)Long, Tann and Dand#39;Onofrio, Inc. (Wilmington, DE)Perkins+Will - Miami (Coral Gables, FL) Rothenberg Architecture (Georgetown, TX)SEArchitecture LLC (Dunedin, FL)The Urban Charrette (Tampa, FL)Varley, Varley and Varley (Woodinville, WA) NonprofitsBrooklyn Community Housing and Services, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY)Business Leaders of Tomorrow Leadership Empowerment Ctr. Inc. (Jamaica, NY)Childrenand#39;s Museum in Easton (North Easton, MA)E and A Freedom Center (Bronx, NY)Fractured Atlas (New York, NY)Hagarand#39;s House (New Orleans, LA)Helping Hands Initiative Incorporated (Staten Island, NY)HomeAid, Home Builders Care, Inc. (Plano, TX)Islamic Cultural Center of Northern California (Oakland, CA)National Fragile X Foundation (Walnut Creek, CA)Rocky Mountain Childrenand#39;s Law Center (Denver, CO)Save the Redwoods League (San Francisco, CA)St. Johnand#39;s Place Family Center, HDFC (Brooklyn, NY)Youth Venture (Seattle, WA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=51 26 Nonprofits Join The 1% in July, August Wed, 10 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PST The past two months brought 26 nonprofits to The 1%. These nonprofits, who hail from locations across the US come to the program with diverse goals and agendas, from addressing homelessness and mental illness to developing sustainable transportation technology. These nonprofits seek to involve designers in the process of reaching their organizational goals. In the words of one of this months nonprofit registrants, Julie Lieberman Neale, Director of Fund and Community Development at California-based Alternatives in Action, We are so thrilled about the potential of our new space to provide innovative programs for children and youth. We recognize the importance of environmental design and are committed to having our space reflect our highest values. We need help to make that a reality.Advanced Transportation Technology Institute (Chattanooga, TN) Alameda Education Foundation (Alameda, CA) Alternatives in Action (Alameda, CA) Arbor Development (Bath, NY) Bishop Mora Salesian High School (Los Angeles, CA) Brooklyn Community Housing and Services, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) Brooklyn Music School (Brooklyn, NY) Building Bridges Child Development Center (Oakland, CA) Connections (Evanston, IL) Harvest Outreach Ministries International (Paterson, NJ)Helping Hands Initiative Incorporated (Staten Island, NY)Hemophilia Federation of America (Layfayette, LA) Lighthouse Classical Homeschoolerand#39;s Academy, Inc. (Carrollton, GA) Midtown Greenway Coalition (Minneapolis, MN) National Association for Visually Handicapped (New York, NY) National Fragile X Foundation (Walnut Creek, CA) PACSI (Palo Alto, CA) Peninsula Museum of Art (Belmont, CA) Rising Star Childrenand#39;s Musical Theatre Troupe North (Hollywood, CA) Shalom 2 You Inc. (Brooklyn, NY)St Johns Community Church (Suitland, MD)Sue Rock Originals Everyone, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY) The ABstract/Last Hope (New Orleans, LA)University of California Santa Barbara, UC Arts Institute (Santa Barbara, CA)WeCount! (Homestead, FL)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=47 13 Firms Join The 1% in August; HOK Pledges 52,000 Hours Yearly to Pro Bono Design Mon, 08 Sep 2008 12:00:00 PST During the month of August, 13 firms joined The 1% program, pledging at least one percent of their time annually to pro bono service. Among these firms was The 1%s 10 for 1 firm sponsor HOK. HOK pledge on behalf of their 2,600 employees worldwide results in a massive 52,000 hours committed to pro bono design endeavors this year.Thanks to the efforts of firms all sizes--ranging from HOK to sole practitioners such Marcus Brown Architect based in Charleston, SC, who also joined the program this month, pledging 100 hours of pro bono time annually, nonprofits have increased access to design services that they would otherwise have to forgo.Angela Keesee Architect (Memphis, TN)At-Six Architecture (San Francisco, CA)Chandana Design LLC (Dallas, TX)David Porter Assoc.- Architects (Palm Beach Gardens, FL)DO Studio (Los Angeles, CA)Herman Coliver Locus Architecture (San Francisco, CA)HOK (St. Louis, MO)Jofrey (Bolingbrook, IL)Kadushin Associates Architects Planners, Inc. (Ann Arbor, MI)Marcus Brown Architect (Charleston, SC)Rothenberg Architecture (Georgetown, TX)SEArchitecture LLC (Dunedin, FL)Stephen Dalton Architects, Inc (Solana Beach, CA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Nearly 400 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=49 Second Annual Survey of Pro Bono Service by U.S. Architecture Firms Completed Wed, 27 Aug 2008 12:00:00 PST Architects throughout the country are increasingly putting their skills to work for the public good, according to a recent survey of 350 firms by nonprofit Public Architecture.For the second year in a row, the survey queried architecture and design firms that have pledged a minimum of 1% of their billable hours to pro bono service via Public Architectures flagship program, The 1%. Public Architectures goal is to direct at least 1% of every firms time to pro bono service. With the support of firm recruitment partners such as the American Institute of Architects, weve assembled a critical mass of firms, says John Cary, Executive Director of Public Architecture. The range of work being undertaken by these firms is a testament to the need for and power of design.The firms surveyed this year ranged from sole practitioners to some of the largest firms in the country, such as HKS and Perkins+Will. To date, Public Architecture has recruited nearly 400 firms, of which 350 had signed on by the time the survey was issued. The most recent major addition to The 1% firm roster is HOK, a 2,600-person firm based in St. Louis with nearly two dozen offices worldwide, including 15 in the U.S.If every architecture professional in the country were to pledge just 1% of their time to pro bono service, it would be the equivalent of a massive firm like HOK working fulltime for the public good, says architect John Peterson, founder of Public Architecture. One need only look at the sheer productive capacity of large firms like HOK and Perkins+Will to understand what a commitment of this scale from the profession as a whole could mean for our communities and country.In an effort to measure trends, the 2008 firm survey was nearly identical to the one that Public Architecture administered a year ago. Key 2008 Findings:-virtually every firm reported exceeding the goal of 1%;-more than two-thirds of firm respondents devoted 2% or more of their time to pro bono service over the past year;-68% named social relevance as the most important variable in choosing pro bono projects;-73% cited community benefit as having the highest impact on pro bono work; and-financial constraints and available staff time remain the greatest obstacles to engaging in more pro bono work.Perhaps the most compelling aspect of the survey was the long list of projects that respondent firms noted taking part in or completing over the previous year. The greatest percentage of firms undertook projects related to education and schools in under-served or under-resourced communitiesandmdash;building additions, classroom and library renovations, and athletic facility design. The firm of William McDonough + Partners described its environmental strategy work for Brad Pitts Make It Right Foundation, centered in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans. Other firms worked with established nonprofits, such as Habitat for Humanity to advance actual projects as well as broader changes to individual Habitat chapters green and sustainable design efforts. Sustainable design was also a common thread in many firms community work with local AIA components via the national organizations Sustainable Design Assistance Teams. In all, these projects represent the many applications of design, the power of pro bono service, as well as the range of needs to be addressed in communities across the country, adds Peterson. Much work remains, but one can only be encouraged and inspired by the joint efforts undertaken by firm participants of The 1% program.Click here to read the press release and view the survey data.The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=48 10 firms join The 1% in July; AIA issues "Pro Bono Guidelines" draft Thu, 14 Aug 2008 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture extends a welcome to the 10 firms that joined The 1% in July. Hailing from diverse locales across the country, these firms have become part of the network of architects providing quality design services to those who normally do not have access to them.These firms are joining The 1% at a historic moment for pro bono design. On August 1st, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) issued its first official substantive statement on pro bono work within the field of architecture. Their Pro Bono Guidelines, currently in draft form, encourage AIA members to engage in pro bono work as part of their contributions to the highest aspirations of the architecture profession, demonstrating that the pro bono ethos that Public Architecture and The 1% have sought to foster is gaining ground. Join the discussion on this issue at Pro Bono Junkies Blog hosted by the Taproot Foundation.AB Design Studio, Inc. (Santa Barbara, CA) Architecture Design + (Sunnyvale, CA) Chatham Hill Residential Design and Build (Boston, MA) Crutcher Studio, Inc. (Farmington, MI) douglasKarchitecture (Dallas, TX) Emergency Picnic (Chicago, IL)FYK Architecture PLLC (Nashville, TN) LifeCare Design Studio (Lincolnshire, IL) Till Creative (Chicago, IL) Y.A. Studio (San Francisco, CA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=46 St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Architecture Firms Find Happiness in Pro Bono Wed, 23 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PST Five years ago, Penny Malina learned from a friend and fellow animal lover that the St. Louis animal shelter needed a larger facility.Since then, Malina, information technology director for St. Louis-based Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum, and at least four architects and designers from the firm, have spent about 4,000 hours of unpaid time working on the plans.HOK encourages its employees to donate time to worthy community projects. And it isnand#39;t the only local architecture company to do so. Pro bono work, normally associated with the law profession, is growing among architecture firms, say local professionals.As architects we have a social responsibility to better the situation as we see it, said Art Bond, a principal in Clayton-based Bond Wolfe Architects Inc.The increase in pro bono architecture work stems from a sense of social responsibility, he said.An indicator of that is the growing number of companies signing up for the 1 percent initiative by San Francisco-based, nonprofit Public Architecture, formed in 2002.Three years ago Public Architecture launched an initiative to get every firm in the country to donate 1 percent of its hours to pro bono projects, said David Meckel, vice president of the organization.Since then, 390 architecture firms have signed up. This year, they will donate 107,000 hours to pro bono work.If every architecture company in the country signed up, it would equal 5 million pro bono hours each year andmdash; the equivalent of a 2,500-person firm, Meckel said.It would be like the largest firm in the world working pro bono, he said.Recent architecture graduates are the driving force behind the pro bono movement, Meckel said.They have a greater sense of responsibility to the environment and social justice. Those qualities were not as present in the generations before, he said.HOW IT GETS STARTEDAn architecture firmand#39;s involvement in such projects most commonly begins with an individual employee, said Jarrett Cooper, principal in St. Louis-based Rosemann and Associates.They (employees) bring us a project because they feel strongly about it and want to work on it, and we encourage them to do it, Cooper said. We allow them time during regular work hours or maybe build a team in the office to help them.Rosemann donated architectural services to the 14th Street Mall andmdash; a residential and commercial development in a run-down north city neighborhood andmdash; and the farmerand#39;s market in the Ville neighborhood.Other projects begin as a firm effort, said Andy Trivers, president of Trivers Associates, based in St. Louis. Company principals and clients hear of worthy causes through boards and organizations they are involved in and bring them to the firm.Most projects are for non-profit organizations. While younger employees may get the ball rolling, they are not the only ones to participate. Company higher-ups, like Tim Rowbottom, a principal with St. Louis-based Lawrence Group, often get involved, too.Rowbottom designed the interior for the Downtown Childrenand#39;s Center in St. Louis on his first day at work and has been donating time to the project for four years.REWARDING WORKPro bono work tends to make employees more productive overall, Bond said.Bond Wolfe recently helped Voices for Children, an organization that provides legal counsel to abused children and those in foster care, find a new location and design the interior.It (pro bono work) makes (the firmand#39;s employees) feel good about their contribution to society, he said. That makes them more effective.And a satisfied employee is more likely to stay at the company longer, Meckel said.Nonetheless, most companies have to balance their employeesand#39; pro bono ambitions with profitability.While strengthening the companyand#39;s ties with the community are important, Cooper said, you have to weigh the pros and cons of what you are getting into.Most of the time, the decision depends on the companyand#39;s size and workload.A lot of it has to do with how busy we are at any particular moment, Trivers said. We have a commitment to our (paid) andshy;clients, and if we are very busy, we have to pass on the pro bono project.It also depends on how much work is entailed. A pro bono project can be anything from a one-time consultation to thousands of hours over several years.Several architects and designers at the Lawrence Group got involved in the childrenand#39;s center and over the years have donated the equivalent of $90,000 in billable hours to the project, Rowbottom said.The 285 professional employees in HOKand#39;s St. Louis office donate about 2,000 hours to pro bono work every year andmdash; the equivalent of one full-time person. Bond Wolfe employees contribute 150 to 300 hours andmdash; roughly 5 percent of total billable hours, according to Bond.PERSONAL CONNECTIONPro bono works give architects more opportunities to be creative.Itand#39;s not that you donand#39;t care about the work when you have a paid client, but when you are doing it pro bono, you are sharing something special and unique, said Jen Stauber an architecture and urban designer for Trivers.Sheand#39;s working on the renovation of a four-story former furniture store for the Jacoby Arts Center in Alton.Horvath can make design decisions on his own, experiment with different tools and designs and when a project is done, feel like he had a personal connection to its success.He designed the new animal shelter to be a green building, included spaces for prospective pet owners to interact with the animals and created a separate space for ill animals to be quarantined.By contrast, one of the paid projects he was recently working on was a multibillion-dollar, 6.5-million-square-foot university campus in Saudi Arabia, which at its peak required 250 to 300 people from 10 different HOK offices.When you do that you are part of a huge team. It is like collaborative design andmdash; every decision has to get passed through a whole team, Horvath said. That doesnand#39;t need to happen in a smaller (pro bono) project.With a paying client, Horvath said, each design decision has to go through a series of approvals.In the end, the charity work benefits the firms by building goodwill.In that way, it (pro bono work) is not totally selfless. It helps us network within the community, Bond said. It helps us get more business.Riddhi Trivedi St. Clair for the St. Louis Post-Dispatch 07.18.08Read the article on STLToday.com http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=45 June Brings 8 New Nonprofits to The 1%, Public Architecture to Develop Case Studies of Successful Pro Bono Projects Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PST In June, Public Architecture welcomed 8 nonprofits into The 1% Program. These organizations seek to form collaborative partnerships with architects and designers, and to use design strategies as a means to achieve their goals. It is this ethos that Public Architecture seeks to support through the development of case studies of successful pro bono design. If you have a project that has a compelling or unique story to tell, hereand#39;s your opportunity to help us continue to promote your achievements in pro bono design. Featured case studies will be displayed on the website and may even be included in the online slide library for upcoming presentations. If you are interested in sharing information about your project, please complete our Case Study Questionnaire and return it to info@theonepercent.org with Case Study in the subject line. A member of The 1% staff will contact you shortly.Click here to access the Case Study Questionnaire for Architecture and Design firms.Click here to access the Case Study Questionnaire for Nonprofit Organizations.ACCION (New York, NY)American Institute of Architecture Students (Washington, DC)Blue Gargoyle Community Services (Chicago, IL)East Bay Leadership Foundation (Oakland, CA)Hawaii Habitat for Humanaity, Assoc. (Honolulu, HI)Mercy Center (Bronx, NY)Penny Harris Foundation Inc. (Wilbraham, MA)United Way of the Bay Area (San Francisco, CA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=44 15 Firms Join The 1% in June Including First Firm from Maine Tue, 15 Jul 2008 12:00:00 PST The 1% Program experienced its fourth consecutive month of geographic expansion as it welcomed 15 new firms including Theodore + Theodore Architects, The 1%s first firm from Maine. These firms have collectively pledged more than 1900 hours annually to pro bono service; their contributions will undoubtedly help build the capacity of the nonprofits they serve, and assist nonprofits in reaching their goals. Anthony Abbate Architect PA (Fort Lauderdale, FL)Architecture for Humanity Miami (Miami, FL)Barry Wilson Architecture (Shady Grove, FL)DSDG, Inc. (Sarasota, FL)GLS Landscape / Architecture (San Francisco, CA)Hyphae Design Laboratory (Oakland, CA)INBAR DESIGN AIA PA (Sarasota, FL)Lance Stone (San Diego, CA)Loci Architecture PC (New York, NY)NC-Office (Miami, FL)Scott Hughes Architects (Hobe Sound, FL)Stuebben Architecture, Inc. (Jacksonville, FL)The Architectural Group (Lake Worth, FL)Theodore + Theodore Architects (Bath, ME)UrbanWorks, Ltd. (Chicago, IL)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=43 12 Nonprofits join the 1% in May Seeking Design Assistance for Diverse Array of Projects Wed, 04 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PST In May the number of nonprofits seeking assistance from design professionals grew with the addition of 12 new nonprofits to The 1% Program. Nonprofits who joined this month asked for the involvement of designers in a wide range of projects. From service providers looking to ensure that their spaces are welcoming to their clients, to nonprofits looking to collaborate with architects on model projects that support their program objectives, The 1% continues to connect nonprofits with architects who can help them to achieve their goals. 91.7 KALW Local Public Radio (San Francisco, CA) Alameda Point Collaborative (Alameda, CA)Colllege Prep and Architectural Academy (Oakland, CA)Delaware Kenya Association (Wilmington, DE)Design Response (San Jose, CA) Dixie Schoolhouse Foundation (San Rafael, CA)Jewish Community Council of Greater Coney Island, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY)MH Tobias Elementary School (Daly, CA)Pet Being (Brooklyn, NY)Saint Teresa Community Outreach and Empowerment (Lake City, SC) The Womenand#39;s Collective (Washington DC)Urban Creeks Council (Berkeley, CA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=42 24 New Firms Join the 1% in May Including First Firms from Nevada and Rhode Island Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PST May was a successful month for The 1% Program with 24 new firms signing up to pledge at least 1% of their time to pro bono efforts. This month also brought an expansion of the geographic range of The 1%. The program staff offers a special welcome to Tate Snyder Kimsey, our first firm from Nevada, and Thurlow Small Architecture, the first to join the program from Rhode Island. We look forward to future growth of the program in these areas and around the country. AB Architekten (New York, NY)Architect Patrick Onishi (Honolulu, HI)Bartizan Group Architects and Project Managers, PSC (San Juan, PR)Brandt Design Group (Seattle, WA)Demetri Sarantitis Architects (New York, NY) Donahue Architecture, Inc. (Ocala, FL)Donner and Sorcinelli Architetti (Silea, Italy) EDennie (Brooklyn, NY)Front Studio (New York, NY)Heller Manus Architects (San Francisco, CA)Jaime Canaves, FAIA, IIDA (Miami, FL)James Joyce Architect (Long Beach, NY)Locus Architecture Inc. (Coral Gables, FL)Mustudio (Brooklyn, NY)Marilys R. Nepomechie Architect (Coconut Grove, FL) Michael J Altschuler, AIA Architect (New York, NY)MPA Architects, Inc. (West Palm Beach, FL)PAE Consulting Engineers (Portland, OR) Peterson Architecture and Associates, LLC (Scottsdale, AZ) RATIO Architects, Inc. (Indianapolis, IN)Studio Schiff LLC (Hollywood, FL) Tate Snyder Kimsey (Henderson, NV) Thurlow Small Architecture (Pawtucket, RI) WPA, Inc. (Seattle, WA) The 1% Program of Public Architecture www.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=41 10 Nonprofits Seeking Design Assistance Join The 1% in April Thu, 15 May 2008 12:00:00 PST April brought 10 new nonprofits into Public Architectureand#39;s 1% program. From providing artists with affordable gallery space, to running programs for at-risk youth, these organizations perform a diverse array of services and are looking to design professionals for assistance in achieving their goals.Chashama, Inc (New York, NY) Concern of Durham, Inc. (Durham, NC) Federation of Protestant Welfare Agencies (New York, NY) Friends of Neighborhood Playgarden (San Francisco, CA) Harvey Brooks Motivation and Development Foundation (Joliet, IL) Northeast Sustainable Energy Association, Inc. (Greenfield, MA)Pacific Lifeline (Upland, CA) St. Albans Congregational Church, United Church of Christ (St. Albans, NY) The Trust for Public Land (San Francisco, CA) Unity Care Group, Inc. (San Jose, CA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=40 IOMA: The 1% Solution Program Passes 300 Firm Mark Fri, 09 May 2008 12:00:00 PST Shamed by the fact that law firms on average contributed 2 percent of their income in pro bono services while A/E lagged far behind, San Francisco architect John Peterson in 2002 founded Public Architecture, an organization committed to making the benefits of building, one of the most expensive of pastimes, affordable to nonprofit organizations, which could not otherwise afford the architects fee.Institute of Management and Administration http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=38 AIA.org: Giving 100% to Public Architecture's 1% Program Fri, 02 May 2008 12:00:00 PST Todayand#39;s graduates from accredited architecture schools have a growing stream of opportunity to leave the traditional path practicing architecture for an occupation that seemingly offers better work-life balance and a higher salary than most interns working in an architecture firm. Having completed the intern development program and worked for firms designing everywhere from high-end residential, big box retail, k-12 educational, and government buildings, it did not take long for me to start looking for a chance to do something I felt could be more fulfilling than dealing with building departments, rotating boards, and multi-client projects. The search prompted me to make a move from Orange County to San Francisco, California in a result that led to more work, a little less pay, and oddly enough, an even greater appreciation for those still towing the traditional path. In July 2007 I joined Public Architectureand#39;s small staff of two as the first Program Manager to their 1% program .A 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, Public Architecture strives to put the resources of architecture in service of the public interest through their advocacy design campaigns and The 1% program. Established in 2003, Public Architecture is probably best known for their Scraphouse project a six week blitz design-build project that resulted in a house built entirely of scrap on San Franciscos capital lawn in conjunction with World Environment day in 2005. The project resulted in a National Geographic Documentary by Award winning filmmaker Anna Fitch. More recently Public Architecture has been getting attention for their Day Labor Station which was recently featured in the Cooper-Hewitts exhibition, Design for the Other 90% and The 1% program, that currently has over 300 firm participants pledging to close to 100,000 hours of design service (roughly $10 million services) pro bono on an annual basis.The 1% program asks architecture firms for 1%, or more specifically 1% of billable hours from every firm employee, roughly 20 hours per employee per year. Although the program is not asking for much, the potential is enormous 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 2,500-person firm, working for the public good.This past October, in order to facilitate the pledges of The 1% firm participants, Public Architecture added a nonprofit matching component to the release of V2.0 of The 1% website. The response has been exceptional and there are currently over 100 nonprofits in need of design assistance. The AIA has been one of the largest contributors to The 1% program, with over $100,000 in funds coming from local and national components. Additionally the AIA has built a case for pro bono work within the profession by expanding the Ethical Standard 2.2, Public Interest Services in their Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct by adding explicit references to pro bono services, rendered without expecting compensation, including those rendered for indigent persons, after disasters, or in other emergencies. The Institutes AIA 150andmdash;Blueprint for America initiative and the growth of Public Architectures 1% Program are but two instances that have prompted both AIA components and architecture firms to make a formal commitment to providing pro bono services to those sectors of our society that have not historically been well served by the profession. ~Anthony Tony J. Costello, FAIA and co-chair of a subcommittee on pro bono.Although a small amount of time, the past 8 months in my new position as Public Architectures program manager to The 1% Program has put me in touch with architects across the country making great contributions, of a variety sizes, within their local communities. We have Large firms represented such as Perkins + Will, notable firms such as William McDonough + Partners, and many sole proprietors giving more than their fair share of 1% back to the public. The work done by our 1% participating firms are an inspiration. The 1% is more than a program, it is a movement - bringing value back to the profession of architecture and giving everyone a chance to experience well designed environments. I am all too happy to tell their story and share the success of others.Evelyn Lee for AIA.org http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=37 The 1% Growing Steadily, 12 New Firms Join in April with a first from Indiana Thu, 01 May 2008 12:00:00 PST The 1% Program continues to grow with the addition of 12 new firms. The program staff extends an additional welcome to Costello + Associates, as the first firm to join us from Indiana. The 1% program continues to grow primarily through the word-of-mouth of our participating 1% firms. Thanks to all those whoand#39;s ongoing efforts continue to support the work of The 1% program and share the good work they are doing. B2 Structural Engineers (Kenmore, WA) Costello + Associates (Muncie, IN)Da-Zyners Studio (Hazlewood, MO)DNM Architect (San Francisco, CA)Donadio and Associates Architects P.A. (Vero Beach, FL)GBH Partners (El Dorado Hills, CA)George Architecture, LLC (Denver, CO) Hollenbeck Architects, Inc. (Houston, TX)Paul Welschmeyer Architects (Niles, CA)Royal Park Studio, LLC (Vero Beach, FL) Seibert Architects (Sarasota, FL)Studio for Civil Architecture (New York, NY) The 1% Program of Public Architecture www.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=36 The 1% Welcomes Hawaii Firms + 19 Others Fri, 11 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST Thanks to the addition of Architects Hawaii out of Honolulu, The 1% program now has strong representation in the islands and showed continuous growth throughout the month of March with the addition of 20 more firms. Angelea Keesee Architect (Bozeman, MT)ArchiChord (Woodbridge, CT)Architects Hawaii (Honolulu, HI)Architects Without Borders Seattle (Seattle, WA)Austin + Mergold LLC (Ithaca, NY)Brian Cavanaugh Architecture (Seattle, WA)C.T. Hsu + Associates, P.A. (Orlando, FL)DE Biasse and Seminara Architects, PC (Martinsville, NJ)DJR Architecture (Minneapolis, MN)EnCompass Architecture (Ann Arbor, MI)FB Design Build (Berkley, CA)Guiding Graphics (Hoboken, NJ)Hulburd Design (San Francisco, CA)Jonathan Sinagub (New York, NY)Platform for Architecture + Research (Los Angeles, CA)Reset Studios (Phoenix, AZ)Scarano Architect PLLC (Brooklyn, NY)SRG Partnership (Seattle, WA)Washington Architecture Foundation (Washington, DC)Yost Grube Hall Architecture (Portland, OR) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=35 Nonprofits Seek out Architectural Services on Search Engines Thu, 10 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST More than a handful of the 15 new nonprofits registering with The 1% program this month site internet searches as their referral to the program, which continues to gain interest outside of major metropolitan areas. With interest in The 1% gaining continual momentum, we are constantly seeking out architecture firms to help with the growing number of nonprofit inquires. Abundant Live United Holy Church of America (Alexandria, VA)Architects Without Borders Seattle (Seattle, WA)Breathe California, GGPHP (Daly City, CA)Best Little Rabbit, Rodent and Ferret House (Seattle, WA)Healthy Schools Campaign (Chicago, IL)India Basin Neighborhood Association (San Francisco, CA)Keep Indianapolis Beautiful (Indianapolis, IN)Louisiana Institute for Building Technology and Safety (Baton Rouge, LA)Monument Futures (Concord, CA)Northpoint Resources, Inc. (Zion, IL)Nu Alexander Mason Endowment (San Bruno, CA)Street-Level Youth Media (Chicago, IL)The Marthannie School (Houston, TX)Tri-city Homeless Coalition (Freemont, CA)Wild Gardens Zoological Park, Inc (Gainesville, FL)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=34 Contract: In My Backyard Fri, 04 Apr 2008 12:00:00 PST There are lots of ways the AandD community can make a difference through design, ranging from pro bono work for organizations in need of new space to a fully mobilized design response to humanitarian crisisandmdash;these days all too common occurrences in the headlines. Last October, the Contract: Design Forum included guest speakers from two San Francisco organizations that, despite their geographic proximity, take a very different approach to socially responsible design. One, Public Architecture, founded by John Peterson in 2002, focuses its efforts on encouraging designers to identify social problems and provide design solutions within their own communities, reinforcing the notion that we each have an obligation to care for our own. The other was the high-profile Architecture for Humanity, founded by Cameron Sinclair in 1999 to focus on applying practical design solutions to large-scale man-made or natural disasters anywhere in the world.John Cary, executive director of Public Architecture (now on leave until August to attend the American Academy in Rome, as a recipient of the Rome Prize) talked about John Petersonand#39;s motivation for founding the organization: Peterson Architects, like many boutique design firms, does a great deal of high-end residential and a fair amount of commercial work. And when youand#39;re doing $5.5-million homes along with $200,000 bathrooms, thereand#39;s a lot of work that youand#39;re not doing. There are a lot of people that youand#39;re not serving. And that, actually, is not intended to shame anyone. Itand#39;s just intended to recognize that thereand#39;s a real disparity between the people who can afford our services and the people who canand#39;t. So how do we remedy that? Peterson Architects went through this process of looking at how they could do something more. They went out into their own backyard, in their own neighborhood in South of Market, and began to look for an opportunity. This is not something new, but it was enough of a different take on that type of architectural activismandmdash;as we like to call itandmdash;that it sparked Public Architecture.That first socially responsible project Peterson Architects undertook recently secured a grant from the City of San Francisco, and involved the design of sidewalk plazas that would help create outdoor urban amenities to improve the sense of community in the troubled South of Market neighborhood. A second project followed involving accessory dwelling units for single-family homes that would help create multi-generational, affordable housing. A third project, which has since become the subject of the National Geographic documentary film Scraphouse, featured a house made of 100 percent scrap and salvage materials. And a fourth project, a proposed day-laborer station, was highlighted in last yearand#39;s Cooper Hewitt exhibit, Design for the Other 90%.From these promising beginnings, Peterson also developed the desire to spread the message of what good can be accomplished when design solutions are focused on social challenges. We really believe that architecture and design firms of all kinds, of all sizes, have the opportunity to make a significant contribution, and in fact, far more significant than small nonprofits like ours are able to do, said Cary. Thus the second but equal mission of Public Architecture was conceived in 2005: The 1% Solution seeks to put the resources of the entire design field to work in the public interest.Under the program, which extracts a commitment from architecture and interior design firms to contribute one percent of their billable hours annually to socially responsible initiatives, a growing network of design firms are mobilizing their professional staffs to undertake this kind of service. Currently, 290 firms in 35 states have pledged to take part. Thereand#39;s a great desire among architects to do work thatand#39;s socially relevant, said Peterson in a recent edition of the San Francisco Chronicle. Weand#39;re talking about improving public life for everybody. To facilitate the process and connect need to services, Public Architecture also maintains a database of nonprofit organizations with specific design needs, from architecture to interior design.The AIA recently awarded Public Architecture a $115,000 grant to expand its 1% Solution program, but the real growth and impact will come from within the AandD community itself, and its willingness to tackle one local need or challenge at a time. If youand#39;re interested in learning more about giving back under the model of Public Architecture and the 1% Solution, visit www.publicarchitecture.org or www.theonepercent.org.Jennifer Thiele Busch for Contract http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=39 300 Architecture Firms Join Forces to Bring Design Services to Underserved Communities Mon, 31 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture Initiative Professionalizes Pro Bono Design SAN FRANCISCO, March 31, 2008 /PRNewswire/ -- Seeking to institutionalize pro bono design within the architecture profession, Public Architecture, a national nonprofit, has brought The 1% program, an initiative through which architects pledge a minimum of 1 percent of their billable hours annually to pro bono service, to the milestone of 300 participating firms in just three years. This represents a commitment of over 90,000 hours in design services worth an estimated $9 million annually. This sizable contribution harnesses the energy and creativity of firms in the service of the public good while increasing the capacity of nonprofits, http://www.theonepercent.org/. Cambridge Seven Associates marks the 300th architecture firm to pledge their commitment to providing pro bono design services. This represents a growth of 100% since the re-launch of The 1% website last October, says Public Architecture founder John Peterson. The rapid growth is fueled in part by a new matching system through which architecture firms and nonprofits can seek out partnerships online. Starting last fall, nonprofits were invited to register their needs with The 1% program to find architecture firms interested in partnering on pro bono projects. Over 100 nonprofits across the country have already signed up, demonstrating a real demand for firms engaging in pro bono work. As architects whose projects are inherently public, we know how important design is for enabling people to interact and work with each other, says Peter Kuttner, FAIA, president of Cambridge Seven Associates. The 1% program of Public Architecture represents the first profession-wide pro bono movement in architecture. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture on March 31, 2005, with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Along with renewed support from the NEA, The 1% is supported by several groups, including The American Institute of Architects, Boston Society of Architects, corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects, HOK, HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. In addition to The 1% program, Public Architecture sponsors a series of design campaigns, including ScrapHouse and the Day Labor Station. Through prototypical design projects linked with comprehensive advocacy initiatives, design campaigns develop new design solutions to provocative social issues. For more information about Public Architecture, visit http://www.publicarchitecture.org/. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=33 AIArchitect: Code of Ethics Supports Pro Bono Work, Sustainability Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST Summary: The AIAs ethical code has been amended more than 30 times since first adopted 99 years ago under the name Principles of Professional Practice and the Canons of Ethics. Now called the Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct, these standards were most recently amended last December by the AIA Board. The 2007 additions reflect the Boards support for positive action by Institute members in two areas: pro bono services and sustainable design and practice.Pro bono servicesThe AIA National Board expanded Ethical Standard 2.2, Public Interest Services, to add explicit references to pro bono services, which are those rendered without expecting compensation, including those rendered for indigent persons, after disasters, or in other emergencies. This revision grew out of groundwork laid by the Boards Community Committee during 2007 to encourage members to provide pro bono services for worthy projects that may not otherwise be able to benefit from architectural services.This revision grew out of groundwork laid by the Boards Community Committee during 2007 to encourage members to provide pro bono services for worthy projects that may not otherwise be able to benefit from architectural servicesThe committees efforts were undertaken through a subcommittee on pro bono services, which drafted a Position Paper on Establishing Guidelines for Pro Bono Work. The position paper, which will soon be made available in its final form, provides an historical perspective on architectural pro bono services as well as information about current pro bono activities and organizations. The committee believed that the AIAs Code of Ethics, although encouraging members to provide public interest professional services, did not sufficiently reflect the value that the Institute and many members place on the particular types of public interest services that are called pro bono.The impetus for preparing the position paper was the substantial increase in the involvement in pro bono services by AIA members. As explained by Anthony (Tony) J. Costello, FAIA, a member of the pro bono subcommittee: The Institutes AIA 150andmdash;Blueprint for America initiative and the growth of Public Architectures 1% Program are but two instances that have prompted both AIA components and architecture firms to make a formal commitment to providing pro bono services to those sectors of our society that have not historically been well served by the profession.Sustainable design, sustainable development, and sustainable practicesThe Board also expanded the Code of Ethics by adding an entirely new Canon VI, Obligations to the Environment, which encompasses all aspects of sustainability. The Board believed that the importance of this issue warrants a separate canon rather than merely expanding Ethical Standard 1.3, which states that members should strive to improve the environment.The Board believed that the importance of sustainability warrants a separate canon rather than merely expanding the existing Ethical StandardCanon VI implements in the Code of Ethics the existing public policy of the Institute regarding sustainability: The creation and operation of the built environment require an investment of the earths resources. Architects must be environmentally responsible and advocate for the sustainable use of those resources.This policy is supported by the following position statements:42. Energy and the Built Environment: The AIA supports governmental policies, programs, and incentives to encourage energy conservation as it relates to the built environment as well as aggressive development of renewable energy sources. Architects must strive for energy efficiency and waste reduction in the built environment, encourage energy-conscious design and technology, and support a national program for more efficient use of nonrenewable resources and the development of renewable energy sources.43. Sustainable Buildings: The AIA supports governmental and private sector policy programs and incentives to encourage all buildings to exemplify the advantages of sustainable architecture.44. Sustainable Architectural Practice: The AIA recognizes a growing body of evidence that demonstrates current planning, design, construction, and real estate practices contribute to patterns of resource consumption that seriously jeopardize the future of the Earths population. Architects need to accept responsibility for their role in creating the built environment and, consequently, believe we must alter our professions actions and encourage our clients and the entire design and construction industry to join with us to change the course of the planets future.45. Sustainable Rating Systems: The AIA supports the development and use of rating systems and standards that promote the design and construction of communities and buildings that contribute to a sustainable future. The creation and operation of the built environment require an investment of the earths resources. Architects must be environmentally responsible and advocate for the sustainable use of those resources.As noted in a January 11 AIArchitect article, the addition of Canon VI to the Code of Ethics coincides with the new provisions on environmentally responsible design in the 2007 edition of AIA Contract Documentsandreg; owner/architect agreements. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=30 The 1% Welcomes its 300th Firm Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST A month before its three year anniversary, The 1% program welcomed its 300th firm, Cambridge Seven Associates out of Cambridge, Massachusetts in February along with a number of firms from Florida, thanks to the AIA Florida Executive Committees support of The 1% program adding more than 20 firms in February. AIA Florida is the second AIA component to commit to pledge to The 1% program, and we look forward to bringing their member firms added benefits and promotion of their pro bono work through the program. As the 300th firm to join The 1%, Cambridge Seven Associates prove that pro bono work is not new to its firms vocabulary. Current and past pro bono efforts include work with the Pentecostal Tabernacle Church in Central Square, Cambridge and the Ohrenberger Elementary School in West Roxbury. Cambridge seven supported both organizations through a variety of discussions, looking at existing programs and possible options, exploring room for program growth, and fundraising. Anthony Cosentino Architect, Inc. (Boca Raton, FL)Arkin Tilt Architects (Berkeley, CA)Bullock Tice Associates (Pensacola, FL)Cambridge Seven Associates (Cambridge, MA)Dana Somsel (San Clemente, CA)Hood Thomas Architects (San Francisco, CA)Jeni Webber Landscape Architect (Berkeley, CA)Jerome Leslie Eben (West Orange, NJ)JLC Architecture (San Diego, CA)Kurhn Riddle Architect (Amherst, MA)Levon Porter Associates (Dayton, OH)Mahlum Architects (Portland, OR)Michael A. Byrd, Architect (Jacksonville, FL)Nancy Perez Miller Architect, Inc. (Islamorada, FL)Robert Hanselman AIA Architect, PA (Gainsville, FL)Smith Architects, PA (Sarasota, FL)Stanley, Love Stanley PC (Atlanta, GA)Steven M. Asaro, Architect (Yonkers, NY)Tate Architecture, PLLC (Kernersville, NC)Thomas Bracy Architects (Concord, NH)Tinguely Development (Kailua-Kona, HI)Touzet Studio (Miami, FL)Triad Architects (Columbus, OH)V2 Design (Bozeman, MT)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=31 Nonprofits Continue to Seek Design Services, 17 Nonprofits Join The 1% Tue, 11 Mar 2008 12:00:00 PST 17 Nonprofits join The 1% program in February seeking assistance from 1% participating firms. Since allowing nonprofits to register in October, the growth in the number of nonprofits has been astounding, proving that there is definitely a desire and need to interact with design professionals in order to improve their organizations. Berkeley Path Wanderers Association (Berkeley, CA)Biodiversity Conservation Alliance (Laramie, WY)Building Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency (Berkeley, CA) Chicagoland Bicycle Federation (Chicago, IL)Community Youth Center (San Francisco, CA)Corporation for Supportive Housing (Chicago, IL)The Flea Theater (New York, NY)First Family Church (Overland Park, KS)Generation Y.E.S Youth Excellence Services (Biscoe, NC)Have Dreams (Park Ridge, IL)Job Work Development, Inc (Oakland, CA)Marin Agricultural Institute Framers Market (San Rafael, CA)Parent Trust for Washington Children (Seattle, WA)San Francisco Jewish Film Festival (San Francisco, CA)San Francisco School Alliance (San Francisco, CA)South Bronx Food Cooperative/Urban Fare (Bronx, NY)Unity Parenting and Counseling, Inc (Chicago, IL)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 300 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=32 Architect John Peterson Building Goodwill Tue, 26 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture has five employees. The spacious loft it shares with four other businesses is upstairs from a fetish-gear boutique.But if the firmand#39;s size and location are humble, its ideas are big - and one of them is beginning to transform the architectural profession.Thereand#39;s a great desire among architects to do work thatand#39;s socially relevant, says John Peterson. Weand#39;re talking about improving public life for everybody.Peterson is founder of Public Architecture, a 5-year-old nonprofit in San Francisco best known for its Scraphouse - an inhabitable structure that stood for four days in 2005 across from City Hall and included walls made of computer keyboards and old telephone books. But the firmand#39;s larger impact involves a different sort of vision: to turn the concept of pro bono work into an industry norm.Begun in 2005, the program dubbed the 1% Solution aims at getting architectural firms to contribute 1 percent of their billable hours annually to socially responsible initiatives. In other words, making it standard practice to allocate time and staff to do the right thing.Yes, architects have embraced worthy causes in the past. But 1% Solutionand#39;s blueprint for ongoing commitment is more in line with the legal industry, where the American Bar Association for decades has emphasized the importance of pro bono efforts.The results so far are heartening. As of January, 290 firms in 35 states have pledged to take part. And Public Architecture isnand#39;t just trying to guilt-trip its peers. The firm also has assembled a database of nonprofit organizations with specific needs that a design firm can address, whether itand#39;s a full building renovation or focused interior design.The brilliant component of this was the linkage - a systematic network to match experience with need, says R.K. Stewart. An associate principal in the San Francisco office of Perkins + Will, Stewart last year was president of the American Institute of Architects. The AIA recently awarded Public Architecture a $115,000 grant to expand its 1 percent effort.We started fishing around for organizations that do things like this (in architecture) and couldnand#39;t find any, Peterson recalls. I have sporadic sleep habits, and one time when I was up in the middle of the night I thought, and#39;This is worth taking on.and#39; If methodical pro bono work does become part of the architectural persona - along with hip eyeglasses and a tendency toward words like porosity - then Peterson is an unlikely instigator.Peterson, 44, arrived here in 1991 with his better half, landscape architect Carol Souza: She was ready to get out of Cambridge (Massachusetts), I said sure, and we drove west looking for a place to light. They arrived in the Bay Area, liked it and found a way to stay.Peterson set up Peterson Architects, specializing in private homes. But when he designed a project across from the Glen Park BART station with housing, a library, supermarket and sleek contemporary design, neighbors balked at the modern look. The project ended up in another office that rolled out the more traditional building that opened last year.Instead of making Peterson bitter, the fuss lit a spark.I found it engaging ... it broadened our thinking about who our and#39;clientand#39; was, Peterson recalls. I was exposed to my own limitations at how I present my architectural ideas, but we also started thinking about all these people we never meet.So Petersonand#39;s staff looked for ways to connect with everyday people and found a cause close at hand. Their office is on a stretch of Folsom Street that offers six lanes of asphalt but precious little in the way of amenities for neighborhood workers and residents. The firm whipped up conceptual schemes to replace some of the blacktop with landscaped oases; the idea was a hit, and the first small plaza should be constructed this fall outside the BrainWash Cafe/Laundromat.Thereand#39;s also talk with several municipalities about building shelters for day laborers who line streets looking for work. As for the Scraphouse, a wry critique of the culture of disposability, it lives on in a documentary film.Johnand#39;s incredibly optimistic, says David Meckel, director of research and planning at California College of the Arts and a member of Public Architectureand#39;s board of directors. He doesnand#39;t focus on why something wonand#39;t work. Itand#39;s about incrementally trying out ideas and seeing if they have resonance.With 1% Solution, Public Architecture definitely struck a chord. The converts arenand#39;t just studios with a progressive bent. Local participants include Field Paoli, a 70-member firm, and thereand#39;s financial support from such national players as Hammell Green and Abrahamson, which has 515 employees in six offices.It helps that Peterson and his staff emphasize pragmatics; for instance, the marketing campaign stresses that pro bono projects can become portfolio pieces that help firms gain entry to new design markets.We donand#39;t want to be an organization that appeals only to the true believers, Peterson explains. We need to make the case to nonprofits that good design thinking can advance their cause, and to architects that creative, aggressive pro bono work can be healthy for their business.Speaking of business, Petersonand#39;s turning more of his attention these days back to the firm that bears his name. Doing good goes only so far.There was a point when I was putting too much time into Public Architecture, and it almost ruined us, Peterson says. Our accountant made that clear.Place appears on Tuesday. E-mail John King at jking@sfchronicle.com. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=29 William McDonough + Partners Joins The 1% with 20 Other Firms in January Tue, 12 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST The 1% program welcomed 21 new firms in January, including William McDonough + Partners for their efforts on the Make It Right NOLA Campaign. The American Institute of Architects (AIA) Floridas Executive Committee also joined, making the second AIA regional component to pledge their participation to The 1%. We look forward to continued growth in 2008, and thank all of those on the ground passing along The 1% through word-of-mouth.AIA Florida Executive Committee (Tallahassee, FL)arcInteriors (Roseville, CA)Baer Architecture Group (New York, NY)Brown Architects (Dallas, TX)Hub architecture (Seattle, WA)J Hettinger Interiors (Danville, CA)James T. Vinson, Architect (Raleigh, NC)Jean Steinbrecher Architects (Langley, WA)Kathy Shaffer (Sausalito, CA)Parallel Architectural Group (Long Branch, NJ)Placetailor (Boston, MA)PLATFORM inc (Milford, PA)ReConstruct architecture (Portsmouth, VA)Richard Hallert (Newark, CA)Thomas Hacker Architects (Portland, OR)Theworkshop308 (Springfield, MO)Touzet Studio (Miami, FL)William McDonough + Partners (Charlottesville, VA)WRNS Studio (San Francisco, CA)Yoshino Architects, P.A. (Boca Raton, FL)Yoshino Trieschmann Design Group (Boca Raton, FL)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 200 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, Peckham and Wright Architects (PWA), and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=27 18 New Nonprofits Seeking Design Assistance in the New Year Mon, 11 Feb 2008 12:00:00 PST The number of nonprofits seeking design assistance from The 1% firms continues to grow with 18 additional firms added in January of 2008. Several of the new nonprofits cite web-searches as their reference when registering with the program, implying that The 1% program is reaching organizations outside of major metropolitan areas which initially received Public Architectures Publication, The 1% Users Guide .BMS Family Health Center (Brooklyn, NY)Center for Architecture Foundation (New York, NY)The Center for Urban Peace New Dharma Community (Berkeley, CA)Children in Need of Hugs (Fairfield, CA)Exquisite Opportunities, Inc (Tomball, TX)Full Circle Farm (Sunnyvale, CA)Homeless Action Center (Berkeley, CA)Idealist.org (New York, NY)Illias, Inc (Jersey City, NJ)Living Skills Center for the Visually Impaired (San Pablo, CA)Martinez Opera Contra Costa (Martinez, CA)Northwest Interpretive Association (Seattle, WA)Odyssey World International Eduacation Services (Spokane, WA)Southeast Seattle Senior Center (Seattle, WA)Spanish Coalition for Jobs, Inc (Chicago, IL)The Taylor Family Foundation (Livermore, CA)Wakefield Theatre Company (Raleigh, NC)Youth Leadership Institute (San Francisco, CA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 200 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, Peckham and Wright Architects (PWA), and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=28 The 1% Welcomes 8 New Firms, Ends 2007 at 255 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture welcomed 8 new firms to The 1% program during the month of December, wrapping up 2007 with 255 firms pledging more than 80,000 hours in professional design services. Angela Vasandani, AIA (Lisle, IL)BASE (Lisbon, Portugal)Core Studios (Atlanta, GA)GBBN Architects (Cincinnati, OH)Mendes Arquitetera e Consultoria (Santa Marta, Brazil)Oudens | Ello Architects LLC (Boston, MA)SMPC Architects (Albuquerque, NM)WHR Architects, Inc. (Houston, TX)Winslow Architecture and Urban Design (San Francisco, CA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 200 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, Peckham and Wright Architects (PWA), and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=25 Nearly 50 Nonprofits Seeking Design Assistance Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture closes 2007 with nearly 50 nonprofits requesting assistance, welcoming 9 new nonprofits in December. Many of the new nonprofits have had an equally tremendous year, seeking assistance as they look to expand with in their existing space or seek out new facilities for their growing organization. Alcatraz Alumni Association Inc. (Fairfield, CA)The Bike Kitchen (San Francisco, CA)Brighton Park Neighborhood Council (Chicago, IL)Common Ground (Seattle, WA)Goodwill Industries of San Francisco, San Mateo, and Marin Counties (San Francisco, CA)Homeward Bound of Marin (San Rafael, CA)Nantucket Housing Office (Nantucket, MA)New York Youth Symphony (New York, NY)Wonderland Developmental Center (Shoreline, WA) The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 200 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, Peckham and Wright Architects (PWA), and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=26 29 New Firms Join The 1% Program in November Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 PST During the month of November, Public Architecture welcomed a record 29 new firms to The 1%, raising the total number of participating firms above 250. Those firms included: ABA Architects (Tucson, AZ)ARMARCHITECT (Miami, FL)Challenges (Olympia, WA)Christopher Donnelly, Architect (Gainesville, FL)Coyote Design Architecture + Planning PLLC (Tacoma, WA)Daniel Seagondollar Architect (Apple Valley, CA)Gabor+Allen, inc. (Venice, CA)Hill Design Architects (St. Augustine, FL)Jeff Scott Peltier, AIA, LEED (Owosso, MI)John Snyder Architects, PLLC (Ithaca, NY)mas|mojica architecture studio (Roseville, CA)MSAandAssoc.inc (La Jolla, CA)mw|works architecture+design (Seattle, WA)Reasons Design (San Francisco, CA)Padilla and Associates Architects (Santa Fe, NM)Phil Radar Architect, LTD (Minneapolis, MN)RA-DA (West Hollywood, CA)Robert Kahn Architect PC (New York, NY)Sherwood McMillion (Laguna Beach, CA)Scott Edwards Architecture (Portland, OR)Seed Architecture Studio (Portland, OR)Sol Agua Terra (Frederick, MD)SRG Partnership (San Francisco, CA)STUDIO A46, INC. (La Mesa, CA)Studio Shift, Inc (Santa Monica, CA)Studio ST Architects (New York, NY)Sunset Consultants (Mailbu, CA)Szostak Design (Chapel Hill, NC)William Barbour, AIA (Chicago, IL)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 200 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, Peckham and Wright Architects (PWA), and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=23 40 Nonprofits Seek Design Assistance Sat, 01 Dec 2007 12:00:00 PST Thanks in large part to our new website, print publication, as well as a promotional partnership with the Taproot Foundation, November brought 26 new nonprofits to The 1% program. Design assistance of all types were requested, ranging from facility needs assessments to a house for eight on an island in the middle of the Bering Sea. Ahava Kids (Old Saybrook, CT)Athens County Child Advocacy Center (Athens, OH) Cabrini Green Legal Aid Clinic (Chicago, IL)CASA of Linn County, Inc (Albany, OR)Chicago Youth Centers (Chicago, IL)Child Network of Evanston (Evanston, IL)Coalition of African, Arab, Asian, European and Latino Immigrants of Illinois (Chicago, IL)Community Clinic Consortium (Richmond, CA)Community Vocational Enterprises (San Francisco, CA)Detroit Cristo Rey High School (Detroit, MI)Earth Roofs in a Sahel (Ganges, FR)Friends of the Children New York (New York, NY)Habitat for Humanity East Bay (Oakland, CA)Hamdard Center for Health and Human Services (Addison, IL)Harlem RBI and The DREAM Charter School (New York, NY)The Harlem School of the Arts (New York, NY)Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California (San Francisco, CA)HomeAid Charlotte (Charlotte, NC)Miracle House Inc. (Des Plaines, IL)Park Forest Historical Society (Park Forest, IL)Richmond District Neighborhood Center (San Francisco, CA)Ryther Child Center (Seattle, WA)Tyron Life Community Farm (Portland, OR)Unalaska Christian Fellowship (Unalaska, AK)West Suburban PADS (Maywood, IL)World Savvy (San Francisco, CA)The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 200 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, Peckham and Wright Architects (PWA), and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=24 AIArchitect: 1% Launches New Website Fri, 09 Nov 2007 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture, a nonprofit organization formed to put the resources of architecture in the service of the public interest, recently launched the new name of its pro bono design service programandmdash;The 1%andmdash;as well as its completely redesigned Web site. The new Web site enables 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in need of design assistance to connect with the more than 210 firms that have signed on to pledge a minimum of one percent of their time to pro bono work, and vice versa. In addition to sign-up information and tips for getting involved, the Web site offers cases studies of completed projects. The AIA is an institutional supporter of the 1% program. For more information, visit the new 1% Web site. (Pictured is the work of Project FROG, now an independent company, that grew out of the pro bono design work of San Francisco-based MKThink architecture firm. Project FROG provides an alternative to the temporary trailers used as classrooms.)Link to article on AIArchitect:http://www.aia.org/aiarchitect/thisweek07/1109/1109b_onepercent.cfm http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=22 The 1% Profiled in Public Architecture Newsletter Fri, 02 Nov 2007 12:00:00 PST Dear Friend of Public Architecture: October was a month of major advances for Public Architecture, particularly related to The 1% program. On October 23, we publicly announced Phase II of The 1% program, comprised of our new print publication on pro bono design and the next generation of TheOnePercent.org website. The new publication and website have already attracted 20 firms who have pledged more than 10,000 hours, bringing to 207 the number of firms that have pledged to complete more than 65,000 hours of pro bono service annually. Of equal significance, TheOnePercent.org website now enables nonprofits seeking design assistance to register their needs, and more than a dozen have done so in the past two weeks, including ones such as Home Aid and Family Connections, which have multiple chapters. Read on to find out more about what The 1% program has to offer and how you can help. John PetersonFounder and Chair
    Contents:1. Introducing TheOnePercent.org, Version 2.02. The 1% Userand#39;s Guide Now Online3. Record 20 New Firms Join The 1% Program in October4. The 1% Program Welcomes 15 Nonprofits Seeking Assistance5. Comments from Nonprofit Leaders6. ArchitectureBoston Profiles Public Architecture and The 1% Participants7. Supporters of The 1% Program8. Upcoming Presentations9. What You Can Do to Support Public Architecture
    1. Introducing TheOnePercent.org, Version 2.0 The new website of The 1% program was directly informed by a survey of the first 150 firms to join the program as well as extensive inquiries fielded from nonprofit organizations seeking design assistance. Among many others, Version 2.0 of TheOnePercent.org website includes the following new features and functions:
  • Nonprofit organization and project registration capabilities
  • Enhanced firm and nonprofit participant profiles
  • Specific pro bono service offerings and descriptions
  • Interactive national map of the cities that host 1% firms and nonprofits
  • Enlarged project gallery and more detailed project profiles
  • Interactive Flash version and downloadable PDFs of The 1% Userand#39;s Guide
  • Interviews with the architect and nonprofit leaders associated with exemplary pro bono design projects
  • Dedicated My 1% portal for firms and nonprofits to manage their profiles and projects
  • Email notifications of pro bono project opportunities
    • The website was developed in partnership with RedClay, and made possible by the support of our 10 for 1 firm partners and grants from The American Institute of Architects and National Endowment for the Arts.
    2. The 1% Userand#39;s Guide Now Online Public Architectureand#39;s newly-released print publication on pro bono design, The 1% Userand#39;s Guide, is an inspirational, introductory resource for architecture and design firms as well as nonprofit organizations interested in undertaking pro bono design projects. The publication is two-sided and includes interviews with both firm and nonprofit leaders, benefits and strategies for engaging in a pro bono relationship, and how-to advice. The publication was created in partnership with MendeDesign and made possible by a grant from the Ideas that Matter program of Sappi Limited. Over 3,000 copies of the publication are en route to firm and nonprofit leadersand#39; mailboxes, thanks to distribution assistance from The Greenway Group and the Taproot Foundation. Additional hardcopies may be purchased from Public Architecture, and an interactive Flash version of the publication is now online, along with downloadable PDFs. Click here to access The 1% Userand#39;s Guide.
    3. Record 20 New Firms Join The 1% Program in October Since our October 2007 newsletter, Public Architecture has welcomed 20 new firms to The 1% program, including our first from Montana, first from Canada, and a handful of interior design firms.
      Arrowstreet (Somerville, MA) Cozy Comfort Interior Design (Brandywine, MD) DJS Interiors (Mount Laurel, NJ) Dowling Sandholm Architects (Helena, MT) Enand#39;terior Designs (Sugar Land, TX) Feldman Architecture (San Francisco, CA) Grace Street R.D.S. (Richmond, VA) MASS Architecture and Design (Los Angeles, CA) Mancini Duffy (New York, NY) Mayers Architecture (Oakland, CA) Pinnacle DB (San Francisco, CA) Renaissance Architects (Springfield, IL) Shelter Architecture (Minneapolis, MN) SRG Partnership (Portland, OR / San Francisco, CA / Seattle, WA) STUDIO 8 (New Haven, CT) Sweeny Sterling Finlayson and Co Architects (Toronto, Canada) T+G Studio (Albuquerque, NM) Urban Studio Architects (Tampa, FL) WINGS (Rancho Santa Fe, CA)
    4. The 1% Program Welcomes 15 Nonprofits Seeking Assistance In its first two weeks of operation, TheOnePercent.org has attracted 15 nonprofits, including the following:
      Bill Wilson Center (Santa Clara, CA) Christ House (Washington, DC) Excelsior Family Connections First United Methodist Church (Texarkana, AR) Growth and Learning Opportunities (San Francisco, CA) HomeAid America (Newport Beach, CA) HomeAid San Diego (San Diego, CA) Interfaith Worker Justice (Chicago, IL) International Leadership Academy of Ethiopia (Renton, WA) Leap Learning Systems (Chicago, IL) Mount Hope Housing Company (Bronx, NY) NextStep Fitness (Hermosa Beach, CA) New Traditions Elementary School (San Francisco, CA) Portola Family Connections (San Francisco, CA) St. Johnand#39;s Educational Thresholds Center (San Francisco, CA)
    5. Comments from Nonprofit Leaders HomeAid San Diego builds housing for temporarily homeless families and individuals by partnering with members of the building industry who donate construction materials and skilled labor. We build for existing community based nonprofit agencies that have demonstrated success with programs and support services designed to return their homeless clients to stable living situations. Your program appears to be the perfect match for us.--Sara Thomas, HomeAid San Diego The timing of your mailing was absolutely perfect. Weand#39;re looking to create a window display and interior design that reflects our new identity and vision and communicates to the thousands of people that pass by our and#39;storefrontand#39; window space each day. This is a critical component to our rebranding project that is currently underway. The physical design of our space is the missing piece!--Jeff Feinman, St. Johnand#39;s Educational Thresholds Center We have a garage space that we would like to turn into program and office space but barely know how to begin. The timing is perfect for this type of design consultation and collaboration. --MaryAnne Fleming, Portola Family Connections
    6. ArchitectureBoston Profiles Public Architecture and The 1% Participants The newly-released November/December 2007 issue of ArchitectureBoston magazine features a two-page profile of Public Architecture. In addition to a number of project profiles from TheOnePercent.org website, two firm leaders earned mentions and quotes in the article: Phil Harrison, CEO of Perkins + Will, and Craig Curtis of The Miller|Hull Partnership. Click here to download a PDF (5mb) of the article.
    7. Supporters of The 1% Program The 1% program was originally launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as our 10 for 1 firm partners such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, Peckham and Wright Architects (PWA), and Perkins + Will. The 1% program would not exist without their crucial support. Click here for more information on our important sponsors and supporters. Donations can be made via any of Public Architectureand#39;s websites and sponsorship opportunities can be discussed with John Cary, executive director, at 415/861-8200 or email at mailto:%20jcary@publicarchitecture.org.
    8. Upcoming Presentations AIA Kansas | Topeka, KS | November 3, 2007Keynote speaker, AIA Kansas Conference and Exhibition Build Boston Tradeshow | Boston, MA | November 15, 2007Co-sponsor, Community Design in Practice Symposium [Register] Looking ahead to 2008, Public Architecture leaders have already accepted invitations to speak at the Frank Lloyd Wright School of Architecture, Design Forum, and the Sarasota Design Conference as well as participate in the Pro Bono Summit.
    9. What You Can Do to Support Public ArchitectureClick here for 10 ways to contribute to our work.
    Established in 2002, Public Architecture identifies and solves practical problems of human interaction in the built environment and acts as a catalyst for public discourse through education, advocacy, and the design of public spaces and amenities. Visit www.publicarchitecture.org for more information.     http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=20     ArchitectureBoston Profiles The 1% Firms, Projects Thu, 01 Nov 2007 12:00:00 PST The November/December 2007 issue of ArchitectureBoston magazine, addressing the theme ofclients,features a two-page profile of Public Architecture, and focuses largely on The 1% program. In addition to a number of project profiles from TheOnePercent.org website, two firm leaders earned mentions and quotes in the article: Phil Harrison, CEO of Perkins + Will, and Craig Curtis of The Miller|Hull Partnership. Click here to download a PDF (5mb) of the article. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=21 Phase II of The 1% Program Announced Publicly Tue, 23 Oct 2007 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture, the San Francisco-based nonprofit that advocates pro bono design, has launched Version 2.0 of its nationally-recognized program, The 1%. The centerpiece of the program is a first-of-its-kind match-making website that connects nonprofit organizations in need of design assistance with architecture and design firms willing to give of their time on a pro bono basis.This next phase of The 1% builds on the momentum weve garnered in the programs first two years, and begins to address the other and equally important side of any pro bono relationship: the client, says John Cary, Executive Director of Public Architecture (www.publicarchitecture.org), which coordinates The 1% program. Public Architectureandmdash;like many firms, schools, and AIA chaptersandmdash;fields dozens if not hundreds of inquiries each year from people and groups seeking pro bono design assistance. Until now, there hasnt been a venue of any kind to catalog, much less address those needs.This next generation of The 1% program website enables both nonprofits and firms to register and identify the kinds of services they either need or are willing to offer on a pro bono basis. The seven services currently promoted on the site range from the production of capital campaign materials to complete facility renovations. The vast majority of the nonprofits we work with are saddled with facilities and office spaces that dont reflect the importance of their mission, says Aaron Hurst, founder and president of the Taproot Foundation . Were talking about groups and the people they serve who would not otherwise have access to professional design. The 1% program has the opportunity to remedy this situation.In an effort to introduce the concept and principles of pro bono design to both nonprofits as well as architecture and design firms, Public Architecture is simultaneously releasing a print publication to correspond with the new website. Made possible by a major grant from the Ideas that Matter program of Sappi Limited, the publication includes brief, project-specific interviews with noted architecture and nonprofit leaders, which detail how cooperation between architects and nonprofits can create both inspiring spaces as well as inspiring stories. The book also includes a thorough how-to section, describing benefits and strategies for firms and nonprofits alike.This is an enormously moving and powerful publication, notes RK Stewart, 2007 President of The American Institute of Architects. It is exactly the kind of resource that can inspire other pro bono design collaborations across the country.Launched in 2005, The 1% program was made possible by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts. Version 2.0 of The 1% program website was made possible thanks to the continued support of NEA as well as a recent grant from The American Institute of Architects and the ongoing support of several leading architecture firms and foundations. To date, over 200 firms of all sizes have signed on, ranging from sole practitioners to some of the largest firms in the country, including HKS and Perkins + Will.Note to EditorsThe following Public Architecture representatives are available for interviews:John Cary, Executive Director of Public Architecture and Director of The 1% programJohn Peterson, Founder and Chair of Public ArchitectureAaron Hurst, Founder and President of the Taproot FoundationContact Barbara Franzoia at barbara@publicarchitecture.org or by phone at 415/291-0243.Public Architecturewww.publicarchitecture.orgEstablished in 2002 by architect John Peterson, Public Architecture is a national 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.The 1% Program of Public Architecturewww.theonepercent.org The 1% is a national program launched by Public Architecture in 2005 that challenges architecture and design firms to pledge 1% of their billable hours to pro bono work. Over 200 firms have signed on to date. If every architecture professional in the U.S. dedicated just 20 hours annually, it would add up to 5,000,000 hours each yearandmdash;the equivalent of 2,500-person firm working fulltime for the public good. The 1% program was launched by Public Architecture in 2005 with the support of a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA), and is presently supported by a range of groups, including the NEA, American Institute of Architects (AIA), Boston Society of Architects (BSA), corporate and private foundations, as well as leading firms such as Elness Swenson Graham Architects (ESG), Hammel, Green and Abrahamson (HGA), Hellmuth, Obata + Kassabaum (HOK), HKS, McCall Design Group, Peckham and Wright Architects (PWA), and Perkins + Will. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=19 Welcome to Version 2.0 of TheOnePercent.org website Mon, 24 Sep 2007 12:00:00 PST Public Architecture is pleased to unveil Version 2.0 of TheOnePercent.org, website of The 1% (formerly 1% Solution) program. Although fully operational, the site is in beta mode, with an anticipated public launch date of October 2, 2007. The first-of-its-kind website will connect 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations in need of design assistance with architecture and design firms willing to do pro bono work. The new site was directly informed by a survey of the first 150 firms to join the program as well as extensive inquiries fielded from nonprofit organizations seeking assistance. Among many others, new site features and functions include:
  • Nonprofit organization and project registration capabilities
  • Enhanced firm and nonprofit participant profiles
  • Specific pro bono service offerings and descriptions
  • Interactive national map of the cities that host 1% firms and nonprofits
  • Enlarged project gallery and more detailed project profiles
  • Interviews with the architect and nonprofit leaders associated with exemplary pro bono design projects
  • Dedicated My 1% portal for firms and nonprofits to manage their profiles and projects
  • Downloadable PDFs (and forthcoming interactive Flash version) of The 1% Users Guide
  • Custom email notifications of pro bono project opportunities
    • Launched in 2005, TheOnePercent.org was originally made possible by grants from the Boston Society of Architects and the National Endowment for the Arts. Version 2.0 of TheOnePercent.org was made possible thanks to the continued support of NEA as well as a recent grant from The American Institute of Architects and the ongoing support of several leading architecture firms and foundations. To date, over 175 firms of all sizes have signed on to The 1% program, ranging from sole practitioners to some of the largest firms in the country, such as HKS and Perkins + Will. With this new site, Public Architecture seeks to measurably increase the quantity and quality of pro bono design work through the U.S. Comments, corrections, and questions pertaining to the new website can be directed by email to info@theonepercent.org or by phone to 415/861-8200.     http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=14     The 1% Helps Do-Gooders Do More Than 1% Sat, 01 Sep 2007 12:00:00 PST When Public Architecture launched The 1% Solution in 2005, it tapped into the architecture communitys altruism: The San Franciscobased practice and public-service advocacy has since signed up 157 firms to pledge 1 percent of their time to nonprofit organizations that could not otherwise afford design direction. And yet Public Architecture executive director John Cary admits that some of those promises have been more symbolic than anything. A three-pronged initiative, to be unveiled September 4 along with a name change to simply The 1%, will help architects realize their best intentions.While The 1% has galvanized several pro bono jobsandmdash;the San Francisco firm David Baker + Partners Architects, for example, undertook a feasibility study and conceptual design for a Habitat for Humanity development in Oakland, California, as a result of its pledgeandmdash;Cary says that hes fielded hundreds of queries from architects who dont know how to make good on a promise. Though Public Architecture had channeled architects desire to help, there were still practicalities to overcome: How to find the right client? What about liability? With financial support from seven architecture firms, the Web site theonepercent.org has been revamped to provide such assistance. A new matching service links architects with appropriate clients. It is modeled most closely after a dating service, Cary says. Nonprofits submit information about themselves and their needs, architects submit information about their capabilities, and the software generates the best potential matches. We are almost inundated with phone calls from nonprofit organizations, church groups, and other clients worthy of pro bono design assistance, Cary says. Its not just our organization that receives those kinds of inquiries, but virtually any architecture firm, AIA chapter, and school. Were not cataloging the needs out there; this Web site will provide for those functions.The Web site now offers model contract language and contractual addenda for review and use, drafted with the law firms Long and Levit and Reno and Cavanaugh. We dont want this legal dilemma to burden people to the point they cant act, Cary says, adding that official agreements bring dignity to the pro bono client. Both architects and clients can look to the third component of Public Architectures effort for further guidance. The 1% Users Manual offers how-to advice and case studies in collaboration. Cary envisions that Septembers introductions are just a start, and hopes that this initial phase should build the organizations momentum. I can imagine that, by finally addressing a lot of architecture firms questions and needs, we will attract another cohort to The 1%.http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/070831one.asp http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=11 Volunteers Doing Double Duty, Survey Says Fri, 31 Aug 2007 12:00:00 PST Architects hearts are overflowing with kindnessandmdash;and Public Architecture has the documentation to prove it. A recent survey of 150 architect members of The 1%, a pro bono assistance network launched by the San Franciscobased design firm, found that participants go above and beyond the call of volunteers duty. By signing up for The 1%, an architecture firm pledges 1 percent of its billable hours to designing for nonprofit groups free of charge. But based on the surveys 77 complete responses, more than two-thirds of participants actually devoted 2 percent or more toward that goal last year. Public Architecture executive director John Cary notes that the [survey] sample is representative of just about every firm size, type, and geography. Respondents projects were equally sweeping, ranging from rebuilding a library in New Orleans to contributing to tsunami relief efforts in Sri Lanka. Architects may have provided even more help than 2 percentandmdash;had they the means to do it. Although social relevance was a key criterion for selecting an assignment, financial constraints and available staff time were most frequently cited as limitations to shouldering additional pro bono work. Aaron Hurst, the founder and president of the pro bono advocacy Taproot Foundationandmdash;and the person who encouraged Public Architecture to undertake the surveyandmdash;noted in a statement that the effort represents the first time, outside of the legal profession, that a quantifiable standard for pro bono has been put on the table for a specific industry and measured. Most significantly, the survey brings to light the barriers to further investment as well as demonstrated commitment to overcoming them. Asked whether or not a survey of participants in The 1% accurately reflects the architecture profession as a whole, Cary admits that these respondents comprise a self-selecting group. But, he adds, Our sincere hope is to improve the reliability of the data through a number of standard means in the years ahead, including a non-1% sample. Doing this kind of survey right could cost about as much as it costs us to run the entire program, so were taking it one step at a time. Also, I firmly believe that the vast majority of firms of all shapes and sizes do a significant amount of pro bono work, but dont do so in an organized, strategic, or trackable manner. Were trying to change that.http://archrecord.construction.com/news/daily/archives/070831one.asp http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=12 First Annual 1% Firm Survey Press Release Tue, 14 Aug 2007 12:00:00 PST Across the U.S., architects are putting their skills and talents to work for the public good, according to a recent survey of 150 firms by nonprofit Public Architecture. There has never been a survey focused specifically on pro bono service by architecture firms or even individual architects before, says John Cary, Public Architectures executive director.The survey sample ranged from sole practitioners to some of the largest firms in the country, such as HKS and Perkins + Will, all of which have pledged a minimum of 1% of their billable hours to pro bono service via Public Architectures flagship 1% Solution program. Public Architectures goal is to direct a minimum of 1% of every firms time to pro bono service, and these 150 are leading the way.Virtually every firm reported exceeding the goal of 1%, and more than two-thirds devoted 2% or more of their time to pro bono service over the past year. This level of activity is all the more significant considering that respondents overwhelmingly cited their firms financial constraints and available staff time as the two greatest obstacles to engaging in pro bono work. Were talking about a major investment of time and resources, Cary adds.This is a historic survey, according to Aaron Hurst, founder and president of the Taproot Foundation, which connects nonprofits with business professionals from a variety of fields on a pro bono basis. It represents the first time, outside of the legal profession, that a quantifiable standard for pro bono has been put on the table for a specific industry and measured. Most significantly, the survey brings to light the barriers to further investment as well as demonstrated commitment to overcoming them.As to what motivates firms to give of their time and talents, 88% of survey respondents named social relevance as the most important variable in choosing pro bono projects. Similarly, 73% of respondents cited community benefit as having the highest impact on any future efforts to increase the quality or quantity of their pro bono work. Other key selection variables included project type, design opportunity, and a personal connection with the issues addressed by projects or the client themselves.The survey revealed that architects contributed significant time and resources over the past year alone to a wide range of projects and services, from rebuilding a storm-damaged library in New Orleans to general consulting for local nonprofits. Donated services comprised the largest type of pro bono contributions, followed by reduced-fee services, general volunteer work, and cash donations. Most respondents cited a combination of the aforementioned items. Some firms chose to work with established nonprofits, such as Habitat for Humanity, Adopt a Room, and the Robin Hood Foundations Library Initiative. Others have dedicated their time to projects that they conceived of and spearheaded, drafting unsolicited open space plans and sustainability strategies for their particular neighborhoods. A few even looked beyond national boundaries, helping with tsunami relief efforts in Sri Lanka or village planning in Liberia.The results of this first annual survey strongly supported the next evolutionary step for Public Architectures 1% Solution program, the national initiative through which architecture firms pledge a minimum of 1% of their billable hours to pro bono service.The next phase of the 1% Solution program involves the creation of a national database and online clearinghouse to match architects with nonprofit organizations and other appropriate pro bono clients in need of their help. The new online database, paired with the release of a first-of-its-kind print publication on pro bono design, is expected to go online in September.This is a breakthrough moment for pro bono design and also our 1% Solution program, says Cary. We are on the brink of mobilizing architects and bringing professional design to communities in need at a scale never seen before.Click here for a link to the accompanying data sheet. http://www.theonepercent.org/News.htm?nid=10