Architecture for Humanity | Cameron Sinclair | Talks at Google
23The greatest humanitarian challenge we face today is that of providing shelter. Currently one in seven people lives in a slum or refugee camp, and more than 3 billion people do not have access to clean water or adequate sanitation. The physical design of our homes, neighborhoods and communities shapes every aspect of our lives. Yet too often architects are desperately needed in the places where they can least be afforded. Edited by Architecture for Humanity and now on its third printing, Design Like You Give a Damn is a compendium of innovative projects from around the world that demonstrate the power of design to improve lives.
Architecture for Humanity was founded by its Executive Director, Cameron Sinclair, who has been a guest critic and lecturer at a number of schools and colleges in the United States. In the last year he has spoken at the Architectural League of New York, the Structures for Inclusion Conference, the 53rd International Design Conference in Aspen and at The Museum of Modern Art in New York. He has been a guest speaker on NPR, CBC (Canada), BBC World Sevice and CNN International. In August 2004 Fortune magazine named him as one of the Aspen Seven--seven people changing the world for the better.