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Architecture For Public Good
By Virginia Prescott on Thursday, September 4, 2008.
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Today on Word of Mouth, we begin with a growing trend in architecture. Not more titanium siding or stunning art museums, but "free architecture," for clients with real needs, but no money. In a field dazzled by “starchitects,” John Peterson launched the nonprofit design firm Public Architecture. He’s leading the charge to get firms to donate one percent of billable hours designing spaces that bring inspiration and dignity to society’s most vulnerable people.
The 1% program is making its pitch, asking professionals to consider this question: "You could have been anything. You chose to be an architect. Why? Doctors save lives. Architects _______."
John Peterson, founder of Public Architecture and principal of Peterson Architecture, joins Word of Mouth on the line from San Francisco.
See examples of pro bono design projects from the 1% program
(Photo of Public Architecture's Community Learning Space)
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