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SXSW Eco 2015 PLACE BY DESIGN FINALISTS: SOCIAL IMPACT
HAVEN FOR HOPE
Presenter: Rick Archer, FAIA, LEED AP
Overland Partners
San Antonio, TX
Haven for Hope—home to more than 78 San
Antonio-based nonprofits—is the largest
and most comprehensive homeless facility in
the United States, bringing together all the
necessary services to address the root causes of
homelessness.
RAPIDO
Presenter: Elaine Morales-
Diaz, Design Associate,
buildingcommunityWORKSHOP
Rio Grande Valley, TX
RAPIDO rethinks the model of rebuilding. It
approaches disaster recovery from a temp-to-
perm strategy that quickly deploys a temporary
CORE to a family's property that expands over
time with semi-custom additions as resources
become available.
RIBBON GARDENS
Presenters: Tim Bevins LEED-AP ND;
Green Urbanism Program Associate |
Global Green USA
Oakland, CA
Ribbon Gardens are a DIY response to food
scarcity in food deserts that simultaneously
strengthen community cohesiveness. They
transform lost public space into functional food
production areas through a customized, easy to
assemble kit of parts.
SAVE ALTGELD!
Presenter: Tom Veed, Architecture for
Humanity
Chicago, IL
In 2013 CHA sought funding to demolish over
600 homes in Altgeld Gardens on Chicago's
south side. With our community partners, AFH
authored a plan to save 97% of the units. Now
we are building on that win to make a case for
reinvestment in the region.
