Editing Architecture for Humanity (section)

==History==
{{Blockquote|Architecture for Humanity represents the finest of the new breed of architectural leadership, employing architectural skills and directing them for the larger good. - Editor in Chief of ''[[Architectural Record]]'', [[Robert Ivy]]<ref>{{cite news|first=Robert A. |last=Ivy |authorlink=Robert Ivy |url=http://archrecord.construction.com/opinions/editorials/archives/0206.asp |title=Is Idealism Dead? |type=editorial |date=June 2002 |newspaper=Architectural Record |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714210538/http://archrecord.construction.com/opinions/editorials/archives/0206.asp |archivedate=July 14, 2014 }}</ref>}}

The organization was founded on April 6, 1999, by [[Cameron Sinclair]] and [[Kate Stohr]] in response to the need for immediate long-term shelter for returning refugees in Kosovo after the region's bloody conflict.<ref name=King/> After hosting a series of open [[Architectural design competition|design competitions]], the organization began taking on a number of build projects, pairing local communities with design professionals to develop a ground-up alternative to development and reconstruction.

In 2005 it adopted an "open source" model and became the first organization in the world to utilize Creative Commons licensing system on a physical structure.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ted.com/talks/cameron_sinclair_on_open_source_architecture.html |publisher=TED |title=Cameron Sinclair on open-source architecture |date=February 2006 }}</ref> To date it has worked in 45 countries and over 2.8 million people now live, work, learn, gather and heal in 2,348 places helped by Architecture for Humanity design fellows, chapter members and volunteer design professionals.<ref>{{Citation|title=2013 Year in Review|website=Architecture for Humanity|url=http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/blog/12-30-2013/2013-year-review|date=December 30, 2013|access-date=January 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150123024139/http://www.architectureforhumanity.org/blog/12-30-2013/2013-year-review|archive-date=January 23, 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 2006 the organization published ''Design Like You Give A Damn: Architectural Responses to Humanitarian Crises'',<ref name=King/> which chronicles its early history. The second volume, ''DLYGAD: Building Change from the Ground Up'', was published in 2012.

In 2007, Architecture for Humanity launched [[Open Architecture Network]], allowing architects, designers, innovators and community leaders to share innovative and sustainable ideas, designs and plans.

In 2010, Architecture for Humanity acquired [[Worldchanging]].

Stohr departed the organization in May 2013 and Sinclair followed in October 2013;.<ref name=step>{{cite news |url=http://www.fastcodesign.com/3041103/fast-feed/architecture-for-humanity-shuts-down |title=Architecture for Humanity founders step down |newspaper=Fast Company |date=January 22, 2015 }}</ref> Clark Manus was made interim Executive Director before being replaced by Sam Hartwell. In 2014 former studio director Eric Cesal became Executive Director.

The staff was laid off on January 1, 2015, and the organization's San Francisco office was closed down.<ref name=King>{{cite news |first=John |last=King |url=http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Architecture-for-Humanity-closes-helped-6020800.php |title=Architecture for Humanity shut; nonprofit helped disaster victims |newspaper=San Francisco Chronicle |date=January 17, 2015 }}</ref> Among the causes for its closure are its inability to raise adequate funds after the novelty of its mission was no longer appealing.<ref name=King/> Another factor cited is that humanitarian shelter design was not considered a fundamental human right.<ref name=King/>

After the bankruptcy of Architecture for Humanity in 2015, local chapters have formed a new organization: Open Architecture Collaborative.<ref name=dezeen>{{cite web|url=https://www.dezeen.com/2016/03/10/architecture-for-humanity-relaunches-as-open-architecture-collaborative-humanitarian-charity/|title=Architecture for Humanity rebrands as Open Architecture Collaborative|date=10 March 2016|publisher=}}</ref><ref name=curbed>{{cite web|last1=Sisson|first1=Patrick|title=Architecture for Humanity Rebrands, Becomes Open Architecture Collaborative|url=http://www.curbed.com/2016/3/10/11192794/architecture-for-humanity-open-architecture-collaborative-rebrand|publisher=Curbed|accessdate=11 December 2016}}</ref>

In 2016, a lawsuit was filed in which the founders and board members of Architecture for Humanity were sued for $3 million for the alleged misuse of donations. The suit names 170 creditors who allege leadership used restricted monies for overhead and operational costs. In 2017, the suit was dismissed.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dezeen.com/2016/07/13/architecture-for-humanity-founders-board-members-sued-3-million-dollars/ | title=Architecture for Humanity founders sued for $3 million | date=13 July 2016 }}</ref>