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Chapter NetworkAFH
LATAM
US CENTRAL
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US EASTUS WEST US SOUTH
EUROPE/AFRICA
ASIA/Oceania
CANADA
ChicagoDenverMinneapolisSanta FeMilwaukeeIndianapolisSioux FallsCincinnatiLexingtonLouisville
BostonDetroitNew HavenNew YorkProvidenceWashington DCBaltimorePhiladelphiaNewark
Los angelesPortlandSeattleSan DiegoSan San FranciscoPhoenixLas VegasSanta BarbaraHawaii
AtlantaDallasHoustonMontgomeryNew OrleansAustinMiamiGreenvilleSpartanburgRaleigh
AbujaAthensGenovaLisbonLondon
AucklandDhakaManilaTokyoKarachiSydneyMelbourneCanberra
TorontoVancouverCalgary
WHERE WE ARE
LEADERSHIP: WHO WE ARE
“I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national
crisis. The great point it to bring them the real facts.”- Abraham Lincoln
Fostered design leadersTested processes and assumptionsCreated a safe space to challenge the status quo Built work and designed with our local communities
FOR 10 YEARS THE NETWORK HAS...
Operated on a shoestring budget Acted autonomouslyGrown without aggressive outreach or resourcesDeveloped many methods of operation, project
FOR 10 YEARS THE CHAPTERS HAVE...
delivery, and community organizing techniques
United by our shared vision, fueled by the solidarity for our mission,
this network supports our passionate efforts
- DETROIT: Local development & schematic design
- CHICAGO: Community process & non-profit support
- LONDON: Engagement & International Partnerships
- NEW ORLEANS: Built work, filling a gap in service
- SAN FRANCISCO/PORTLAND: Network collaboration
SELECTED CURRENT WORK
DETROITBRIGHTMOOR ARTISAN
COLLABORATIVE:COMMERCIAL KITCHEN
AFH Detroit
WELCOME TO DETROIT
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AFH Detroit
DETROIT IS HUGE
AFH Detroit
WE LIVE IN DETROIT
AFH Detroit
THANKS TO GARRETT
AFH Detroit
WE HAD A MEETING
AFH Detroit
Starting Small … 2012
Winship Community Clean-ups PARK(ing) Day / Detroit Design Festival
AFH Detroit
- Build Handrail / Home Improvement Program
- Renovate Porch / Home Improvement Program
- Draw ADA Ramp / Home Improvement Program
- Detroit-o-Polis / Detroit Design Festival
Growing up … 2013
AFH Detroit
Maturing… 2015
Mount Elliott Makerspace Brightmoor Artisans Cooperative
AFH Detroit
- Church Community
- Civic Engagement / City of Detroit
- Professional Network / Detroit Design Festival
- Non-profit Events / Detroit Soup
PROJECT PROCUREMENT
AFH Detroit
BRIGHTMOOR ARTISANS CO-OP
AFH Detroit
Brightmoor Artisans Co-op Facility:
- Training Program
- Prep & Pack ( Multi-Purpose )
- Distribution ( Retail / Cafe )
IDENTIFYING THE NEED
AFH Detroit
EXISTING BUILDING
AFH Detroit
PROCESS ENGAGEMENT
AFH-Detroit meeting BAC Team BAC Program assessment
AFH Detroit
SCHEMATIC SKETCHES
AFH Detroit
SCHEMATIC PLAN
AFH Detroit
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
Before Training
AFH Detroit
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
Before Kitchen
AFH Detroit
SCHEMATIC DESIGN
Before Retail / Cafe
AFH Detroit
PROPOSED DESIGN
Outside Building/Site Rendering
AFH Detroit
ART ON SEDGWICK
AFH Chicago
IDENTIFYING THE NEED
To develop a non-profit community art center for the children and adults of Chicago’s near north side
AFH Chicago
IDENTIFYING THE NEED
AFH Chicago
IDENTIFYING THE NEED
“Art on Sedgewick will give kids and adults identity, reinforce the community across racial and socio-economic lines by making stuff rather than consuming stuff.”
AFH Chicago
GUIDING THE PROCESS
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GUIDING THE PROCESS
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VISUALIZING OUTCOMES: BUILDING MOMENTUM
AFH Chicago
VISUALIZING OUTCOMES: MEDIUM CONSENSUS
AFH Chicago
OUTCOMES: NEW 501(C) FORMED
AFH Chicago
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
AFH London
AFH London
CROSSWAY GARDEN, ELEPHANT & CASTLE
AFH LondonContext
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
NEED
Green Space as Continuity through Interim UseAFH London
ELEPHANT AND CASTLE
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PROCESS
Active Observation & GatheringAFH London
OUTCOMES 1: REVEALING PLACE
Client ProposalAFH London
OUTCOMES 2: PROCESS DEVELOPMENT
Red Puna Workshops, Jujuy, Argentina AFH London
COMMON GROUNDNURSERY
AFH New Orleans
PICKING UP THE BATON
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Existing foundation by others Previous design by French engineering students
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REFINING THE DESIGN
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SPLITTING UP WORK
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Final Plan Final Section
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STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING
- Structural design
outsourced to a friend.
- The design used as many
full-size members as
possible to cut down on
volunteer labor.
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SPLITTING UP WORK
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RENDERINGS
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CONSTRUCTION & LESSONS LEARNED
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CONSTRUCTION & LESSONS LEARNED
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RESILIENCY PROGRAMS
AFH SFAFH Portland
[UN]built + [UN]broken
We see a resilient city. What do you see?
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AFH Headquarters • SF, CA • 2013
AFH SF
To bridge critical gaps that are intensified by disaster situations through a whole systems design approach
+To inspire a view of potential disasters as harbingers of transformation
EVENT MISSION
AFH SF
VISION + VALUES
- Catalyze cohesive movement
- Empower people to
meaningfully engage
- Develop emergent solutions
RUN OF SHOW
6:30 - 7:30pm
Panel
Discussion
7:30 - 8:30pm
Build
Your
ResilientVille
8:30 - 10:30pm
Opening Reception
for
Art + Design Exhibit
AFH SF
PANEL DISCUSSION
- Lifeline networks
- Built environment
- Social networks
- Ecological networks
BUILD YOUR RESILIENTVILLE
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Interactive design charette Paper-based collaboration + Digital platform
AFH SF
ART EXHIBITION + DESIGNER SHOWCASE
AFH SF
“ The more profound preparation for disaster must make a society more like that of disaster utopias in their brief flowering:
more flexible and improvisational, more egalitarian and less hierarchical, with more room for meaningful roles and
contributions from all members and with a sense of membership.”
~ Rebecca Solnit, A Paradise Built in Hell
AFH SF
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Community-based Master Planning
Honolulu, Hawaii
Education & Innovation Initiative
Sierra Climate Adaptation & Mitigation Partnership
OUTCOMES
AFH SF
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DIG Cooperative
Design/Build + GC firm
Decentralized water systems
Locally-owned business
Democratic decision-making
Profit sharing
AFH SF
OUTCOMES
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Living Waters exhibit
SF Flower & Garden Show 2015
Bronze Award (Show) + Environmental Award (AHA)
Closed loop, on-site water system
Rainwater Catchment to Indoor Plumbing
Greywater to Living Fountain + Garden Features
AFH SF
OUTCOMES
MADE RESILIENT IN PORTLAND
AFH Portland
IDENTIFYING THE NEED
- Neighborhood level ownership for
resilience
- Creating healthy, vibrant communities,
today, that are capable of bouncing back
tomorrow
- Generating rich and diverse cross-sector
partnerships in order to build a stronger
civic infrastructure
AFH Portland
Forging connections between citizen and city for an integrated network
of strong, disaster-ready communities.
“Made Resilient” MISSION
AFH Portland
FUNCTIONAL AREAS OF RESILIENCE
Source: Empowered Communities Program
San Francisco
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“It is essential that cities work to enhance their capacity to meet the needs of their existing constituency and be able to participate in a
spontaneous neighborhood wide effort to provide care and support to all residents.”
AFH Portland
RUN OF SHOW
5:00-7:00pm
Design Charrette and
Public Art Auction
AFH Portland
9:00-11:00am
Government Agencies
and Policy Makers
12:00-1:00pm
Private Sectors
PUBLIC + PRIVATE STAKEHOLDERS
AFH Portland
CHARRETTE WITH DESIGN COMMUNITY
AFH Portland
PUBLIC ART SHOW AND FUNDRAISER
OUTCOMES AT THE COMMUNITY LEVEL
“Wow! I live in a food desert!” “How are we going to care for our elderly?”
AFH Portland
1 ”Community Resilience” not “Disaster Prep”
2 The resources/interest are there; it’s a question of connection
3 Create opportunities for storytelling
4 Ask honest questions
5 It takes a village
OVERALL OUTCOMES + LESSONS LEARNED
AFH SF AFH Portland
“AFH means that I can contribute to our global community my talents and time. AFH helps to
provide the connection to the communities who need volunteers like me”
“I have always thought that volunteering for AFH advocates for designers. We reach out to communities
and they learn more about the value of design. We also are a catalyst for projects to get off the ground and that creates jobs for architects and designers,
usually in a new market”
“AfH has given me opportunities to use - and develop - my skills as a designer in ways that my "job" has not,
while keeping me motivated and inspired by connecting me with other passionate, talented
individuals”
Now : Aggregate lessons learned, invest in what works.
Create feedback loops of learningProvide professional development resourcesDevelop metrics of successDream up more opportunities you want to see
First 10 years - autonomous unsupported effortsNext 2 years - collectively identifying needs
GOALS AND FOCUS
- True collaboration and consensus decision making
- Working with patience to get it right
- Meeting weekly to define our shared values, mission and process
- Developing a new organizational structure
- Assembling a diverse advisory board
- Hiring a transition coordinator
TRANSITIONAL STEERING COMMITTEE
“I am ready, I feel freeTo cleave the ether on a novel flight,
To novel spheres of pure activity”- Geothe
This is a new beginning, different from the last.
Let’s leverage this economy of scale - together.
Join the conversation, build what you believe in.
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