Architects Without Borders is a humanitarian organization that creates development through architecture and planning.
What’s on at Architects Without Borders
Follow the work of Architects Without Borders. We bring you news about ongoing and upcoming projects, invite to inspiring debate evenings focusing on the role of the architectural profession in development work, and tell about new initiatives and opportunities in the organization.
Meet us at Building Green, Oct 30-31.
Meet our staff and volunteers at this year's Building Green, the Nordic region's largest trade fair for sustainable construction.
Meet us at Open24, Sept. 20.
Meet Architects Without Borders and learn about our work in slums at the Open24 festival in Aarhus on September 20.
Unfinished Work on Architecture Day, Oct 7th.
October 7th at 17-18.30 at The Danish Architects Association, Åbenrå 34, Copenhagen.
Can a house turn shit into gold? Nov. 6.
Join us for a member event on Wed. Nov. 6 from 19-21 and hear about our bio-centre in Uganda.
African Architecture Matters, Sept. 9
Join this free, one-day lecture series on Sep.9th about Architecture, Planning and Housing in Sub-Saharan Africa, by Jørgen Eskemose Andersen, Associate Professor Emeritus, IBBL
Our three programs
All projects are distributed within three thematic and mutually supportive programs: Building for Development, Sustainable Cities, and Knowledge and Education. We advise and build for external development organizations, initiate our own development projects and host events focusing on the role of architecture in development work.
Building for Development
In this program, we design and execute high-quality buildings, outdoor spaces and interiors that contribute to local development, such as buildings for education, sanitation, social purposes and buildings that explore sustainable construction methods. The program supports development organizations at home and abroad with architectural services provided by our skilled volunteer teams.
Sustainable cities
Cities in the Global South are growing rapidly, and there are major challenges with access to housing, health and mobility. In this program, we work with local partners on strategic development projects such as land rights, food security and sanitation for people living in slums. Along the way, we build knowledge about urban planning, policy frameworks and housing finance, and about slum social structures and decision-making processes.
Knowledge and education
Through our professional/social events Evening Without Borders, Project Evenings, lectures, media appearances and participation in fairs, festivals etc. we draw attention to development issues where architecture and planning can make a difference. We strive to support and further develop the architectural profession as a socially conscious and responsible profession.
RECENT PROJECTS
Right now we are preparing an urban farming project in Uganda, designing a community center made of bio-based building materials in Ukraine and working to raise funding for a bicycle project in a number of Cuban cities… See more below.
Caring for vulnerable homeless people
In this project, we lend a hand to the Red Cross to upgrade two care centers for vulnerable homeless people in Denmark
Wayfinding at Center Sandholm
In this project, we give the Red Cross a hand in making it easier to find your way around Center Sandholm, Denmark's reception center for asylum seekers.
Build-back-green in Ukraine
A pilot project that investigates the ability of bio-based building materials to reduce CO2 emissions from the future reconstruction in Ukraine.
Intensive urban farming in Uganda
A climate adaptation project exploring ways to increase urban farming yields in slums
