Greenpeace is an amazing organization who is out there fighting for your right to have a beautiful planet in the future on which to build beautiful buildings. As people involved in architecture we have an obligation to get involved in using our design skills to help humanity. As a member of Greenpeace, Studio Formwork has a new blog. Here is our latest Greenpeace Blog entry. 

The world is in severe need of all industried to step up and do their part. Each industry obviously has its specialty and most can be used most effectively if that resource is emphasized. I work in the field of architecture and have long been disappointed about how it seems to be about big shiny buildings for well to do clients. There are real people out there in the world who could benefit from the clever design sense that architects are trained to have. Architecture can play a role in the fight against global warming and it does not just have to do with making fancy LEED certified buildings. It is our obligation to create solutions to the problems that are coming about because of global warming such as all of the very poor climate refugees who are living with nothing. I am going to commit my career to designing shelters for climate and political refugees that can harness off grid capabilities. I call to others to see how their industries can help to solve the future’s problems.

What ideas do you have about how architecture can be used to respond to the world’s problems?