Join US Veterans in active support of Standing Rock
Over 1000 veterans are expected to ‘deploy’ to South Dakota on Dec. 4th to support the water protectors at Standing Rock. This comes at a critical time for our country, and in the ongoing resistance...
View ArticleWho Wants to Build Trump's Border Wall?
To ADPSR's dismay, the Trump Administration recently published a bidding opportunity for design/construction firms for the border wall project.These firms will be jeopardizing public health, safety and...
View ArticleStatement on the Grenfell Tower Fire
The appearance, massing, and form of a building, including its relationship to its site and context, are integral to building performance. As architects, designers, and planners, we are committed to...
View ArticleEthical Professionals Discussion at Boston Society of Architects
When did pharmaceutical executives take the moral high-ground over architects?Most of the dozen or so people in attendance at the October 10, 2017 meeting of the BSA Ethics Committee said what you are...
View ArticleBoston Society of Architects and ADPSR co-host discussion
When did pharmaceutical executives take the moral high-ground over architects?Most of the dozen or so people in attendance at the October 10, 2017 meeting of the BSA Ethics Committee said what you are...
View ArticleNational Newsletter - December 2017
National Newsletter - December 18, 2017In 2017 ADPSR continues to work for peace, environmental protection, ecological building, social justice, and the development of healthy communities. Please take...
View ArticleEvent: Design Activist House Party
This is an exciting collaboration between four organizations focused on social justice, each using their own approach to improving equity and equality. Learn more about the organizations at their...
View ArticleScapegoating School Design
by Raphael SperryTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to blame school design for the recent school shooting in Santa Fe, TX, but as an architect I refuse to accept his scapegoating of school buildings for...
View ArticleStatement on Immigration Enforcement
The Architecture Lobby and ADPSR condemn the Justice Department’s zero-tolerance immigration enforcement policy issued on April 6, 2018. It is immoral and inhumane to separate children from their...
View ArticlePBS Newshour Feature on ADPSR's campaign
In case you missed it, you can still watch the PBS Newshour feature on ADPSR’s campaign to end the design of execution chambers and solitary confinement here:...
View ArticleVictory and Accountability - in our politics in the architectural profession
Accountability is essential to equal and respectful relations between people at all scales -- between coworkers, citizens, and even within a democracy of hundreds of millions. The past months have seen...
View ArticleHoliday Wishes from ADPSR
Holiday greetings from ADPSR! We hope you will have time to reflect with us on the past year and take a moment to look ahead to what we can accomplish in 2019. With your support (yes, you know what...
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Nuclear Nightmares with 99 Percent Invisible
Speaking for myself but, I think, for many ADPSR members as well, 99 Percent Invisible is a fantastic podcast that highlights fascinating stories in the design world. As always, the recent 99PI story...
View ArticleCALL TO BOYCOTT THE DESIGN OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERS
CALL TO BOYCOTT THE DESIGN OF IMMIGRATION DETENTION CENTERSA response to the AIA statement on detention centersDownload The Architecture Lobby and ADPSR’s Press ReleaseThe Architecture Lobby and...
View ArticleWe would like your perspective on the future of ADPSR!
November 1, 2019To the ADPSR community: We would like your perspective on the future of ADPSR! Please respond by November 18th. Background and current situation:We are a venerable organization and for...
View ArticleLet Our Colleague Eyal Weizman In!
Let Our Colleague Eyal Weizman In!Architect and Human Rights advocate Eyal Weizman should not be barred from entering the United States - Sign the Petition! http://chng.it/L9mLnC92We – architects,...
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ADPSR Mourns the passing of national board member Michael Sorkin
The national board of ADPSR is greatly saddened by the passing of one of our own members, Michael Sorkin. Sorkin was 71 years old and lived and worked in New York City, but his sphere of concern and...
View ArticleFloyd, racism, and architecture
Our country is on fire yet again, engulfed in horror and grief over the unabated racism of our power structure seen in the death of George Floyd, the killing of Ahmaud Arbery, and the insidious racism...
View ArticleTell AIA to end design that violates human rights!
Thanks to New York Times architecture columnist Michael Kimmelman, AIA’s cruel and retrograde position in support of execution chamber and solitary confinement design is now well known...
View ArticleVictory! AIA Prohibits design for torture and killing!
ADPSR celebrates a great step for human rights and for the profession of architecture: the American Institute of Architects has banned the design of spaces for execution and solitary confinement. We...
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