
Inspiring mud-and-bamboo Anandaloy Building uplifts a Bangladeshi community
German architecture practice Studio Anna Heringer has received the international architecture prize OBEL AWARD...

Passive solar community in Brazil combines social justice and sustainability
To empower a marginalized community in Brazil’s Maranhão state, São Paulo-based architecture firm Estudio...

Small Mexican town seeks social justice with innovative solar power project
Solar power prices have been plummeting in Mexico, which is good news for renewable energy advocates but potentially...

Catholic churches to make massive divestment from fossil fuels
To mark the anniversary of the death of Saint Francis of Assisi, over 40 Catholic institutions have announced their...

Heroic Food Farm gives military veterans a new mission as farmers growing sustainable food
"To be a good farmer, you have to be really good at a lot of things," says Leora Barish, founder of non-profit...

Heroic Food Farm gives returning veterans a new mission cultivating sustainably grown food
Heroic Food was founded in 2014 by screenwriter Leora Barish in order to address two problems: the challenges veterans...

Studio Gang's LEED Gold-seeking human rights center is a futuristic log cabin
Developed as an initiative of Kalamazoo College, the 10,000-square-foot Arcus Center works to teach, promote, and...

ADJKM Unveils Updated Designs for Venezuela’s Simon Bolivar Complex for Social Action Through Music
Located near the northern boundary of Los Caobos Park in the cultural heart of Caracas, the complex will empower...

Flood Wall Street: Photographs from the Front Lines
Before the Flood, speakers included impacted front line residents like youth activist Ta'Kaiya Blaney...

New "Snow Day" Maple Syrup-Themed Food Truck Will Provide Jobs to Formerly Incarcerated Youth
Drive Change was founded by social entrepreneur Annie Bickerton and Jordyn Lexton, a teacher who saw a need for...