AFH Chapter Network presentation for Structures For Inclusion 15

Chapter NetworkAFH

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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

AFH Chicago

GUIDING THE PROCESS

AFH Chicago

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

AFH London

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

AFH New Orleans

REFINING THE DESIGN

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SPLITTING UP WORK

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Final Plan Final Section

AFH New Orleans

STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING

- Structural design

outsourced to a friend.

- The design used as many

full-size members as

possible to cut down on

volunteer labor.

AFH New Orleans

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

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8:30 - 10:30pm

Opening Reception

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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.

THANK YOUjoin the conversation @afhchapters

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