architecture + health
Our work informs global practices concerning health reforms and housing strategies in our rapidly urbanizing world.
One of the 8 Best Sustainability Ideas on the Planet. -Forbes Magazine
For #WorldHabitatDay 2015, we released a video to steer global attention to the ways in which housing can be used to improve health.
Design Award of Excellence – The Society of American Registered Architects, NY Council 2018 Design Awards
Our Mud To Mortar project in Bangladesh won the highest design honor in the health-related category, the Design Award of Excellence, by the Society of American Registered Architects NY Council. We would like to thank our partners Grimshaw, BRAC University, and ADESH, and our supporters who continue to help us further our mission.
Mud to Mortar in Interior Design’s “25 Big Ideas”
Check out ARCHIVE’s project featured in Interior Design as a “Big Idea”!
Our Health, Hygiene, and Housing project uses innovative flooring techniques and community education to drastically reduce the amount of diarrheal disease in targeted communities in Bangladesh.
In 2013 we met Ananya Rajbanngshi, a three year old Bangladeshi girl who was a bennificiary of our pilot flooring project in Bangladesh. Today, Ananya, and many other children like her, are still benefiting from ARCHIVE’s continuous work in their communities.
We’ve started a movement to replace 500 floors in Bangladesh. Studies have shown that this simple home improvement can reduce childhood disease by up to 75%.
Ambroisels and Catherine have watched their home undermine the health and safety of their family for years.
Our Building Malaria Prevention project has reduced their exposure to malaria-carrying mosquitoes, increased their productivity and access to credit, and cut their drug costs.
What is hub?
The link between health and housing is a global concern. We want to gather news, opinions, photos and videos from around the world that highlight the challenge of healthy living conditions.
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Improve the lives of an entire community. Fund one of our housing, infrastructure and sanitation initiatives that can combat diarrheal disease, indoor air pollution, Chagas and more.
ARCHIVE’s director Peter Williams at ENSIA Live:
Join the Movement: #BuildHealthDifferently
