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Grace Farms Hosts Fifth Annual Design for Freedom Summit

April 8, 2026

The Connecticut-based foundation unveiled four new pilot projects by BIG, DIALOG, Fogarty Finger, and Rafael Viñoly Architects.

Health & Wellness

A Seven-Building Campus in Rural Uganda Becomes a Model for Constructing Off-Grid Medical Facilities

Kyabirwa, Uganda

Patrick Templeton

January 14, 2026

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Designed by New York–based GKG, the construction of the Kyabirwa Surgical Center relied on the skills of local craftspeople, vernacular building techniques, and regionally available materials.

Experts Assess Housing Damage in Gaza and Make Plans for Recovery as Bombs Continue to Fall

Pansy Schulman

May 24, 2024

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As Israel’s military campaign continues, the UN estimates that it will cost $40 billion over 16 years to restore the coastal strip’s decimated housing stock.

Design for Freedom Summit at Grace Farms

Design for Freedom Hosts Third Iteration of Annual Summit at Grace Farms

Matthew Marani

March 29, 2024

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Hundreds of architects gathered to discuss strategies to eradicate forced labor in the built environment.

Architects Convene at Grace Farms for Second Annual Design for Freedom Summit

Pansy Schulman

April 6, 2023

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The initiative, which aims to eradicate forced labor from the building supply chain, announced a new slate of projects committed to using ethically sourced materials.

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Mithun Selected to Design an Innovation Center in the Heart of the Industrial South

Pansy Schulman

January 16, 2023

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A larger team including Nelson Byrd Woltz joins the 2023 AIA Architecture Firm Award winner in transforming a North Carolina brownfield site.

Four Health-Care Projects by MASS Design Group in Africa

Beth Broome

July 6, 2020

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Upcoming projects in Liberia, Rwanda, and Nigeria offer widely applicable best practices.

Diagram of interventions on the Guggenheim Pavilion

MASS Design Offers Guidance for Adapting Hospitals on the Fly

James S. Russell, FAIA Emeritus

April 29, 2020

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Working with Ariadne Labs and Mount Sinai Hospital, the architecture firm has released a free online guide for rapidly redesigning hospitals to protect health-care workers during the pandemic.

Solar-Powered Facility Brings Surgical Services to Rural Uganda

Miriam Sitz

October 21, 2019

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A new ambulatory surgery center by Kliment Halsband Architects connects local surgeons to doctors at Mount Sinai in New York.

Interview with Jonathan Marvel

The founder of Resilient Power Puerto Rico discusses the organization's goals.

Miriam Sitz

August 27, 2018

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As the one year anniversary of Hurricane Maria approaches, the New York–based architect explains how Resilient Power Puerto Rico has broadened its efforts on the island.

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