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there is beauty in simplicity, and efficiency is inherent to every decision we make. by streamlining traditional fundraising and design processes, we deliver vital projects that serve communities around the globe and encourage symbiosis with our ever-changing climate. we strive for transparency in our no-frills approach to sustainable building design, allowing our work to speak for itself.
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facilitating. organizing. innovating. fundraising. designing.
we are reimagining the roles of green architecture and design in systemic change. by guiding our clients in expanding their reach as social and environmental justice stewards and bridging the gap between capital and communities in need, we utilize our unique expertise and diverse backgrounds to incite local change that impacts global prosperity.
A Conservation Center to Protect Brazil's Vulnerable and Endangered Species
We are designing and building the headquarters for CaoDominio, a non-profit organization in the frontlines of animal rescue and nature conservation in the historic town of Mariana, Minas Gerais, Brazil. Learn More.
A Movement to Position the Building Sector as a Force for Sustainable Development
We are working with the Verdani Institute for the Built Environment (VIBE) to rapidly scale and expand sustainable building practices in Real Estate. Learn More.
A Literary Publication to Honor the Spirit of the 1964 Mississippi Freedom Summer
We worked with Harvard University to design the first edition of “Freedom School: A Seminar on Theory and Praxis for Black Studies in the United States” - an amalgamation of artist submissions grounded in themes of Afrofuturism, community, lineage and ancestors, abolition, embodiment and pleasure, art and movement. Learn More.
modest news: Angela Davis receives award featuring our logo design for the Malcolm X and Dr. Betty Shabazz Memorial and Education Center from Ilyasah Shabazz. Learn More.
modest news: Our urban planning studies and visualizations were featured at The Practice of Democracy: We Hold These Truths - an exhibit on the High Line. Learn More.