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2008 AWB Summer Soiree

13 June, 2008 (07:22) | Events, News | No comments

RSVP: 2008soiree@awb-seattle.org
If you have silent auction donations please contact Rachael Meyer.

AWB-Seattle Guatemala City Raincoat Drive

8 June, 2008 (20:21) | News, Projects | No comments

UPDATE: We collected 100+ raincoats that were distributed in Guatemala City and well received.  Thank you everyone for your contributions on a very short notice.

T-shirt design competition submissions are here

3 June, 2008 (15:22) | Events, News | 3 comments

The Designs are in for the 2008 AWB-Seattle t-shirt and now is the time for you to cast your vote. View the submissions below and make your choice. Voting will last until June 18th after which the AWB-Seattle Board will meet and go over the results and finalize the decision. The winning t-shirt will [...]

China Earthquake Assistance

21 May, 2008 (16:07) | News, Projects, volunteer | 1 comment

Although the immediate need is for disaster relief, there will be a need for technical assistance in the near future. This will include damage assessment, planning and rebuilding. An Architects Without Borders - Seattle board member, Paul Wu, will be meeting with the Deputy Council from the Chinese Emabassy on Monday to talk further about [...]

Architects Without Borders-Seattle T-Shirt Design Contest

14 May, 2008 (21:34) | Events, News | No comments

T-shirt mosaic

Have: cotton T-shirt, Need: great graphics
AWB is having a T-shirt contest!
Show off those design skills by submitting a graphic to be the ready-to-wear face of AWB Seattle.
The Design:
1- Designs will be single color. Suggestions for graphic and tee color are welcome but not mandatory.
2- Enter as many designs as you wish, however each submission [...]

Myanmar Recovery

13 May, 2008 (14:42) | News | No comments

Over a week ago Cyclone Nargis made landfall in Myanmar and devastated the region around the Irrawaddy Delta. The recovery effort is under way, but is reported to be hampered by the extent of the devastation and government red tape.
AWB-Seattle does not have any current projects in the area; however, if you know [...]

Search the web and earn $ for AWB

7 February, 2008 (13:47) | News | No comments

What if Architects Without Borders - Seattle earned a penny every time you searched the Internet? Or how about if a percentage of every purchase you made online went to support our cause? Well, now it can!
GoodSearch.com is a Yahoo-powered search engine that donates about a penny per search to the charities its users designate. [...]

Beards for AWB-Seattle

30 January, 2008 (18:11) | News | No comments

Watching hair grow and raising money for Architects w/o Borders - two things you wouldn’t think go together, but they do. Check out http://beardoff08.wordpress.com/. A group of men at a local architecture firm are growing beards and raising money for different causes. If you donate to:
Brad
Critter
David
Matthew
Michael
Tyrone
The money goes to Architects w/o Borders [...]

Architects w/o Borders - Seattle’s new website

8 December, 2007 (00:26) | News | 1 comment

We have a new website, which we hope will allow us to keep everyone involved with Architects w/o Borders (AWB) better informed and more connected.  We switched so that we can easily update the site and keep the content up to date.  We are still a young organization with only one part time staff, so [...]