== Projects ==

=== New Projects ===

Are you with a non-profit organization in need of design assistance?  Or a prospective volunteer with an idea for serving your community?  We are always looking for new projects and partnerships -- [[http://afhny.org/contact.php|contact us]] for our project proposal form.
 

=== Current Projects ===

  * [[Projects:park_slope_womens_shelter]] (2009-present)

  * [[Projects:The Point]] (2004-present) - Design services for a community development corporation in the South Bronx.

  * [[Projects:Red Hook Vendors|Red Hook Food Vendors]] (2008-present) - Ideas competition for a new marketplace for the food vendors in Red Hook Park.

  * [[Projects:Isaac Newton|School Cafeteria Redesign]] (2007-present) - Design for the renovation of a school cafeteria in East Harlem.

  * [[Projects:The Shield|The Shield Institute]] (2009) - Design services for a a nonprofit organization in the Bronx that provides education and services to developmentally disabled children and adults.

  * [[Projects:Studio]] (2009) - An initiative to help architects and designers define and tackle local and global issues.

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=== Past Projects ===
  * [[Projects:ABC No Rio]] (2004-05) - Participatory design charrettes and design services for an arts and activism collective on the Lower East Side.

  * [[Projects:BCI Shelter]] (2006-08) - Partition design/build and medical space renovation for a homeless services facility in Morningside Heights.

  * [[Projects:Biloxi]] (2006-09) - After Hurricane Katrina, AFHny volunteers traveled to Mississippi to assist with the Architecture for Humanity Model Home Program.

  * [[Projects:Branch]] (2009) - Call For Ideas to create a temporary Sunday library on an underutilized parking lot in Fort Greene.

  * [[Projects:FlyNY]] (2009) - Kite design competition and flying event, with proceeds to benefit AFHny projects.

  * [[Projects:Gowanus Dredgers Boathouse]] (2005-07) - Site analysis and conceptual studies for a boathouse on the Gowanus Canal.

  * [[Projects:Habitat]] (2009) - Collaboration with Habitat for Humanity New York to design and build outdoor furniture and play equipment for a Habitat project in Brooklyn.

  * [[Projects:Highbridge]] (2005-09) - Work with the NYC Parks Department and Partnerships for Parks to study reopening Highbridge in Upper Manhattan / The Bronx.

  * [[Projects:La Esperanza]] (2008-09) - Design services for a non-profit organization in Washington Heights.

  * [[Projects:Parking Day 2008]] (2008) - As part of an annual, multi-city event, AFHny volunteers turned a parking space on the Upper East Side into a small park for one day. 

  * [[Projects:Parsons Highbridge Class]] (2009) - Partnership with Parsons The New School for Design to create an introductory studio that uses Highbridge Park as a project site.

  * [[Projects:Spice Auction]] (2005) - Photo auction to raise money for post-tsunami reconstruction efforts in Sri Lanka.

  * [[Projects:What If NYC|What if New York City]] (2008) - Design competition for post-disaster provisional housing in New York City.