I’m currently residing on the advisory board for this great non-profit. We have some real momentum now!
Providing sanitation to developing third world nations is a dirty job, but someone has to do it!
Wherever The Need (WTN) www.wherevertheneed.org, a leading non-governmental, non-profit organization targeting the crises of sanitation worldwide, in conjunction with Earth Day has sponsored the “Eco San and Sustainable Design Competition,” to advance the state of the art in ecologically conscious sanitation and emergency relief systems. The competition, created by architect Ron Goldman (FAIA) of Goldman, Firth and Rossi was open to students of SCI-Arc, OTIS, and USC.
Designs were judged by a panel that brings a background of design excellence and social responsibility at the highest level:
· Steve Kanner, FAIA -former LA AIA president and award winning architect
· Ray Kappe, FAIA -- founder of SCI-Arc, pre-fab background, award winning and esteemed architect on a national level
· Michela Abrams – President and Publisher of DWELL Magazine
· Leo Marmol, FAIA -award winning, background in pre-fab
· Steve Fleischli, WTN Advisory Board, attorney & former President of Waterkeeper Alliance
Awarded were:
Single designs
SCI-Arc - HONOR AWARD Jeffrey Kuruvilla, Kainoa Westermark and Ruben Alejandre
OTIS – MERIT AWARD Base completion: Rachel Fausto – cocoon, Krystal Scott - folding frame, Cristina Luna -- up-hut, Maihoua Vang -- bamboo strings, Erin Gollocks Murray -- pooj hut and Esther Lee -- garage can
Multiple designs
USC - CITATION Yuan Yu Chang
USC -- HONOR AWARD Bernice Ngo and Ming Ngar Lo
USC - CITATION Leon Wood
Community designs
SCI-Arc - CITATION Nanao Shimizu and Dohnbi Kim
SCI-Arc - HONOR AWARD Michael He and Nina Handelman
SCI-Arc - CITATION Hector R. Campagna Oliveros
SCI-Arc - MERIT AWARD Anna Androsova , Janica Ley and Melody Nazareno
