%%list results%%

I think it will be great to have some articles on the Darfur issue concerning the role of architects in the post - war reconstruction and development phase on the light of the DPA and the recent developments regarding the deployment of the hybrid forces for peace keeping in the war - affected region of Darfur. Mewahib Mohamed I am interested in write articles an make research and investigation about the architectural and social fields in my country I like to contribute to help develoment of my nation. Noel Sampson PUBLIC ASSEMBLY. Creating art programs and workshops that act as a forum for community discourse and action around social issues specifically within the urban realm. Lynda I would like to help with Archis for Peace. Let me know what's around, Cheers. Nikki I will like to help any way i can. Matías Riquelme It has been great to work with Arch Peace in the last 2 years! thanks to all and look forward to work with all of you again! Best wishes! Edith i am passionate about helping others find the light of true peace within themselves as i have done and thereby spread that light around the world. while my architectural designs reflect my philosophy of "lightness" in every aspect of the word, illumination, weight, footprint, consumption, illumination, etc, my wider vision is that in sharing my Light with passion, love and joy i will be the inspiration for myself and others to seek and find the inner Peace which is our Inheritance. Russ hey I'm student of architecture in Pakistan. I did restoration work with Aga Khan Trust for Culture in Hunza. Nazeem Baig Dear architects for peace, thank you for your mail and your attempt to use various languages of the world. I am really willing to contribute with my nepalese language too. So please if there is something i can do please tell me. Arch. Pawan Kumar Shrestha, Kathmandu, Nepal it's nice to be a member of Archpeace. I've learn much much more about architecture in different world. Alif Nadya Inniar I think it will be great to have some articles on the Darfur issue concerning the role of architects in the post - war reconstruction and development phase on the light of the DPA and the recent developments regarding the deployment of the hybrid forces for peace keeping in the war - affected region of Darfur. I would passionately like to participate in discussion and initiate action in a positive direction. Working as volunteer in arch-peace for multimedia stuff really help me increase my work experience in multimedia design field. I hope my contribution can help arch-peace to be better and grow well I am in a rather busy period of university as the semester is about to finish so I'm not quite sure exactly how I would like to contribute but as soon as I finish next week I will look into your website more thoroughly! Is this ok? I am extremely interested in getting involved! "What a wonderful newsmail, full of information and links for architects/people who want to know what's going on in the real world". Prof Hugh O'Neill, Melbourne University and Adjunct Professor, Cultural Heritage Centre for Asia and the Pacific Deakin University (Melbourne) "I am a member of Architects and Planners for Justice in Palestine (APJP) and welcome the opportunity of making common cause by joining this wider forum". Prof Hans Haenlein (London) I found your website and love your ideas, passion and thinking - you are indeed very lovely. I wanted to get in touch to thank you for your hard work and determination to share with others and get people motivated to act. I also run a campaign called ARMS AGAINST WAR so that the unity of our numbers and purpose would make us greater... I am currently travelling aboard our 31ft Yatch & therefore would be interested in contributing essays on the architecture of different communities through which i travel. I would love to know if there are any affiliations for architects for peace in my country JORDAN that I'm not aware of, if not would be happy to help establish one. so happy that I found this web site, and it's something that I'm interested in, especially because of the condition in my country, where people doesn't have money and they need some help to build they environment and life dear all, i am walid issa am from bethlehem-palestine . i am studying architecture in the university of minnesota in the u.s. i am working as peace maker (architect for peace) in the bethlehem and in the west bank . i am studying hard and i want to be an architect because there is a war in the middle east and i believe that one day there will be peace. i want to participate in building the middle east after the war. for now am architect for peace !! i will be happy to join you and be a member in this great nice project!! I find your community very professional and [relevant]. I have a weblog about architecture (www.archigraphy.persianblog.com) that is in Farsi language... It looks like we can be good friends. From Lebanon: After the recent events that prevailed in Lebanon and the amount of destruction it is time to unite with the international expertise and to browse with the intellects the role of intervention for architects in a post war situation your Initiative looks extremely important for our region and I will be happy to look into collaboration. Thanks, Liad Ortar Arkada, Tel-Aviv believe we are responsible for our natural and built environment; and a forum such as this is a great place to share our concerns I can be involved in workshops. I am interested to provide a link to help Serbian cities destroyed by NATO bombing After I saw your aims and values, I changed my mind. I really would love to get involved. What can I do for this organization? Very Nice Website...nice ideas... Having returned from Europe to Australia recently I was disgusted with the general apathy here in comparison to what i experienced there. This organisation, and others like it, are essential to create discussion and ultimately form a strong, coherent voice for us to rally with. The need for all of us to engage in an active opposition of fear and war mongering governments such as our own and those of Israel, the US and the UK is of paramount importance. Social environment and its system of architecture is integral part. We need to look into the nature and its beauty in its original form where you really get peace . Architectural projects for the poor people in my country . I found out about AFP in a lecture by Beatriz Maturana this week and I have been thoroughly inspired by her work and her passion. I came home from the lecture and its been 2 days and I decided i had to join. Since my studies I am attending so many different workshops and lectures. As I have born on a island where so many problems comes together with the contribution of so many countries ,we locals are trapped with political problems. We cant really step forward from ongoing conflicts into a productive community all together. I am currently a second year architecture student, at the university of Melbourne. I am enthralled with this organisation and would love to get involved. i am not certain how i can, or what exactly i can offer besides my support, but regardless i am very passionate about your aims and values. look forward to getting involved somehow. architecture is also [about] living and thinking, then why don't we use it for peace in cities, countries and our lives? Coordination and forums like this are helping it become real. So i'll be glad to be here. I would like to contact other architects who has the same goals: living in a better world without discrimination, helping others in social projects and try to use the best way possible what nature brings us. I was captivated when I stumbled on the site as I have been doing research on ecclesiastical architecture looking for how peace, honesty and spirituality can be achieved through architecture. I've been hoping to become involved in something which contributes so meaningfully to such a serious cause. Look forward to being a part of the organisation this year I [was] attending the UIA (union of international architects) conference in Istanbul where I met a group of Iranian (architecture) students - since then I have been corresponding with one student who works for a government research body to investigate housing issues - I am interested in continuing the conversation with her and developing new lines of conversation with others to see how we might provide better solutions to the housing problem. it is a wonderful thing coming across this site . i have, in my own little way spreading the message for good habitation and to protect our environment. we are facing immense challenges in the world today.. social, political and ecological. we have, through our studies, to confront these developments and to work to solve [their] causes, so we can improve urban and rural life of the people with projects and researches peace! right now! Please let me know of anything I can do to help i want peace. i realize it will not spontaneously generate. it must be designed. the environment (political, social, economic and built) is a result of intent or lack thereof. i want to put my own energies toward designing a universally peaceful planet. good to see a website devoted to environmental design to which we are all contributing for a better world good work, this exiting and extraordinary work must be supported by all of the architects in the world,... Glad to pledge my support. As professionals I think it is our duty to use our resources and knowledge to make a difference in the world. Congratulations to you for having started this important organization. I have not observed any activity here in Norway/Scandinavia, and would like to help in establishing AFP here. Good luck on your future work, and I hope there will be an affiliate in Norway/Scandinavia soon. I am pleased to know that Architects are also working for peace. I am an Architect and through ASF/Nepal and EWB/N we are working voluntarily in providing technical assistance for the needy people of Nepal. You might know that Nepal is a declared as Peace Zone Country but in these days due to political violence there is no peace in Nepal. So if Architects for peace can do lots of thing here. In this strange time every way that promotes peace is a good way to live! We architects can do something too in our daily work I strongly believe in the principles you promulgate and believe we must all speak our hearts. I feel isolated from most of my peers who have adjusted their principles to align themselves with big business or with the government bureaucrats who support it. Once fear, prejudice and greed are overcome, we have the task of building a sustainable environment that offers equal dignity for all. You (we), as a group, have the imagination to visualize peace... I am currently involved as a landscape architect with an environmental charity in the UK. Since I will be moving to Oz I would like to continue working with local communities to get them involved in sustainable development projects. Reading about your organisation I am happy to find that there are more people on the other side of the world still fighting for a cause, I would love to get to know you! I am a member of the Baha\'i community whose primary goal is the development of a world community based on the goals set forth by Baha\'u\'llah, amongst them: The recognition of the oneness of God, The oneness of religion and The oneness of mankind, Abandonment of all forms of prejudice, Harmony of science and religion, Independent investigation of truth, The equality of men and women, Education for all. The insights and inspiration that derived from the Baha\'i writings as well as the community\'s experience especially in consultation, problem solving and encouragement as well as my own experience in working in third-world / developing countries and communities are things worth sharing in an appropriate manner. I am inspired by what I have read and seen - and look forward to being involved I have a deep interest in the politics of space and would like to get involved anyway i can I am very interested in how we as architects can use our skills to improve the lives of others As professionals and as human beings we have duty humanity and the earth- thank for providing another avenue Wow, what a great concept! I am wondering why this organization is not international. It seems that if any country needs more groups for PEACE, it should be this imperial nation. Anyway, are there others who have asked a similar question? Let me know if anyone else has contacted you with this same idea. I mean, why not a US chapter? Arizona would be a tough state to start in (conservatives EVERYWHERE), but Oregon or other states seem like they would have great potential to serve as US headquarters. Just thought I would drop you a line to express my enthusiasm at the realization that there are organizations like your out there! Good to see such place to share and to learn something about... well am on my last year architecture in uni willing to continue masters in urban planning since i've always searched for a possible way for a better world through architecture and that would be in dealing with people\'s socio-economic development in a peaceful environment I think what you are doing is fantastic and just what I am interested in - the interface of planning and social justice issues. I am particularly interested in any current research or research needs in this area War not only damages buildings and infrastructure but also people, physically and emotionally. The post war period is the most crucial in re-establishing people\'s lives as well as the villages, towns, cities and countries however in many cases a crucial point is forgotten....access for people with disabilities. Although in many cases hospitals and a couple of other civil buildings provide access for people with varying disabilities, it is almost always a forgotten touch to a building or public domain. The result of this is a discriminatory environment not built for all. Having visited Bosnia and Serbia over the years (before and after the war) has allowed me to observe the progress of development and in many cases the lack of it, particularly in relation of accessible development. I would imagine that many war torn countries would experience the same and it would be really interesting to compare best practice and try to implement similar strategies in areas where it has failed to achieve an environment that can be enjoyed and accessed by all. I very much agree on no war and peace, and I believe justice would help us live a better life and build a better world. I am only student, not specifically expert or experienced in any of these, but I believe with more power of people, things will be changed and improved. I hope architecture and urban planning would help eliminating conflicts and building stronger communities. great organization, i\'d love to help more events happen in Adelaide It is good to have this forum, for me this gives a bigger picture of what architecture/ urban design should strive for in the disparity of wealth between nations. It would be good to have some kind of exchange program where professionals could voluntarily work in the two contrasty different continent and dealt with completely different human right issues. I am very interested in how we as architects can use our skills to improve the lives of others I believe its imperative for designers to be in touch with different communities and NOT restrict oneself by always competing in the business world. The phoney war - all to real to the innocents of Iraq - is over. The 'liberators' are under attack. It is now time to rebuild for and with the people I just had it with lies and media control over news in the USA. I\'m moving in June to Australia, a country that I feel is mistakenly linking its Iraq involvement with the Bali bombings. I am very enthusiastic about addressing issues on housing especially in African cities. I realise that arch.peace is a channel through which I can express my views and contribute in any way, intellectually or otherwise towards the development of our cities. Hola, mi nombre es Verónica, soy de Chile, estudiante de paisajismo (landscape architecture). A pesar de no leer muy bien el inglés, me ha parecido una página muy interesante y sobre todo con mucha fuerza que es lo que se necesita. Congrats on such a noble cause. Excellent I have only just seen the protests that you have undertaken. I was quite blown away - they are beautiful and subtle. Are there more things happening from the NSW end?? I am more than interested. I have marched in the Peace rally in Sydney on Sunday 22nd March ( I have also been involved in the Anti Vietnam War movement). Hopefully Australia will follow suit with Canada and realize that not everything the United States does, the rest of world must do! I am more than happy to be included in your group, especially now when so many are simply throwing up their hands and insisting that nothing can be done now that war's started. I believe it is a great idea to group together as a profession, and voice our belief in peace. At Sunday's rally I was thinking this would be a good idea. Please register me. Could you let me know what you're doing - I'm interested in terms of the Bulletin, but also because I'm on the organising committee for North Shore Against the War - I'd be interested in hearing what sort of support you've got and anything you're planning. This is a fantastic initiative, but what about including environmental managers, life scientists etc as well? I would like to join Architects for Peace. I am totally opposed to this illegal and propaganda driven war. how can I help? but why only architects? I would love to learn more and become a member of Architects for peace passionately interested! Would like to be proud of the profession at the marches. Would be happy to gather under a banner.