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    International Architects/Designers/Planners for Social Responsibility | Visit website
    Established in 1993, ARC Peace is a non-government organization committed to building in a socially responsible way a peaceful, just, and environmentally sustainable future.

    Architecture for Humanity | www.architectureforhumanity.org
    Established in 1999, AFH is a nonprofit organization that promotes architectural and design solutions to global, social, and humanitarian crises.

    Association for Community Design | www.communitydesign.org
    Established in 1977, the ACD is an international network committed to increasing the capacity of the planning and design professions to better serve communities.

    Bruner Foundation | www.brunerfoundation.org
    Established in 1963, the Bruner Foundation works to influence national policy in health care delivery, holocaust studies, educational policy, nonprofit evaluation methodologies, and, most recently, the public understanding of the urban built environment.

    Design Citizen | www.designcitizen.org
    Established in 2004, Design Citizen is nonprofit, non-partisan center that promotes policy decisions affecting the built environment and the quality of life of all people.

    Design Corps | www.designcorps.org
    Established in 1999, Design Corps is a nonprofit architectural group whose mission is to find ways to offer quality, affordable design services to people and communities that could not otherwise afford them.
DESIGNER/builder magazine | www.designerbuildermagazine.com
DESIGNER/builder: A Journal of The Human Environment is an independent and nontraditional magazine that brings social justice and issues of equity to the debate over the built and human environments.  ADPSR members receive DESIGNER/builder as a benefit of membership.
    Mayors' Institute on City Design | www.micd.org
    Established in 1986 as a partnership of the American Architectural Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors, the MICD is dedicated to improving the design and livability of America's cities through the efforts of their chief elected leaders: mayors.

    Project for Public Spaces | www.pps.org
    Established in 1975, PPS is a nonprofit organization that provides technical assistance, education, and research through programs focused on the design of public spaces.

    Planners Network | www.plannersnetwork.org
    Established in 1975, Planners Network is an association of professionals, activists, academics, and students involved in physical, social, economic, and environmental planning in urban and rural areas.

    Public Architecture | www.publicarchitecture.org
    Established in 2003, Public Architecture encourages mainstream design professionals to identify and solve practical problems of human interaction in the built environment.

    Rose Architectural Fellowship | www.enterprisefoundation.org/rosefellowship
    Established in 1999, the Rose Fellowship fosters productive partnerships between young architects and community development organizations, encouraging architects to become lifelong leaders in public service and community development.