AWB-Oregon provides opportunities to the Oregon architectural community to engage in humanitarian work regionally and internationally. We are a volunteer-based organization that organizes, designs, and builds projects that address urgent and chronic conditions worldwide.
Our first projects responded to natural disasters. The scope of our mission has evolved as our team leaders have taken on projects ranging from a multi-building campus for a high school in Ethiopia to neighborhood parks in Portland and emergency preparedness planning. Our educational outreach includes partnering with Portland State University and University of Oregon indesign studios and charrettes, as well as offering community workshops and training programs.