Native American Sustainable Housing Initiative (NASHI)

Shannon County, SD, United States

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Native American Sustainable Housing Initiative (NASHI)

Shannon County, SD, United States

Firm

Pyatt Studio Architecture + Planning

Type

Residential › Private House Multi Unit Housing

STATUS

Built

YEAR

2014

SIZE

0 sqft - 1000 sqft

BUDGET

$50K - 100K

How can design-build education act as a catalyst for positive social change?

There is an invisible homelessness in Native America. More than 200,000 houses are needed today to address overcrowding, 90,000 Native families are homeless or under-housed, and many of the existing homes are in desperate need of repair.

We believe everyone deserves access to the benefits of a healthy and affordable home. NASHI, short for The Native American Sustainable Housing Initiative, is a non-profit sector of Pyatt Studio. Sponsored by HUD’s Office of Policy Development and Research (PD&R), NASHI has two missions: to provide housing for the underserved Native American community, and to provide on-site learning collaborations for students at mainstream universities and tribal colleges. By using education as a catalyst for change, we strive to empower a new generation of community designers, builders and thinkers for the future.

Our new summer program will be open to high school students with an interest in architecture, design and sustainable development. Our students will deepen their skills in science, technology, engineering, art and mathematics (STEAM) with real design projects in native and rural communities like the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation.