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Article 25 Society is a student subsidiary of Article 25; an architectural humanitarian charity that has completed over 40 projects in disadvantaged areas all over the world (www.article-25.org). The vision of Article 25 is to see a world where there is never a life or livelihood lost for the want of a built solution. Students are the people who make up tomorrows built environment industry. This is a real opportunity to effect a positive change in the way we view our role in contributing to the fulfilment of human rights and reduction of global poverty. Our Article 25 Society has a chance to actually make this happen, to test and challenge the boundaries of the professions, to bring about a new understanding of how a building, or a bus stop, or a well, can have a massive impact on the lives of people who depend on these amenities.
The society is now in its third year and has worked on several live projects, held numerous workshops, lectures and competitions. One such competition was a master planning exercise in the Gola Forest, Sierre Leone, and West Africa. Community buildings are required for the local community in an area of abundant wildlife and dense rainforest. The task was to focus specifically on the challenge of overcoming the problem of the sites remoteness; transportation of goods is not possible; all life support systems need to be drawn from the site. See the winning concept below.
 
The project is now currently on site, you can see how it is progressing on the Project Architect's blog (www.article-25.org).
 
Last year we collaborated with other student chapters and Article 25 to produce a research report about a proposed development in Los Olivos, South America. Our task was to focus on concepts for the community buildings design, see our sketching below.