ADPSR

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Mumford Awards

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What is ADPSR?
Architects, Designers, Planners for Social Responsibility (ADPSR) is a national nonprofit organization committed to correcting the imbalance between the need to provide for the common defense and the need to promote the well being of all our citizens. ADPSR's efforts are directed towards arms reduction, protection of the natural and built environment, and socially responsible development.

Formed in 1981 as ADPSR in Los Angeles and in 1982 as Architects for Social Responsibility in New York, these groups joined with similar groups around the country in 1984 to establish the national organization ADPSR which now has 3 chapters, one affiliate, and many at-large members of ADPSR's National Forum.

Objectives
Leadership: To provide, as professionals trained to shape the built environment, a non-partisan forum for debating the future physical development of our world, especially environmentally sound and responsible development.

Education: To inform colleagues, students, and our fellow citizens of the injustice and damage, especially to the physical environment, caused by shortsighted government policies: to raise public awareness of socially responsible design and planning.

Advocacy: To endorse organizations and programs aimed at cutting back wasteful military spending; to urge reinvestment of those savings in domestic programs, such as affordable housing and community revitalization.

Recognition: To honor persons and organizations whose work exemplifies social responsibility in the fields of peace, environment and socially responsible development. ADPSR's awards, named for the late Lewis Mumford, are presented annually. This year ADPSR honored US Representative Barbara Lee who represents California's 9th District. Last year Congresswoman was the sole Congressional vote against incresed military spending for the 'war' in Afghanistan. Landscape architect Margie Ruddick was honored for work in sustainable planning and landscaping, especially involving the use of water and water remediation. Project for Public Spaces was recognized for its tireless advocacy of public spaces and its impressive library of tools to assist communities in creating meaningful human places.