Article 25

Article 25 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights is the only article referring to the built environment.

The article states that adequate shelter and housing are a fundamental human right.
Our vision is of a world where all people have access to dignified shelter and housing, adequate and safe school buildings and effective clinics and hospitals. A world where there is not the loss of life or livelihood for the want of the built solution that can serve and preserve them.

We believe in…

• Adequate dignified shelter, buildings and housing as fundamental human rights
• Sustainable building and projects are vital, in every sense: working for the long term
• Building capacity and sharing skills to work ourselves out of a job
• Making the best possible use of charities’ funds with our leverage of skills
• Providing the best possible built environment expertise to charities, NGOs and communities
• Working to mitigate disaster and poverty and serve the MDGs
• Promoting architectural education in the UK and worldwide
• Bringing humanitarian and development work together under a human rights approach.

Values

In achieving our vision and mission we aim to be: Accurate, Careful, Responsible, Collegiate, Transparent, Accountable, Innovative, Professional, Leaders