Public Architecture also takes on its own projects that expand the social relevance of design, including a prototypical station for day laborers, open space strategies, and advocacy around the issue of material reuse.
The organization has partnered with and worked for a number of renowned nonprofits, including KIPP Schools, International Planned Parenthood, United Way and Habitat for Humanity.
Edited by longtime, former executive director, John Cary and Public Architecture, the book presents 40 pro bono design projects across the country.
The clients include grassroots community organizations like the Homeless Prenatal Program of San Francisco, as well as national and international nonprofits, among them Goodwill, Habitat for Humanity, and KIPP Schools.
The structure is designed to be flexible enough to serve various uses, including as an employment center, meeting space, and classroom, and become a prototype for similar conditions (i.e. 1-1 Day Labor Station-installation at AAO Benaki Museum curated by Lina Stergiou).
ScrapHouse was temporary demonstration house, constructed and displayed in front of San Francisco City Hall as a part of World Environment Day in 2005.