Mobilize
AIA-credentialed architects matched with pro-bono design projects. Disaster relief. Community builds. Adaptive reuse.
23 open roles this quarter
Q1 2026 — Live
Disaster Response
Emergency shelter design, transitional housing, and rapid deployment structures for communities impacted by hurricanes, floods, and wildfire.
Avg. Commitment
12–20 hrs / project
Required Licensure
Hours This Quarter
3,842
Current Openings
Transitional Housing Cluster — Lower 9th Ward
Gulf Coast Housing Recovery Alliance
Flood-Resilient Civic Hub
Harris County Emergency Management
Hours donated. Communities built. No billing required.
Volunteer Hours
Donated Q1 2026
Active Projects
Across 34 cities
AIA Architects
Registered & verified
Nonprofits Served
Since 2022 launch
Architects who showed up.Communities that got built.
“I had six weeks between a commercial project and a hospital renovation. Mobilize matched me with a transitional housing cluster in New Orleans inside 48 hours. The construction documents I produced in that window are now being built. That's the most meaningful work I've done in fifteen years of practice.”
Marcus Delacroix, AIA
Senior Associate · Perkins & Will — Chicago
40
hrs donated
“We had land, we had a community, we had a vision. What we didn't have was $85,000 for a design firm. Mobilize connected us with a licensed architect who understood affordable housing code in California. We broke ground four months later.”
Priya Ramanathan
Executive Director · East Bay Food Justice Collective
“Our chapter needed 200 documented volunteer hours before the annual review. Mobilize didn't just help us hit the number — it gave our members projects they actually cared about. Three of them are still involved with their matched nonprofits a year later.”
James Okonkwo, AIA
Chapter President · AIA Chicago — 2024–2026
200
hrs
Sandra Whitfield
Program Director · Southwest Veterans Coalition
Nonprofit Partner“The zoning variance review we needed would have cost us $12,000 from a local firm. Through Mobilize, a licensed architect in Phoenix completed it in a single weekend. The variance was approved. The veteran services center opens in June.”
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