From brick and mortar shops to city planning, we cover sustainable trends in construction, renovation, and more. Public Design Studio, dba Public Architecture, is a key founder in the contemporary social impact design movement. We offer a venue where architects and designers can work for the public good.Public Architecture provides the network and knowledge necessary to use the design of the built environment as a tool for social gain. Through our flagship program, 1+, we connect nonprofits with pro bono design services. We are a knowledge broker, matchmaker and advocate for socially meaningful design.We frame social and environmental problems in the built environment and facilitate solutions in circumstances where both clients and financing must be imagined in new ways. We lead the pro bono design movement by asking design firms to formalize their commitment to give back professionally.