Only a few weeks remain before the submission deadline for designs for a Mobile HIV/AIDS Health Clinic, a project spearheaded by Architecture for Humanity, a nonprofit organization promoting architectural and design solutions to social and humanitarian crises. For this international competition, architects are asked to develop designs for a "fully equipped mobile medical unit and HIV/AIDS treatment center for use specifically in Africa." Design submissions are due November 1.

The competition's advisory board consists of 10 members, including Frank Gehry, FAIA; former Ambassador and U.S. House Representative Richard Swett, FAIA; South African architect Reuben Mutiso; International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) Vice President Kate Bourne; and Dr. Sunanda Ray, executive director of safAIDS.

A detailed set of design criteria can be found on the organization's Web site.

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