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Architecture for Humanity invites you to a photo scavenger hunt for urban renewal

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Your mission is to assemble a two to five person team, armed with digital cameras and transfer cables, for a photographic scavenger hunt.  Teams will explore a route by foot, starting at Voluto Coffee and ending at The Sharp Edge, documenting the beautiful and the ugly in Pittsburgh's neighborhoods.

"We're going to finish with a happy hour at the end of the scavenger hunt, where we'll look at the photos, and talk about the locations, using them as a starting tool for discussion," says Architecture for Humanity member Sophia Berman.

The participants will pose questions about the spaces they've photographed, such as, "could we put a bench here, could we fix this place up, and who do we need to talk to in order to get these projects going," Sophia adds.

Prizes will be awarded to the teams that produce photographs which best identify needs that could be met, and include a $50 gift certificate to Construction Junction and a four class pass to BYS Yoga on the Southside.  Architecture for Humanity will also be selling screen printed t-shirts and bags at the event.

Registration for the scavenger hunt begins at Voluto Coffee on 5467 Penn Avenue at 9:30 a.m.  The hunt will end at The Sharp Edge on 302 St. Clair Street at four p.m.  Registration for student teams is $15, and $25 for professional teams.  Pre-registration is encouraged, which can be done by contacting Architecture for Humanity by email.

Architecture for Humanity Pittsburgh is a grassroots organization that provides pro-bono design services for the purpose of improving the city.  Some of their past projects have included designing a fence in Lawrenceville, to make a vacant lot more appealing as a community space, and making dollhouses out of recycled products for under-privileged children.

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