Architects / Designers / Planners for Social Responsiblity ADPSR is a national nonprofit organization committed to correcting the imbalance between the need to provide for the common defense and the need to promote the well being of all our citizens. ADPSR's efforts are directed towards arms reduction, protection of the natural and built environment, and socially responsible development.

Objectives

Leadership: To provide, as professionals trained to shape the built environment, a non-partisan forum for debating the future physical development of our world, especially environmentally sound and responsible development.

Education: To inform colleagues, students, and our fellow citizens of the injustice and damage, especially to the physical environment, caused by shortsighted government policies: to raise public awareness of socially responsible design and planning.

Advocacy: To endorse organizations and programs aimed at cutting back wasteful military spending; to urge reinvestment of those savings in domestic programs, such as affordable housing and community revitalization.

Recognition: To honor persons and organizations whose work exemplifies social responsibility in the fields of peace, environment and socially responsible development.