Architecture for Humanity announces new 1,200 pound spokesman

Mar 31st, 2010 2:54 PM UTC
By Chris Scott

His name is Hugh Manatee, and he’s the new spokesanimal for Architecture for Humanity. According to Cameron Sinclair, Hugh Manatee– in partnership with the South Florida Aquarium– will soon be embarking on a 12-month tour:

Thanks to the support of an anonymous Japanese donor, the tour launches in Tokyo at a special Pecha Kucha event hosted by Super Deluxe on May 8, 2010. Hugh will then visit Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and India before a long journey through Africa. Then, during the 2010 World Cup, Hugh travels through South Africa before visiting construction projects Kenya, Rwanda and Uganda.

Architecture for Humanity prides itself on the strong community of design and construction professionals it has worked with over the past decade. Therefore, the organization is giving them the task to decide where Hugh visits on the last leg of the tour. The final leg begins in Biloxi, Mississippi to visit the Model Home Project and then, based on requests posted on You Tube in April, Hugh will take direction from the organizations’ supporters and friends before heading to the headquarters in San Francisco. It is hoped that the tour will be completed on April 6, 2011.

You can read more about Hugh’s new role (with pictures!) here.

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