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The pro bono services provide options to those who could not otherwise afford them. At the same time, this process facilitates the promotion and discussion of architecture and planning in relation to its impact on people, their health and their city. We hope that these services can promote education, participation and assist in finding solutions to our damaged environment.
The reasons for providing these services are many and include:
- The perceived and real social divide in the use of architectural services
- The perceived notion that architecture is dispensable and deals only with aesthetics
- The public’s general unawareness of the impact of architecture, urban design and planning in the way we use and live in our cities
- The reality that urban professional disciplines are responsible for up to 75% of greenhouse gases emissions
- The need of our arch-peace professionals to assist in the creation of more democratic, fair and better cities for all, wherever we are based
- The fact that in Australia, we lag behind other professions who see the value of offering their professional services to those who cannot otherwise afford them.
- The need to realise that these services would provide mutual benefits and that as part of the society we live in, we all suffer or rejoice from urban wellbeing
Our vision is to see that all professionals of the built environment provide 1% of their time to pro bono work
Long Term goals
- To develop a policy framework for pro bono in the built environment industries
- In 10 years time – companies to allocate a number of hours/ percentage of their time to pro bono services
Immediate goals (2007-200 
- To undertake research into previous pro bono work
- To research the prospective community groups
- To survey the current status of pro bono work in architectural offices
- To establish links with service providers and community groups as well as multidisciplinary groups
- To raise awareness about probono service in the community and in the industry
