Initiatives that improve the quality of the human environment and benefit humanity are the subject. Awards in this developing genre relate to affordable housing and other movements that demonstrate enhanced responsibility to social issues through buildings.
- AIA/HUD Secretary's Housing and Community Design Award
- Design for Humanity Award
- I. Donald Terner Prize
- John M. Clancy Award
- Keystone Award
- Vassilis Sgoutas Prize
The Vassilis Sgoutas Prize is awarded by the International Union of Architects (UIA) to celebrate architects or teams who have significantly improved the living conditions of underprivileged human beings. - Whitney M. Young Jr. Award
- Wolf Prize for Architecture