Our Mission

SHADE is a professional practice and public interest design institute focused on adapting built environments for a warming planet. Our workplaces transcend geographic borders to envision and realize smarter, more sustainable and humane places for the benefit of people and the environment. We have design expertise in educational, housing, transportation, and interpretive environments inside and outside of buildings.

HONOLULU - LOS ANGELES - HO CHI MINH CITY - PHOENIX - LAS VEGAS

Sustainable and resilient planning includes the research, data collection, analysis and documentation of findings of existing and projected conditions. Planning is the necessary preamble to design and construction which factors the sociopolitical, economic and physical context of place.

Humanitarian public interest practice places a priority on service to community and those who are undeserved by the environment design professions. Public interest practice is an evolving field which leverages professional services to do what is right for those in need and to inspire action by resource holders and decision-makers. SHADE Institute is a 501(c)(3) non-profit, charitable organization and the non-profit arm of SHADE Group.

Architecture and design, are the core practice disciplines at SHADE. We design buildings, places and things for people. Our approach is site and climate-based, taking into consideration the needs of the broader world, region and community. Design excellence is what we strive for in all projects with careful consideration of the project budget and evolving needs of our client and their stakeholders.