What is Architect in the House?

Architect in the House is an innovative scheme run by Shelter, the housing and homelessness charity, and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA). We match homeowners with a local RIBA chartered architect who gives up an hour of their time for a design consultation. In exchange, the homeowner makes a suggested donation of £40 to Shelter. In 2011 the TV channel Home is title sponsor of the scheme, and Rockwool is associate sponsor.

Whether it’s inspiration for a study, an extra bedroom, or just better living space you need, an architect can offer creativity and professional advice that will help bring your ideas to life.

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RIBA bookshop offer

Sign up to this year’s scheme and you’ll get great discounts on architecture, design and construction titles from the RIBA bookshop to help inspire and inform your plans:

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In the UK today:

  • Over one million children are growing up in overcrowded homes.
  • Almost 1.8 million households are on social housing waiting lists.
  • In 2010, 36,000 people had their homes repossessed.

Shelter works tirelessly with the people worst affected by the housing crisis, helping them find or keep a home that’s decent, secure, and permanent. Our services are needed now more than ever.

Sign up for the scheme now »

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Where your money goes

Over the past 14 years, Architect in the House has raised over £1.1 million for Shelter.

The money you give goes towards Shelter’s work with families in housing need. One in seven children in Britain lives in housing that’s run—down, overcrowded, or temporary. Shelter provides services to support them, and fights to defend their education, health and wellbeing. A donation of £40 could pay for a helpline adviser to give emergency housing advice to a family fleeing domestic violence.

See how much the scheme raised in 2010 »

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