Open Source Architecture
As a result of the TED Prize the organization worked with Sun Microsystems and Creative Commons to develop the Open Architecture Network, the first open source system for supporting sustainable and humanitarian design and architecture. This network includes project management, file sharing, a resource database and online collaborative design tools. A beta version of the site launched on March 8, 2007 at the 2007 TED Conference. It has garnered over 27,000 members and 5,000 projects In late 2010 they created a version of the network as a mobile application that is showcased in the Museum of Modern Art.
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