This article was originally published on Lance Hosey's Huffington Post blog as "A Darker Shade of Green."

Collège Mixte Le Bon Berger in Haiti, designed by Architecture for Humanity. Image Courtesy of Architecture for Humanity

This article was originally published on Lance Hosey's Huffington Post blog as "A Darker Shade of Green."Last week, Architectural Record reported that Architecture for Humanity (AFH), the nonprofit founded in 1999 to address humanitarian crises through building, is being sued for mismanagement of funds. On June 10th, a court-appointed trustee filed a complaint alleging that the co-founders, Cameron Sinclair and Kate Stohr, and the ten-person board of directors acted with gross negligence by shirking their fiduciary duties from 2012 through 2014. The specific charges relate to misusing charitable donations earmarked for specific purposes. This is the latest in a string controversies, beginning with the co-founders departing in 2013 and the organization declaring bankruptcy last year.As I wrote a decade ago, in a review of AFH?s book, Design Like You Give A Damn, the organization?s purpose and strategy always seemed misguided: In focusing more on design than on the conditions that create a need for it, sometimes AFH overstates the role of building. The book?s jacket claims, ?The greatest humanitarian challenge we face today is that of providing shelter.? The United Nations disagrees. Its Millennium Development G...