The inaugural effort of the Fund for Peace Initiatives is "The Architects of Peace", an educational project launched in January of 2003. The "Architects of Peace" project includes a photographic exhibit drawn from works of award-winning photographer, Michael Collopy. The exhibit displays 45 images with accompanying biographies and quotations of prominent peacemakers including Mother Theresa, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Nelson Mandela, Shimon Peres, Billy Graham, Jane Goodall and Mikhail Gorbachev.

In addition to the photographic exhibit, the "Architects of Peace" project includes displays from the Martin Luther King Jr. papers Project at Stanford University, the Haas Center for Public Service and the Hoover Institute's Archives. The exhibit was displayed at Stanford University for two months and a series of lectures, films and receptions were held in conjunction with the project. An estimated 5,000 people visited the exhibit. [View Video]

From April 2003 through June 2003, the "Architects of Peace" project was moved to Santa Clara University where it was sponsored by the University's Institute on Globalization. Over 2,500 people viewed the exhibit at this location. The exhibit was then formally dedicated to the University of Santa Clara and is now on permanent display in the Arts and Sciences building. The "Architects of Peace" exhibit is currently sponsored by the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics and has been integrated into Santa Clara University's efforts to create an undergraduate curriculum for Peace Studies. In addition, an Architects of Peace Award has also been developed to honor global figures who have been powerful forces for peace in the world. The first two Architects of Peace honorees were named June 25, 2005. The award will be given annually.

In August 2004, the "Architects for Peace" exhibit was produced by the Anahuac University in Mexico City. Sponsored by the Shimon Peres Chair for Peace, the exhibit opened for a 30-day period and will later travel to three other Mexican universities. The Anahuac opening received national coverage from both the newspaper and television media.