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How to Teach Equity in Architecture?

Community Architect

Introduction to the guest blog When in 1968 the then President of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), Robert Durham, FAIA, extended an invitation to the executive director of the National Urban League, Whitney M. Image © Andrew Bui) Finally, in Fall 2021, my studio students worked with a local village for unhoused people.

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How climate, pandemic, and war shape the "future proofing" of buildings, cities and regions

Community Architect

An estimated 84 million people were displaced in mid 2021, now with the war in Europe war-displaced Ukrainians swell the global ranks of displaced people to new records. In 2021 820 counties were affected by climate related disasters. How will masterplans look like that plan for such a features?

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Why Didn't We Do This Sooner? Singing the Praises of Virtual Meetings

Community Architect

I now participate in more public involvement meetings for the new masterplan, the new budget and the like, for which I would often didn't find the time to attend when it had to be in person. Luckily, the trip did not end with catching Covid and laid a nice foundation for the many virtual meetings that followed since.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

Architizer

Tellingly, the idea to cofound the studio came while Bordas and her partner were working together at the Louis Vuitton Foundation, an experience where the paradoxical proximity and distance between the world of design and engineering was attenuated. Amanda is a member of the 2021 A+Awards Jury. Yoko Fujii. Sharon Johnston.