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100th President

AIA elects Kimberly Dowdell as its first Black woman president

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A Cultural Add

NOMA’s professional development program for architecture students at HBCUs is propelling the field forward

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Honoring A Lone Star Legend

UT Austin announces permanent endowments honoring trailblazing Black architect John S. Chase

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Clearing the Path

The ASLA ramps up support of BIPOC women pursuing landscape architecture with a new program

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Usonian Weekends

Daily digest: Women of color face uphill challenges in architecture, a Frank Lloyd Wright house on Airbnb, and more

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Not Everybody's a Critic

Urban Omnibus and Urban Design Forum seek applicants for New City Critics fellowship program

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Shedding Light

NCARB and NOMA’s latest Baseline on Belonging report spotlights exam-related disparities

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Closing the Gap(s)

Demographic disparities get highlighted in the 2021 edition of NCARB by the Numbers

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Fresh funding for Berkeley

UC Berkeley CED launches a full-tuition fellowship for design students pursuing social justice work

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On The Move

Yazdani Studio’s Mobile Museum of Tolerance hits the streets of Chicago

Aerial photo of downtwon Baltimore. Urbanist richard florida thinks people will return
Building Back?

Richard Florida outlines his vision for a ‘post-pandemic city’

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Completing the Incomplete

The Getty and City of Los Angeles launch the Los Angeles African American Historic Places Project

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Clearing the Path

AIA launches pilot program to help underrepresented women reach leadership roles

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Robert L. Wesley Award

SOM Foundation announces winners of inaugural award for BIPOC design students

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Fixing the Pipeline

RE—SET—GO launches architectural work placement program for South London youths

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Gather Around

The second season of Office Hours promises more opportunities for young BIPOC designers

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Eyes and Ears Open

ASLA launches #Woman2Woman social media campaign for Women’s History Month

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Expansive Vision

Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America finds transformative potential in the collective

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