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a commission for a virtual exhibition to be held on february 20, 2021, commissioned by Mitzi Okou
Black Designers Change The Narrative

Mitzi Okou speaks with AN about design equity and founding Where are the Black Designers?

a tripartite school campus in haiti designed by pascale sablan
Emerging Voices

Pascale Sablan wants to bring equity beyond the built environment

a mural in los angeles, cited by monuments lab
Reimagining Commemorative Spaces

LACMA and MASS Design Group among new Monuments Project grantees

a courtyard at a historic college campus
Daily Excellence

ASLA launches Design Excellence by Black Landscape Architects social media campaign

adjaye skech in gold for architecture for change
Put A Bid On It

Works by David Adjaye, Daniel Libeskind, and more for bid to support Black women architecture students

portrait of edward mazria
A Round of Virtual Applause, Please

AIA announces its top honors for 2021, including Edward Mazria as Gold Medal recipient

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Looking Ahead, Looking Up

Ingedia Sanchez, president of Arquitectos, talks about the organization’s past, present, and future

exterior of a museum addition at RISD
Change in Action

RISD will hire ten faculty members specializing in race, decolonization, and cultural representation in architecture and design

Women assembled on the steps of lincoln center marching for diversity
Office Improvements

Op-ed: More than a PR campaign—diversity and inclusion through action

a confederate monument in virgina, which would be moved under the monuments project
A More Just Public Square

Mellon Foundation pledges $250 million to help reshape American monuments

a woman illustrating a wall
“You Can’t Be What You Can’t See”

Virtual exhibition celebrates BIPOC and women designers while confronting lack of professional diversity

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Toward A More Just Built Environment

Dark Matter University brings a new model of architectural education to light

skyline of downtown cleveland
A Limited Palette

Sherwin-Williams rebuked for dearth of diversity in $600M Cleveland construction projects

Installation view of black paintings by Torkwase Dyson on a white background
Freedom of Expression

Is Torkwase Dyson’s abstract recount of racial violence a missed opportunity?

builders
Extending Operations

Construction industry launches campaign to diversify national workforce

The University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning presents Martin Luther King, Jr. Symposium: “Institutionalizing Equity: Radically Restructuring Opportunity in Detroit”

The EDI guide.
The Time Is Now

AIA|LA publishes equity, diversity, and inclusivity best practices guide

The Legacy of Leadership

D.C. exhibit chronicles the history of diversity in American architecture

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