essays
“Studying the numbers”
PARLOUR
An essay about my researching and reporting on the licensure status of African American women architects, with numbers doubling over that period
“Where Are the Architects That Look Like Me?” – discussing diversity in the architecture profession in 20 on 20/20 Vision: Perspectives on Diversity and Design. (2003)
A collection of 10 peer-reviewed and 10 invited essays on diversity in the design profession by interns, educators, senior practitioners and international designers. Written as part of 2003 Diversity Conference in Boston.
“Riding the Vortex.”
NOW WHAT?! Advocacy Activism and Alliance in American Architecture Since 1968
An essay about the series of conference sessions highlighting the stories of African American women architects.
“EQxD Get Real: Be Willing to Listen
Recognizing our Privilege & Bias”
Essay for Equity by Design blog Get Real Series.
“Diversity Matters: 2014 Statistics of African American Architects”
YAF CONNECTION 1302
An expansion of my blog post about the number of African-American architects licensed in 2014 published in the April 2015 edition of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Young Architects Forum (YAF) CONNECTION magazine.
“Stepping Off the Merry-Go-Round: A Rose Fellow Chooses Community Design”
Bridging the Gap: Public-Interest Architectural Internships
By Georgia Bizios, Katie Wakeford (2011)
Collection of 19 essays from contributors sharing different perspectives on public-interest architectural internships, the book presents opinions of licensed architects practicing in the field to interns describing their experiences as students.
articles
“Alumni basketball game for fun and funds.”
Village News. (May 21, 2015.)
“Virginia State University breaks ground on new Multipurpose Center.”
Village News. (Dec 18, 2013.)
“Virginia State convocation center could spur growth in Ettrick.”
Village News. (Mar 06, 2013.)
“40 Years Later:” Why NOMA Still Matters
PBCD News.
A publication of the Planning and the Black Community Division of the American Planning Association (APA). (Winter 2013)
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Architecture, Wealth and Community Design”– how architects can influence creation of affordable housing, NOMA Magazine (Fall 2008)
“Getting Our Hands Dirty” introducing vermicomposting to an architecture office, FORWARD (2005)
blog
How to be Indispensable
A few work place snafus that I have witnessed over the past week has led me to write this how to list. 1. Know your strengths. Whether you are sitting in on office or doing community service, you must know what you are good at and what you need help getting...
Community design online
Yesterday’s task for the 31bnb challenge was to link to a blog in my niche. Do I have a niche? I have to think more about if one blog accomplishes the breadth of subjects that are important to me. Maybe I need more than one blog. For now I decided to do a search on community design since a lot of what I do circles back around to creating better communities using design.
What does it take to create community (a partial list)
After moving away from everything that was familiar, I had to create a new community for myself. I landed in a small San Francisco neighborhood that has always felt like the right place to be at this time. Here are a few things that make creating community important....
AA architects by the numbers
I have been chatting by email with Dennis Mann, one of the editors of the Directory of African American Architects, about ways to give a historical view of the numbers.
NOMA Mag Spring Edition
The latest NOMA (National Magazine’s them is Africa: Dissect, Design, Deliver. (Thanks to Ifeoma Ebo for coming up the title.) The articles are great. Shout our to Betsy Ismail for the wonderful graphic layout, to Ifeoma Ebo, Stephonie Nash and Victoria Kaplan for editorial assitance.
Editor’s Page
In the information age, there is no excuse for us to limit our thinking on unknown areas to solely what we hear and read from major new sources.
ARE Do’s AND Don’ts
As a newly licensed architect, I feel it is only right that I share what I have learned over the 3 years I have been testing. I wrote a short list. Here it goes: