As a writer and editor, Imani Day, AIA, NOMA works to amplify underrepresented voices and uncover issues in the architecture industry. She is the founder and principal of Detroit-based RVSN Studios, which focuses on using architecture as advocacy, and as a member of the executive board of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and AIA Detroit, she champions equity within the profession.
Michael Ford, the "Hip-Hop Architect,” is an architect, designer, educator, and keynote speaker. He was born and raised in Highland Park, Michigan, a city within Detroit, and is a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy. Mike is founder of both BrandNu Design, a full-service architecture, design, and research firm and The Hip Hop Architecture Camp®, a week-long intensive experience designed to empower underrepresented youth to explore and excel in the fields of architecture, urban planning, and creative placemaking through the lens of hip hop culture.
Lynda Haith - the first Black woman to graduate from Lawrence Technological University and the first Black woman to be licensed an Architect in Michigan - received the 2021 Gold Medal by the Grand Rapids chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The Gold Medal is the highest honor AIA bestows, recognizing those who've had a lasting influence on the profession.
When we (Saundra Little, FAIA and Karen A.D. Burton) were dreaming of becoming Architects and planning our education and careers, we never imaged that there were so few African American women who'd traveled similar paths.
The Detroit Chapter of the American Institute of Architects presents Noir Design Parti's Brief History of Black Architects in Detroit, Monday February 18, 2018 at 6 p.m.
As a writer and editor, Imani Day, AIA, NOMA works to amplify underrepresented voices and uncover issues in the architecture industry. She is the founder and principal of Detroit-based RVSN Studios, which focuses on using architecture as advocacy, and as a member of the executive board of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and AIA Detroit, she champions equity within the profession.
Michael Ford, the "Hip-Hop Architect,” is an architect, designer, educator, and keynote speaker. He was born and raised in Highland Park, Michigan, a city within Detroit, and is a graduate of the University of Detroit Mercy. Mike is founder of both BrandNu Design, a full-service architecture, design, and research firm and The Hip Hop Architecture Camp®, a week-long intensive experience designed to empower underrepresented youth to explore and excel in the fields of architecture, urban planning, and creative placemaking through the lens of hip hop culture.
Lynda Haith - the first Black woman to graduate from Lawrence Technological University and the first Black woman to be licensed an Architect in Michigan - received the 2021 Gold Medal by the Grand Rapids chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA). The Gold Medal is the highest honor AIA bestows, recognizing those who've had a lasting influence on the profession.
The Detroit Chapter of the American Institute of Architects presents Noir Design Parti's Brief History of Black Architects in Detroit, Monday February 18, 2018 at 6 p.m.
