Architect of Impact

Meet the people and organizations using design to drive positive social change, along with the movements behind them.

By Kirsten Nunez
The six founders of the AAPI Design Alliance standing in a row in front of a gray upholstered bench and large plant.
How the AAPI Design Alliance Is Empowering AAPI Designers and Makers
Design
By Charlotte Beach
A large bamboo building with two structures in the woods.
IBUKU Creative Director Elora Hardy on the Bond Between Eco-Architecture and Womanhood
Design
By Allison Conner
A wide shot of a group of Black women gathered in a hotel lobby. They are sitting on a striped L-shaped couch that's in front of a round blue rug. They are attendees of the D.C. brunch.
How the BWA Network Is Helping Black Women Access the Field of Architecture
Design
By Leona Godin
A glass platter featuring different materials gathered from around Singapore, including flowers, leaves, incense, grass, and other plant matter.
Designing With Smell in Mind: Architecture’s Neglected Sense
Design
By Sam Manzella
Char Miller-King, a Black person with medium-length curly brown hair, using a pencil to draw on a piece of light wood.
Women and Queer Tradespeople Are Reconstructing the Future of Their Industry
Design
By Rachel Kolb
Jeffrey Mansfield, a white person with short brown hair, standing in front of a gray Airstream trailer.
Jeffrey Mansfield on His 'Architecture of Deafness' Exhibit and Designing for Social Inclusion
Design
By Eva Recinos
A person with wavy brown hair, wearing a royal blue jumpsuit, and a person with long black hair and white shirt against a teal background.
5 Latinas in Architecture on Their Career Journeys and What They Hope to See Next
Design
By Allison Conner
A graphic showing photos of Laura Hodges and Shannon Maldonado. Behind them, here are cream and burnt orange geometric shapes along with two green starbursts.
Black Home Design Business Owners on Highs, Lows, and How They Got Their Start
Design
By Alaina Leary
Students in wheelchairs going up an incline at the University of Washington.
College Campus Accessibility Shouldn't Fall on Students With Disabilities
Design
By Sam Manzella
All Gender Bathroom Sign
Why the All-Gender Bathroom Is Still a Battleground
Design
By Kirsten Nunez
Jing Liu of SO-IL and Suchi Reddy of Reddymade
AAPI Architects on Race-Based Industry Obstacles and the Path Forward
Design
By Kirsten Nunez
a commercial bird garden
What Does the Future of Green Landscape Design Look Like?
Design
By Mariette Williams
mary anne ocampo working on urban design sketch
Urban Designer Mary Anne Ocampo on Her Approach in a Male-Dominated Industry
Design
By Mariette Williams
gabrielle bullock
Gabrielle Bullock on Building Ladders for Future Black Women Architects
Design
By Leona Godin
chris downey using wax sticks on handrail drawings
Blind Architect Chris Downey on the Need for Multi-Sensory Spaces
Design
By Deanna Kizis
Architect Tiffany Brown
Architect of Impact: Tiffany Brown
Design
By Teena Apeles
Letitia Fernandez Ivins at home
Architect of Impact: Letitia Fernandez Ivins
Design
By Deanna Kizis
maryam eskandari smiling, wearing glasses and a headscarf
Architect of Impact: Maryam Eskandari
Design
By Deanna Kizis
Mia Lehrer at the L.A. River
Architect of Impact: Mia Lehrer
Design
By Deanna Kizis
Kat Holmes
Architect of Impact: Kat Holmes
Design
By Deanna Kizis
Tamika Butler
Architect of Impact: Tamika Butler
Design
By Teena Apeles
Architect Barbara Bestor
Architect of Impact: Barbara Bestor
Design

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