So You Want to Design for All? Designing for Belonging

Description: 

This session provides a platform for the ongoing dialogue and support for historically underrepresented individuals in architecture. As the profession works towards greater equity and inclusion, YAF advocacy workgroup is focusing on amplifying and showcasing an array of work from emerging and established leaders rooted in designing a built environment in which all feel a sense of belonging.

Hear from a diverse group of architects and designers who are committed to design that addresses the unfortunate realities of the past and works towards a more equitable future and learn various methods of incorporating equity in your practice and daily lives. Panelists share their background, vision, project samples, and insights in why consideration for belonging and the varied perspectives and needs of individuals is imperative for architects and their communities. 

Learning objectives

  • Learn ways in which the built environment plays a role in perpetuating social inequity as the impacts of climate change are disproportionately felt in marginalized communities and affecting the health, safety, welfare, and belonging of those populations.
  • Learn about the work of design justice activists who are developing new architectural practices, processes, and paradigms in order to build a just future.
  • Investigate an intersectional concept of belonging: understanding how issues of equity and belonging intersect with health, social justice, and natural environment in the architectural workplace and built environment.
  • Be inspired to take action and promote environmental justice and resiliency in their projects and communities where all may feel a sense of belonging as they lead healthy lives.

 

Recorded live on August 13, 2021

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 $50  non-member
 $35  member
1.50 LUs
  • HSW

Instructors

  • Jonathan D. Moody

    AIA, NOMA, NCARB, LEED AP

    President/CEO | Moody Nolan

    Driven by a passion to continue his father’s legacy, Jonathan D. Moody has entrenched himself in...
  • Jennifer Park

    Principal | Brininstool + Lynch

    Jennifer Park joined Brininstool + Lynch as Principal in 2019. She has an undergraduate degree in...
  • Yiselle Santos Rivera Headshot

    Yiselle Santos Rivera

    AIA, NOMA, NCARB, LSSYB, WELL AP, LEED AP

    Global Director of Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion | HKS, Inc.

    Yiselle Santos Rivera, AIA, NOMA, NCARB, LSSYB, WELL AP, LEED AP, is a medical planner and the...
  • Christine Williams

    AIA

    Architect | FORMATIVE architecture

    Christine Williams is a licensed New Mexico Architect currently working alongside the talented team...