Ibrahim Greenidge, RA, NOMA, AIA, NCARB, is the founder and managing partner of BOLT Architecture, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He is the 1,976th registered minority architect in the United States. Ibrahim currently sits on the Black Gotham advisory board and OneNYC advisory board. The father of two is currently working on his book, It’s Going to Be Brick: Being Black in Architecture (2021).
As the founder of BOLT Architecture watches backyard fences pop up in his Brooklyn, N.Y., neighborhood, he wonders if those with agency in architecture and construction realize the impact they have on the greater community.