May 2018 Table of Contents

A half century after the turbulent unrest of 1968, how much progress has the profession made in the march towards equity? Read more

The crowdsourced AIA Diversity Timeline, excerpted from and expanded upon here, celebrates many of the heroes and campaigns for inclusion in the decades since 1968. Click on a year to learn about notable events of that time. Read more

At the 1968 AIA Convention, Young chastised architects for failing to support civil rights. A half century later, black practitioners revisit his text as the benchmark for a continuing struggle. Read more

"I encourage you to put the 'reaction' question to some of the 98 percent of our profession who are not black." Read more

"The field exhibits a continuing investment in serving a moneyed clientele and a continuing lack of attention to the needs of impoverished communities." Read more

"Oftentimes our 'escape hatch' today is to blame others while we continue to design buildings that predominantly serve the elite or our own egos." Read more

"Architecture is a service profession. We each need to answer the question: What are you working in service of?" Read more

"My current research is trying to determine in what ways architects are productive of white racial hegemony." Read more

"Similar to the young student mentioned in the speech, I too dealt with an absence of black role models in academia." Read more

"Young’s message remains hauntingly alive 50 years later as I, and many others, try to not lose our heads over the racial inclusion we still DO NOT SEE in architecture." Read more

"It speaks volumes that the magazine that represents the professional wing of U.S. architecture cannot be bothered to commission the words of a black person in America about the state of black architects in America." Read more

"The question is how can you see yourselves solving problems that may not be fully of your creation but may well be created by your clients." Read more

"This is not an issue of righting the past; instead it is an issue of building equitable and just society in the present and for the future. " Read more

"Thankfully, architects are making progress toward overcoming 'our thunderous silence' and our 'complete irrelevance.' " Read more

A new generation is propelling the movement toward equity in architecture. Read more

“The goal is to establish a system of memory that explores histories that haven’t been part of the main narrative.” Read more

“In most of my projects, it’s the wrong problem outlined in the brief. You can only right-fit it by talking to people.” Read more

“We are talking about cultural change and the pace of that is often quite slow. There are certain conversations that we have to revisit often in order to keep goals in sight." Read more

“You might say that through architecture, I began to understand my own deafness in a broader cultural context, and started to see my own identity as a culturally deaf person as a form of cultural resistance.” Read more

“Their work challenges the racism of mass incarceration head-on.” Read more

“As much as we love design and love its power, design alone is not enough.” Read more

“I want to give everything I have learned to girls who are walking my path. I want to make sure they know it’s up to them to advocate for our communities.” Read more

Architecture has diversified considerably since Whitney M. Young Jr.'s landmark 1968 civil rights speech, yet much work remains for the profession (and the places it produces) to be truly just and equitable. Read more

Can the city engineer a solution to flooding? Or will it be forced to bend to the will of a changing climate? Read more

It’s not enough to be pretty any more. Now you have to make a difference to get the top recognition in architecture. Read more

Architects and brand strategists weigh in on when and how to update your business image. Read more

In Japan's Nagasaki Prefecture, Momoeda Yu Architecture Office creates a 3D grid of structural trees inspired by Gothic architecture. Read more

This duo aims to do “Less yackin’, more stackin’!” Read more

Sit alone or with a group on this array of chairs and modular systems. Read more

Architects now have an array of customizable, market-ready technologies with which to assess their designs—if they chose to do so. Read more

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Making a difference starts with being heard. Read more

Tour this 14-mile stretch of landscaped waterfront paths at A'18. Read more

How one Hudson Valley city is weaving together neighborhoods in the aftermath of urban renewal. Read more

Sharon Sutton on why Columbia University’s story should matter to students—and architects—today. Read more

Architecture reaches the Age of Acceleration. Read more

The Museum of Modern Art's new exhibition “Bodys Isek Kingelez: City Dreams" is the first U.S. retrospective of the late Congolese artist's models for a peaceful city. Read more

Work by Koning Eizenberg Architecture, Oudens Ello Architecture, and MSR Design are among this year's winning projects. Read more

The Harvard Graduate School of Design alum plans to study material reuse in film sets. Read more

Published next month, "Baby’s First Eames" features playful illustrations of modern design. Read more

In its 11th year, the grant program provides funding for applied research "that will advance the design profession’s knowledge and practice." Read more

Theo Deutinger draws the ways we kill, harm, and exclude—with beauty. Read more

"Night Fever. Designing Club Culture 1960–Today" at the Vitra Design Museum examines the lasting influence of nightclub design. Read more

With “Saturated: The Allure and Science of Color,” the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum investigates the hard and soft science behind how we interact with and perceive color. Read more