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October 2022 Table of Contents

GAME CHANGERS
Meet ARCHITECT's Game Changers The Game Changers Issue Meet ARCHITECT's Game Changers

Here are 12 visionary people, organizations, and ideas reshaping architecture and design today. Read more

Next Progressives: Delma Palma Next Progressives Next Progressives: Delma Palma

The New York City Housing Authority deputy director of design wants to do away with the "idea that one person behind a desk can best understand how to design for a community of users." Read more

Laurian Ghinițoiu Offers a Fresh Approach to Photographing the Built Environment The Game Changers Issue Laurian Ghinițoiu Offers a Fresh Approach to Photographing the Built Environment

The photographer focuses on its social, political, and physical contexts. Read more

In Tuskegee and Pennsylvania, Educators Lead the Next Generation of Architectural Preservation The Game Changers Issue In Tuskegee and Pennsylvania, Educators Lead the Next Generation of Architectural Preservation

Leaders from Tuskegee University’s Department of Architecture and University of Pennsylvania’s Weitzman School are spearheading an initiative dubbed “Capacity Building for Sustainable Preservation of Civil Rights Heritage Places.” Read more

Open Design Collective Gets Communities Involved in Planning Their Own Neighborhoods The Game Changers Issue Open Design Collective Gets Communities Involved in Planning Their Own Neighborhoods

The Oklahoma City–based nonprofit's first major project sought to repair damage from urban renewal in the local, largely Black community of South of 8th Street. Read more

Nupur Chaudhury Imagines Public Health as a Matter of the Built Environment The Game Changers Issue Nupur Chaudhury Imagines Public Health as a Matter of the Built Environment

Working alongside Dark Matter University, the urbanist and health-equity expert helped launch a curriculum that trains communities to lead their own design processes. Read more

Tonika Lewis Johnson Uses Maps to Explore the Effects of Contract Buying on a Chicago Neighborhood The Game Changers Issue Tonika Lewis Johnson Uses Maps to Explore the Effects of Contract Buying on a Chicago Neighborhood

Called Inequity for Sale, the social justice artist's new project came to life during a 2021 residency with the National Public Housing Museum. Read more

With This Knit-Casting Process, Concrete Leans Sartorial and Minimizes Production Waste The Game Changers Issue With This Knit-Casting Process, Concrete Leans Sartorial and Minimizes Production Waste

Tsz Yan Ng, Sean Ahlquist, and Evgueni Filipov are harnessing CNC-manufactured knits to develop a process that results in intricate and efficient glass-fiber-reinforced concrete. Read more

Segregation by Design Examines Systemic Racism in American Cities The Game Changers Issue Segregation by Design Examines Systemic Racism in American Cities

Founded by the New York architectural designer Adam Paul Susaneck, the website presents the stark reality of racist urban planning practices in the built environment. Read more

This Nonprofit Uses Schools to Anchor Mixed-Use, Income-Diverse Community Development The Game Changers Issue This Nonprofit Uses Schools to Anchor Mixed-Use, Income-Diverse Community Development

Helmed by Nora Jendoubi and Derwin Sisnett, Memphis, Tenn.–based Maslow Development aims to create structures for all residents to succeed. Read more

TreesAI Shows Communities How to Maintain and Grow Their Urban Forests The Game Changers Issue TreesAI Shows Communities How to Maintain and Grow Their Urban Forests

The startup, founded by the Amsterdam-headquartered, not-for-profit Dark Matter Labs, offers a software aimed to help cities plan and sustain urban foliage. Read more

At CCA, a Land-Acknowledgment Working Group Bolsters Ties with Indigenous Communities The Game Changers Issue At CCA, a Land-Acknowledgment Working Group Bolsters Ties with Indigenous Communities

Formed by The Canadian Centre for Architecture in 2021, Living Lands has produced residencies, exhibitions, and more. Read more

Youssef Nassef Wants to Lead Us Down the Path to Permanent Resilience Editorial Youssef Nassef Wants to Lead Us Down the Path to Permanent Resilience

In his editorial for our Game Changers Issue, editor-in-chief Paul Makovsky highlights the work of Youssef Nassef, the director of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change adaptation workstreams. Read more

HOUSING INNOVATORS
Block Houses, by Block Project Outbuilding Project Block Houses, by Block Project

These modular 230-square-foot residences work to house unsheltered people and rethink single-family zoning in Seattle. Read more

Hilda L. Solis Care First Village, by NAC Architecture Affordable Housing Hilda L. Solis Care First Village, by NAC Architecture

This 232-bed residential complex offers on-site supportive care for Angelinos transitioning from being unhoused and is constructed from three kinds of modular elements. Read more

Hamilton Passive House Modular Housing, by Montgomery Sisam Architects Affordable Housing Hamilton Passive House Modular Housing, by Montgomery Sisam Architects

Commissioned by CityHousing Hamilton, the forthcoming Ontario residence will consist of 24 studio apartments. Read more

AIA ARCHITECT
Creating Positive Spaces AIA Voices Creating Positive Spaces

There's no such thing as a neutral space. Read more

Many Firms Are Concerned About Operating Costs AIA Now Many Firms Are Concerned About Operating Costs

Costs for business purposes and and technology are top of mind. Read more

Growing the Missing Middle in Seattle AIA Feature Growing the Missing Middle in Seattle

The city's innovative Oak & Alder development can serve as a model for other firms looking to increase housing density. Read more

The Tension Between Garden and Machine AIA Future The Tension Between Garden and Machine

Disused infrastructure, once invisible in its banality, is often made remarkable in its rebirth. Read more

Support Nationally, Act Locally AIA Perspective Support Nationally, Act Locally

Getting involved on any level can have a big impact. Read more

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