Presenters: Allegra Pitera

Session Description: The intention of this presentation is to touch on my sabbatical research this year: architecture created by under-represented architects. I consider “under-represented” as BIPOC, women, and those who identify outside of the gender binary. In support of the Detroit Mercy Mission, I focus on public architecture and spaces that make a broader impact. This impact could be through community engagement, social justice, historical framework, and/or cultural place-making. I intend to weave this research in architecture history and theory class conversations, broadening the lens through which we assess and evaluate how and what defines the “canon” and significant architecture and architects.

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