Hidden in Plain Site

Saundra Little and Karen Burton look back on their conversations in season one and insights they uncovered along the way.

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Bryan L. Cook, NOMA, AIA  is the Director of the Detroit Office of Berardi + Partners, and a member of MAF’s K-12 committee.

Bryan is the co-founder of NOMA-Detroit’s Project Pipeline Architecture Mentorship program, which invites high school students to learn about the field of architecture and engage with professionals that look like them, all of whom are underrepresented in the design field. The program advocates for increased inclusiveness, diversity, fellowship, equity, and excellence in design.

Show Topics

AIA Detroit 2021 Young Architect Award winner

NOMA Detroit President 2021-22

Design City of Design Spotlight 

Cass Technical High School

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass_Technical_High_School 

University of Michigan Arch Prep

https://taubmancollege.umich.edu/architecture/high-school-programs/michigan-architecture-prep 

LTU -Detroit Center for Design and Technology (DCDT) - https://www.ltu.edu/architecture_and_design/places_detroit.asp 

Michigan Architectural Foundation https://michiganarchitecturalfoundation.org/education/resources-for-kids/

Arch Treks https://www.pbs.org/video/dptv-education-architreks-shapes/ 

Rae Dumke Collection - https://www.baldwinlib.org/architecture/ 

DCDC - https://www.dcdc-udm.org/projects/p-20-cradle-to-career-campus 

Grow Detroit Young Talent  - https://gdyt.org/ 

NOMA Pipeline

https://www.noma.net/project-pipeline/ 

https://www.nomadetroit.org/project-pipeline 

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Born and raised in the Washington D.C. Metro Area; Kimberly began her Architectural career in Detroit, MI working for local design firms. She founded Dokes Design Architecture, LLC. in 2009 and is currently the Principal. She attended College in Southern Alabama at the historical Tuskegee University where she obtained her Bachelor of Architecture degree. She has participated in a variety of building project types include multi-family, K-12 school buildings, higher education/university facilities, recreation/youth centers, historic preservation projects, office space consolidation, office renovations, and tenant build-out spaces. Kimberly has also enjoyed the complexity of large (federal bond) capital improvements and modernization programs. Such programs include The CIP Infrastructures Program at Detroit Metro Airport and Willow Run Airport; The North Terminal Redevelopment Program at Detroit Metro Airport; and The Detroit Public School Proposal S Bond Program.

Detroit of Design Spotlight Show Notes

Shinola Hotels 

David Whitney  -Daniel H. Burnham & Co.- Alofts neo-renaissance

Element Hotel at Metropolitan - Architects Weston and Ellington designed it in a Neo-Gothic style

Siren Hotel by Ash

Sonder Hotel Randolph Hotel - 139 Cadillac 

Book Cadillac Hotel - Louis Kamper 

Fort Shelby Hotel - Albert Kahn

Black Owned Bed and Breakfast Hotels

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Imani Day, AIA, is the founder and principal of Detroit-based RVSN Studios, which focuses on using architecture as advocacy. As a member of the executive board of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and AIA Detroit, she champions equity within the profession. As a writer/editor, she works to amplify underrepresented voices and uncover issues in the industry. She is the 13th African American woman to become a licensed architect in the state of Michigan and the 463rd in the U.S.

Cornell University

https://aap.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/person/Resume_CV_Imani%20Day%202022.pdf

https://issuu.com/imaniday/docs/imani_day_resume_selectedwork__e7a668c212084a

Article written by Imani

https://www.architectmagazine.com/author/imani-day

https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/imani-day-building-a-centralized-equity-framework-into-architecture_o

https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/imani-day-lets-get-real-about-diversity_o

https://program.expochicago.com/author/iday/

AIA Blueprint

https://blueprintforbetter.org/articles/shaping-the-equitable-city/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=b4b-display-aia&gclid=CjwKCAiA7IGcBhA8EiwAFfUDsZs6H8QDeLcVTtHFwGTNajZ411M4M40mcroMmcRPRYhyOm93Gpu94xoC4VQQAvD_BwE

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Michael Ford, known as the "Hip-Hop Architect", is an architect, designer, educator, and keynote speaker whose years of research, publications, and lectures seek to fuse his two passions, hip-hop culture, and architecture. In hip-hop architecture, Ford provides an alternative to the western canon in architecture and urban theory. This model not only celebrates diversity but also appeals to young people of color, encouraging them to join the profession and think critically about the built environment they live in.  Ford is a professor in the architecture program at Madison College and the founder of BrandNu Design.

Ford was born and raised in Highland Park, Michigan, just outside of Detroit

BrandNu Design

http://brandnudesign.com/ 

HERMAN MILLER X MICHAEL FORD

https://archinect.com/news/article/150245783/herman-miller-teams-up-with-hip-hop-architect-michael-ford

https://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/the-hip-hop-architect

Hip Hop Architecture: The Post Occupancy Report of Modernism | Mike Ford | TEDxMadison

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4J5Y_4_ddM 

Did you know there are only 10 licensed Black Architects in The State of Wisconsin?

As President of the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects, my goal is to increase the visibility of these architects while also increasing the number of Black architects in the State of Wisconsin.

• Marion Clendenen- Acosta
• George Edwards
• Abdelweli Elmi
• Michael Ford
• Daniel Inyang
• Anina Mbilinyi
• Isaac Menyoli, AIA, NCARB, LEED
• Chitani Ndisale
• Nicholas Hans Robinson, AIA, NCARB
• Walter Wilson

Check out the Directory of Black African American Architects to find out how many are in your state https://blackarchitect.us/ 

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Naomi Beasley-Porter is a native Detroiter and lover of all things Detroit. She is a proud East Sider and Cass Technician with a Master's Degree in Architecture from the  University of Detroit Mercy (where she also adjuncts). With a combined 10+ years of experience, Naomi worked in architecture firms but was searching for more fulfilling work. Post professional architectural practice, she translated her skillset to development finance with the City of Detroit, where she currently manages federal funds to support the building of various affordable housing development types. Naomi has found passion in doing work where the outcome directly benefits the people of Detroit; and is invested in continuing to learn, grow, and evolve to have an even greater impact in her City.

When Naomi is not working, she loves to spend time with her husband, family, and friends, explore Detroit, try new foods, and watch Christmas movies. In years past, she has been active with various organizations within her community and the architectural profession; she looks forward to circling back soon.

Detroit City of Design Spotlight

Affordable Housing For Detroiters: 7 Point, $203 Million Plan for 2022

https://detroitmi.gov/departments/housing-and-revitalization-department/affordable-housing/detroit-housing-plans#:~:text=Affordable%20Housing%20For%20Detroiters%3A%207,to%20be%20funded%20in%202022.

OSI Art Apartments

https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/10/15/osi-art-affordable-housing-detroit-woodbridge/3654761001/

Freelon Apartments at Sugar Hill

https://www.poah.org/property/michigan/freelon-sugar-hill 

Woodward West

https://woodwardwest.city/   

Show Topic Link

NOMA 2012 Conference In Detroit

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Kendal Bowman is a licensed Architect in Illinois and Michigan with 14+ years of experience in the profession of design.  He is currently the Principal of Arcos Studio, LLC [Arcos] along with a Project Architect at TMP Architecture, INC [TMP] doing incremental development and Educational Architecture respectively.  Over the years, he has garnered experience in a myriad of Architectural sectors allowing for his portfolio of work to extend from historic renovation and preservation of existing buildings in Detroit to Airport Additions in Abu Dhabi.  At every juncture, Kendal has quickly and effectively learned the intricacies of each sector to become an indispensable part of a team.

As Principal of Arcos Studio, Kendal has returned to his hometown - Pontiac, Michigan - to work through the development of the city with the mantra ‘Access + Equity By Design.  He is focusing on affordably renovating single and multi-family homes while producing developments at a smaller scale for the community.  He is actively involved with community-based programs and independently working with individuals looking to further their experience in the Architecture and Design field. 

His position at TMP as a Project Architect has afforded him the opportunity to work on educational architecture in urban landscapes with the hopes of providing a much-needed voice to the design process.

From a community lens, he is President-elect for the Detroit Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects looking to build on the success of his predecessors and leave his mark on the chapter where he can.

Show Topic Links:

History of Pontiac Michigan https://www.pontiac.mi.us/about/history/city_history.php

Pontiac Commercial Historic District https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac_Commercial_Historic_District

University of Michigan https://taubmancollege.umich.edu/

https://www.nomadetroit.org/about

https://www.tmp-architecture.com/

Favorite Projects (no particular order):

1. Abu Dhabi Airport Addition - UAE - https://www.ghafari.com/projects/abu-dhabi-terminal-1-3-improvements

2. Capitol Park Renovation (1212 Griswold, 1145 Griswold, 1249 Griswold) – Detroit https://www.miplace.org/4a735d/globalassets/documents/project-profile-pdfs/griswold_lofts.pdf

3. David Whitney Building – Detroit https://www.detroitnews.com/story/business/2022/05/25/david-whitney-building-undergo-renovation-add-hotel-rooms/9931380002/

4. Record Copy Services - Chicago

5. AMMROC MRO - Al Ain, UAE

6. Osi Apartments – Detroit https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/10/15/osi-art-affordable-housing-detroit-woodbridge/3654761001/

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Sara is a Detroit-based architectural designer, educator, mentor and theorist. She currently works at Quinn Evans, an architectural firm where she works at the intersection of design, planning, and community engagement in order to bring her clients’ visions to life and collaborate with project communities. 

Outside of her professional pursuits, she is the Youth Outreach chair for NOMA National, where she has led Project Pipeline - a free, five-day youth architecture camp - for the past 4 years. She is also engaged with her research “Call and Response: Speculation of a Future Typology for the Black Church”, which aims to clarify a design language to the historic American Black Church, while proposing a building typology for the Black Church in this current moment. 

5 favorite projects

• Woodbridge Neighborhood & Design Guidelines - Woodbridge, Detroit, MI [Quinn Evans]
• Allied Media LOVE Building - Woodbridge, Detroit, MI [Quinn Evans]
• Mosaic Eastern Market - Eastern Market, Detroit, MI [Quinn Evans]
• Michigan Architecture Prep Program - Detroit, MI [UM TCAUP/Michigan-Mellon Fellowship]
• Dyett High School - Washington Park, Chicago, IL [Brook Architecture]

Detroit City of Design Spotlight

20th Century Civil Rights Sites (Michigan)

Second Baptist Church – Detroit

Bethel AME Church – Detroit

African Methodist Episcopal Church (denomination)

Shrine of the Black Madonna – Detroit

New Bethel Baptist Church - Detroit

The Black Church, PBS

Nation of Islam Mosque No. 1

Donald White, Michigan's first licensed black architect, broke new ground – Michigan Radio

Show Topic Links

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and NOMA: Baseline On Belonging

University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning

NOMAS Student Design Competition

University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign

Girl Scouts of the USA

Quinn Evans Architects

#Inktober

Urban Sketchers

Devil in a White City by Erik Larson

Ramona Westbrook, Brook Architecture

NOMA Project Pipeline – Detroit and National

Michigan-Mellon Detroit Fellowship for Egalitarianism in the Metropolis

University of Michigan ARC Prep

Museum of Science and Industry Chicago

St. Stephen AME Church – Detroit

Sara Timberlake’s 5 Tenets of Black Church Design

1. The church must respond.
2. The church must use light and passive design for gathering spaces.
3. The church must be layered.
4. The church must be intentional about the procession.
5. The church must have a clear ceremonial threshold.

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Since graduating from the University of Michigan and completing two travel studio programs, Damon Dickerson has worked professionally as an architectural designer throughout Michigan. As a native of Ypsilanti, Damon and his family moved to Detroit with the intention to aid in the City’s revitalization. With a belief that equitable development starts with community, he has always leveraged his passion and architectural skillset to seek solutions to issues stemming from built environment inequities. With a hand for design, Damon leads coordination and documentation efforts in various areas of small to large-scale projects. Damon has worked on a myriad project types; including residential, sports and entertainment, family recreation centers, tenant and landlord build outs. He enjoys designing, developing, and coordinating the client’s vision through all project phases. He demonstrates an understanding of municipal code, and consistently works with requisite disciplines in interpreting their project-based goals and aspirations.

5 projects Damon loves:

1. Castelvecchio Museum – Scarpa
2. Chaffers’ Ann Arbor Cottage – Chaffers
3. Sugar Hill Mixed-Use – Adjaye
4. Sunken House – Adjaye
5. Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History – Sims|Varner

 Architects he’d love to know more about:

1. Jack Travis
2. Diebedo Francis Kéré
3. Shigeru Ban
4. Rem Koolhaas

Detroit City of Design Spotlight

• Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History – Sims-Varner Associates
• And Still We Rise exhibition
• Howard Sims, FAIA
• Harold Varner, FAIA
• Hubert Massey, artist, muralist
• Hip-Hop Architecture
• David Hughes: Afrocentric Architecture
• Jack Travis
• The Afrocentric Idea by Molefi Kete Asante
• National Organization of Minority Architects Conference

Show Topic Links:

University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture & Planning

Washtenaw Community College

National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMAS)

Ypsilanti, Michigan

Dokes Design Architecture

Jonathan Siegel: “Architect as Developer” (EntreArchitect: Context & Clarity)

Damon and Ashley Dickerson: Pioneers in Rebuilding Detroit (POLITICO)

Tower Pinkster

Hamilton Anderson Associates

Dynamic Designs

Rossetti Architects

Current projects:

7400 West McNichols project

The Deco Building

Baobab Fare by Dokes Design Architecture

NDP/Live6/UDM conversation: Black Developers and Architects

Sawyer Art Apartments (N’Namdi, Holdingsosey Development)

UNESCO City of Design

John Coltrane: A Love Supreme

David Adjaye

Design Collective: Mark English, Carole Harris, Emmett Hagood, Percy Cash

Sharon E. Sutton

Dr. Craig Wilkins

Dr. Wilkins: The Transformative Possibilities of The Available City (Chicago Biennale)

Dr. James Chaffers

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Tiffany Brown has Bachelor of Science in architecture, Master of Architecture, and Master of Business Administration degrees from Lawrence Technological University. With nearly 20 years of experience in architecture, she is now executive director of the National Organization of Minority Architects, which focuses on fostering justice and equity in communities of color.

Tiffany was awarded a grant by The Knight Foundation to launch 400 Forward, an initiative aimed to support the education and career development of the next 400 women architects with an underlying focus on African American girls. She recently had the honor of being named among Architizer’s 100 Women to Watch in Architecture and has received several recognitions and awards from leaders in the industry including the American Institute of Architects. Tiffany has worked as adjunct professor at LTU’s College of Architecture and Design and is a Community Engagement Mentor to LTU’s Marburger STEM Center. 

Tiffany’s Top 5 Projects:

1.      Gardenview Estates

2.      Brewster-Douglass Demolition

3.      Coleman Young Municipal Renovation

4.      Mumford High School

5.      400Forward

Detroit City of Design Spotlight

Andrews University School of Architecture and Interior Design - https://www.andrews.edu/said/architecture

Kendall College of Art and Design of Ferris University - https://kcad.ferris.edu/programs/graduate/master-of-architecture/index.html

Lawrence Technological University College of Architecture and Design - https://www.ltu.edu/architecture_and_design/

University of Michigan Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning - https://taubmancollege.umich.edu/

University of Detroit Mercy School of Architecture & Community Development - https://architecture.udmercy.edu/

Show Topic Links:

National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) - https://www.noma.net/

NOMA Detroit - https://www.nomadetroit.org/

Hamilton Anderson Associates - https://www.hamilton-anderson.com/

SmithGroup - https://www.smithgroup.com/

NOMA B.R.A.V.E. Statement - https://www.noma.net/nomas-public-statement-regarding-racial-injustice-2020-may-31/

Alliance Organizations - https://www.aia.org/pages/6527836-aia-alliance-organizations

American Institute of Architects (AIA) Large Firm Roundtable and NOMA 2030 Diversity Challenge - https://network.aia.org/blogs/amaya-c-labrador-aia1/2021/04/10/q3-2020-part-i-2030-diversity-challenge

National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB) and NOMA: Baseline On Belonging - https://www.ncarb.org/about/related-organizations/baseline-belonging-report

Lakisha Woods selected AIA Executive Vice President/Chief Executive Officer - https://www.aia.org/press-releases/6455879-lakisha-woods-selected-aia-executive-vice-

Whitney M. Young, Jr.’s 1968 AIA Convention Speech - https://www.aia.org/resources/189666-commemorating-50-years

400 Forward - https://www.tiffanybrowndetroit.com/

Knight Foundation/ Knight Arts Challenge - https://knightfoundation.org/knight-arts-challenge/

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