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Leadership by Design: Dean Chin’s Blueprint for Black Communities
This week on the iReach Podcast, we're joined by Andrew Chin, Dean of the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology at Florida A&M University. One of only a few Black academic leaders in architecture nationwide, Dean Chin shares his journey from being a young student navigating racial boundaries in Long Island to leading one of the most impactful architecture programs at an HBCU.
In this powerful conversation, we explore how Dean Chin combines community advocacy, design, and education to reshape underserved neighborhoods. He unpacks his focus on the intersection of race and urban form, the importance of honoring Black histories through preservation, and how he turned a local preservation effort in Apalachicola into a nationally recognized model for community-led development. You’ll also hear how he inspires students not just to design buildings—but to build equity and opportunity.
In this episode:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Andrew Chin's Professional Journey
02:50 Impact and Intentionality in Architecture
03:16 Research Focus: Race and Urban Form
06:53 Creating Opportunities for Students of Color
14:31 Rethinking the Hill Project
25:29 Building Community Capacity
31:41 Advice for Young Professionals
34:34 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
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As a workforce development initiative that builds reachable opportunities through construction, ConstructReach increases the visibility of the construction industry by educating students about career opportunities within construction, connecting general contractors to interns and innovative internship curricula, creating content and experiences to expose a diverse population to sustainable construction careers, and uniting stakeholders to ensure the construction industry continues to thrive.
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By ConstructReachThis week on the iReach Podcast, we're joined by Andrew Chin, Dean of the School of Architecture and Engineering Technology at Florida A&M University. One of only a few Black academic leaders in architecture nationwide, Dean Chin shares his journey from being a young student navigating racial boundaries in Long Island to leading one of the most impactful architecture programs at an HBCU.
In this powerful conversation, we explore how Dean Chin combines community advocacy, design, and education to reshape underserved neighborhoods. He unpacks his focus on the intersection of race and urban form, the importance of honoring Black histories through preservation, and how he turned a local preservation effort in Apalachicola into a nationally recognized model for community-led development. You’ll also hear how he inspires students not just to design buildings—but to build equity and opportunity.
In this episode:
00:00 Introduction
00:45 Andrew Chin's Professional Journey
02:50 Impact and Intentionality in Architecture
03:16 Research Focus: Race and Urban Form
06:53 Creating Opportunities for Students of Color
14:31 Rethinking the Hill Project
25:29 Building Community Capacity
31:41 Advice for Young Professionals
34:34 Conclusion and Final Thoughts
Subscribe & Review the iReach Podcast
If you enjoyed this episode, please like and subscribe, share it with our friends, and leave us a review. We read every single one.
Follow Andrew Chin
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/thechinhouse
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thechinhouse
North Florida African American Corridor: https://nfaac.org
Follow Paul Robinson
Connect with Paul Robinson on LinkedIn.
Follow ConstructReach on LinkedIn.
Follow ConstructReach on Instagram @contructreach
Check out the ConstructReach website at constructreach.com
This podcast is sponsored by Construct Reach.
As a workforce development initiative that builds reachable opportunities through construction, ConstructReach increases the visibility of the construction industry by educating students about career opportunities within construction, connecting general contractors to interns and innovative internship curricula, creating content and experiences to expose a diverse population to sustainable construction careers, and uniting stakeholders to ensure the construction industry continues to thrive.
#IReachPodcast #PaulRobinson #ConstructReach