Anzilla Gilmore's passion for architecture manifests itself through service. When she graduated from Prairie View A&M University in the late 90’s, she entered a profession where very few people looked like her. She felt the ...

Please note that this Desiree V. Cooper (DVC) Memorial Scholarship Foundation is not the same as the Architects Foundation Desiree V. Cooper Memorial Fund. (Confusing… I know). Desiree was one of my dearest friends until she ...

Primaverarch is a grassroots organization committed to stimulating change for the recognition of women in architecture and related fields. Inspired by the renaissance era and the symbolic idea of spring, Primaverarch is a mov...

Devanne Pena ("Dev-in Pee-nuh") is an Architect Entrepreneur. She is proud to be among the first 400 African American women living history to be licensed to practice architecture. A fourth generation Cape Verdean, Devanne con...

Sam Smith is a writer, activist and social critic who has been at the forefront of new ideas and new politics for more than five decades. He covered Washington under nine presidents, edited the Progressive Review for over 50 ...

Here is a rebroadcast of my interview with Tangible Remnants, a podcast that explores the interconnectedness of architecture, historic preservation, sustainability, race & gender. Host Nakita Reed and I met at a women in arch...

Derrick Ward is a general assignment reporter for News4. A native of the District of Columbia, Ward grew up in Marshall Heights and the H Street Corridor in Northeast. He lived through the 1968 riots and documented his expe...

Shelly-Anne Tulia Scot, AIA and Shani Chambers, AIA are both graduated from the Caribbean School of Architecture and graduated from Florida A&M University. In this episode, they share their Caribbean experiences, culture shoc...

No intro music, no fancy mic, just a cellphone and recording app. This episode discusses current events, personal journey and podcast updates.

Janelle Brookes and Ethan Perrotte are a couple of black architecture students from Canada. They created POC Architecture to support architecture projects done by people of colour. During the course of their education, Janell...

Black In Architecture is a hashtag to amplify the voices of Black/Black British architectural professionals and students in the UK. It is also a black-led research initiative, proposing a new approach to achieving racial just...

Muslim Women in Architecture (MWA) is a network and collective working to empower, inspire and celebrate Muslim women in the architecture and built environment industry. In this episode, I talk to Tahin Khan, Zahra Mansoor an...

In this episode, Melissa shares her thoughts about the recent events involving black lives and Call to Action to Starchitect (celebrity architect) professionals. Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/arc...

Become an insider by supporting the show at https://glow.fm/archispolly where you can support the show on a recurring or one-time basis! Amber Wiley is an Assistant Professor of Art History at Rutgers University. She provided...

In this episode, we talk to G.P. Jacob (Jake Virden) about his podcast, Money. Power. Land. Solidarity. We discussed economic and urban development, politics, race, the working-class and the Upper Harbor Terminal Development,...

Rapid changes in the aesthetics of a community you grew up in has lasting effects. Some study architecture, some create podcast and others write an essay. Meet Amber Delgado (non-architect); a writer and filmmaker from Fayett...

In the episode, we discuss mapping public housing and the displacement of blacks in the district. We also talked about Northwest One and architecture. Sarah Jane Shoenfeld is an independent scholar and public historian. She c...

Sarah Akigbogun is a London-based transdisciplinary practitioner and educator. An architect, filmmaker and writer, she is founder of Studio Aki London and theatre collective Appropri8 , which seeks to work with communities to...

Born and raised in Lagos, Nigeria, Ebehi Ijewere always had an innate passion for design, color, materials, and crafts. After graduation, Ebehi found that there was no space where she could listen to experiences from designer...

Architecture students across the country are denouncing systemic racism in academia. I spoke to Malika Yansaneh and Kelsey Mitchell , members of National Organization of Minority Architects Student (NOMAS) Chapter at Renssel...

Architecture is Political Podcast had the honor of hosting Houston NOMA (National Organization of Minority Architects) Happy Hour Series. In this episode, we explore ‘How Architecture is Political’ in the current climate. Spe...

In this episode, the host talks about her love/hate relationship with the AIA and the controversies with their most recent statements about the protest and prison design. Check out the newest link: https://www.archispolly.onl...

In this episode, Melissa extends the Pandemic Floss series due to recent global protests. She reflects on the written responses from architecture firms and allied organizations and how to cope in a work environment when you a...

My friendships with Nakita Reed AIA, April Drake AIA, and Morina Peterson are decades old. I got the band back together to discuss working from home, returning to the office and density. Nakita Reed is an award-winning archi...