At the beginning of September, the National Building Museum (NBM) in Washington, D.C. launched a new series of programs, called INTERSECTIONS: Where Diversity, Equity and Design Meet. Running through mid-December, the series includes six lectures, three workshops, and a roundtable discussion in a mix of virtual and in-person events that bring together a cohort of people whom organizer Jacquelyn Sawyer calls her “dream team of architects and designers of color.”
Throughout the fall, the INTERSECTIONS series will highlight architects and designers of color as part of the NBM’s initiative to promote equity in the built environment, which was launched in 2020 in response to the rising racial justice movement nationwide. “We wanted to make sure that we were creating space and building platforms to amplify the voices of those who had been historically underrepresented in design, namely people of color and women,” says Sawyer, who is vice president of education and engagement for the NBM. “We wanted a series around diverse stories and take a more nuanced and deeper look at representation, diversity, and equity through the lens of design.”
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