Equity, Diversity, Inclusion
In the interest of the greater good
Equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental to the values reflected in our code of professional ethics and must be fostered throughout our organization, the profession, our workplaces, and communities. We strive to cultivate a sense of safety and belonging for all individuals while creating an atmosphere of deep collaboration that cuts across demographic and hierarchical lines.
Interested in shaping the conversation around equity, diversity, and inclusion within the BSA community? Join the EDI Network.
When designers come together to change the systems that perpetuate violence and cruelty, we will harness our energies to create more just, equitable, and inclusive communities. We must work together as a community and through our practice to change these systems. We do not have the answer, but we will not stop until there is no longer a question of whether we live in a just world. There are many steps still to be taken, but the below is a start to educate ourselves and be aware of the challenges at hand.
Equity in Practice Resource Guide
This resource guide was created by the BSA's Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Knowledge Community. The purpose of the guide is to serve as a condensed version of the AIA Guides to Equitable Practice—an entry point for members and member firms looking to tackle big issues around equity, diversity and inclusion in the profession.
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Note: If you're going to purchase books, we suggest Frugal Bookstore, the only Black-owned bookstore in Boston.
Books
- The Aesthetics of Equity | Craig Wilkins
- The Color of Law | Richard Rothstein
- From the War on Poverty to the War on Crime | Elizabeth Hinton
- How to be an Antiracist | Ibram X. Kendi
- Mismatch: How Inclusion Shapes Design | Kat Holmes
- The New Jim Crow | Michelle Alexander
- Palaces for the People | Eric Klinenberg
- White Fragility | Robin DiAngelo
Online articles and documents
- Aggregate: Black Lives Matter
- America’s Cities Were Designed to Oppress
- Architects, Designers and Planners: #BlackLivesMatter and You Must Speak Up!
- Conversation with Mabel O. Wilson
- Curbed Series: On Race & Architecture
- Dear White Architects, Be B.R.A.V.E, Not Sad. Love, NOMA
- How the Rodney King Riots changed LA architecture
- How to End Anti-Blackness in Cities
- Increasing Diversity in Architecture: Barriers to Entry
- Opinion: Blackout — Amplifying the Voices of Blackness Within Architecture
- Racism is built into U.S. cities. Here’s how architects can fight back
- What Urban Design Can Actually Do to Address Police Violence
- 15 Pioneering Black Architects Who Shaped America
Exhibitions
- Future-Decker
- Undesign the Redline
- Now What?! Advocacy, Activism & Alliances in American Architecture since 1968
- Architecture in Dialogue: The Aga Khan Award for Architecture
- Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America
- Say It Loud: Distinguished Black Designers of NYCOBA | NOMA
- Bending Lines: Maps and Data from Distortion to Deception
JOB OPPORTUNITIES, RFQs, and more
Groups to Follow and Support
Statements on Injustice
- AIA: Equity, diversity, and inclusion
- NOMA’s Public Statement Regarding Racial Injustice | May 31, 2020
- AIA Minnesota: Broken | June 2020
- A Message from the BSA on Racism | June 3, 2020
- AIA Board statement on systemic racial injustice | June 4, 2020
- Addressing Racial Injustice in Architecture and the BSA | June 25, 2020
Race and Architecture Series Resources
- Design Yard Sale for Racial Justice
- The Directory of African American Architects
- M. David Lee's Letter to BSA Membership (1992)
- Notes on Credibility
- Race and Architecture—Video Archive
- This map tells you if you live in a ’15-minute city’
- How 'the 15-minute city' may be the community of the future
- Design with Love
upcoming Events
*Note: This is a constantly evolving resource, if you have suggestions please contact [email protected].
