SAY IT LOUD - Washington DC Exhibition

140 African American AIA Fellows

Beyond the Built Environment | Pascale Sablan + Researchers | 2022

SAY IT LOUD is an exhibit featuring projects by women and diverse design professionals, as well as interviews about their experiences in the architecture and design professions. This exhibit shares, protects and celebrates the journey of the underrepresented to inspire the next generation. SAY IT LOUD at The Octagon in Washington, DC includes a special component featuring Black architects from The American Institute of Architects’ College of Fellows, which highlights an often marginalized group of architects and expounds upon their acheivements despite adverse situations. The exhibit has also been picked up by the National Building Museum. Student researchers from Yale, Harvard, RPI and Cal Poly Tech, as well as myself created profiles for each and every one of the 140 African American AIA Fellows, conducting extensive research that best exemplified these wonderful architects and their impact on the architectural profession.

Each profile highlights key facts and information about the AIA fellow that is being uplifted, including an in depth biography, featured project and project details. These items help to identify the architects’ role in the project as well as showcase their work, something that may not be as well known or spoken about.