Leading with Love w/ Steven Lewis

This week's episode features an insightful episode with Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC. Steven touches on the challenges faced by Black architects in the profession and the importance of unity and love in addressing these issues. He also talks about his recent bid for the presidency of the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and his current initiative, Communities by Design Corps, which aims to engage architects in community projects.

We discuss the importance of architecture in connecting with communities and the impact it can have on people's lives. We also talk about the need for authentic community engagement and the value of service in the profession as well as the need for young designers to understand the social and policy aspects of architecture, as well as the role of empathy in design.

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Bio: Steven Lewis, FAIA, NOMAC

Steven Lewis is an architect and a tireless advocate for social justice and diversity within the field of architecture. He is currently a principal with the firm ZGF Architects, where he leads the Los Angeles office’s urban design practice. Prior to joining ZGF, Steven served as Urban Design Director for Central Detroit, where he played a key role in shaping the vision of present and future development. Steven is the AIA 2016 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award recipient, and was elevated to the AIA College of Fellows in December of 2015. Steven was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard GSD in 2006-07. He was a founding partner of RAW International in 1984, and for twenty years, was an essential part of the firm’s growth and success. In 2010, he concluded a two-year term as President of NOMA, traveling around the country advocating for architects-of-color, while cultivating the next generation of diverse architects and designers. More than anything, Steven is a facilitator of partnerships and alliances between groups and individuals who seek to use architecture and design to effect positive change to our world.

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