There are roughly 110,000 licensed architects in the United States as of 2018. Approximately two percent of them are Black.
Dr. Stewart set out to explore how Design Thinking can transform diversity initiatives for architectural trade organizations in the United States. His findings affirmed a tangible resolution for this problem.
It’s as simple as education & outreach.
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(example) In 2001, AIA + NOMA launched a goal to have 15,000 African American architects by 2030. As of 2018, there were less than 2,500.
As you think about what goes here, try to link it back to what people can DO about it - download your dissertation… Hire you to teach them more… donate to NOMA… etc etc. Remember that this site is to market yourself, and that people want / need gratification to feel connected to your content.
Along those lines - what are YOU doing next on this topic? give folks a path to the future of this, and you. Right now, ending with downloading the paper doesn’t give people reason to call you or anyone else - from a marketing perspective, it’s a dead end. So this section should become stats and findings - but each paired with something people can do to learn more, give back, or share with others.
In his dissertation, Dr. Stewart conducted a qualitative study that leveraged the knowledge of currently practicing African American licensed architects, gathering insights regarding both design thinking and their views around four areas of focus (outreach, education, licensure, and entrepreneurship).
This topic was inspired by Whitney Young’s speech to the American Institute of Architects (AIA) in 1968, and reinforced by the partnership between the AIA and the National Organization of Minority of Architects (NOMA); a partnership that launched a goal in 2001 to increase the number of African American architects to 15,000 by 2030.