Arguing with Brick Walls and Burning Buildings
Archinect asks NOMA President Bryan C Lee, Jr. about the shifts in DEI acceptance. At the end of 2024, in my new position as incoming president of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), I was asked to weigh in on an issue that has consumed much of my professional life and intellectual energy. Some of my thoughts on this are more well-documented than others, but all stem from a deep understanding of how architecture shapes our social reality.
For context, I am an Architect with 20 years of experience building projects and programs to support equal access to the profession as a resource for young people, disinherited communities, and other design justice practitioners. My work fundamentally challenges the privilege and power structures that use architecture and design as tools of oppression. Through this lens, I’ve witnessed how the built environment can either perpetuate injustice or foster liberation.
Here’s what was painfully obvious and on my mind at the top of the year:
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