The Anti-Architect

In this episode, Christian sits down with Pascale Sablan, FAIA, the founder of Beyond the Built Environment and a senior associate at Adjaye Associates. With over 15 years of experience, she has worked on a variety of projects around the world.

Pascale is the 315th living African American woman registered architect in the U.S. She is an activist architect who works to advance architecture for the betterment of society, bringing visibility and voice to the issues concerning women and BIPOC designers. Beyond the Built Environment is an organization positioned to address the inequitable disparities in architecture.

Sablan was awarded the 2021 AIA Whitney M. Young. Jr. Award for her advocacy efforts and ascended to the AIA College of Fellows, the youngest African American to reach that honor. In 2023, she will be the President-Elect of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), the fifth woman to hold this leadership position. She is also a member of the 2022 AIA National Secretary's Advisory Committee.

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Show Notes

In this episode, Christian sits down with Pascale Sablan, FAIA, the founder of Beyond the Built Environment and a senior associate at Adjaye Associates. With over 15 years of experience, she has worked on a variety of projects around the world. Pascale is the 315th living African American woman registered architect in the U.S. She is an activist architect who works to advance architecture for the betterment of society, bringing visibility and voice to the issues concerning women and BIPOC designers. Beyond the Built Environment is an organization positioned to address the inequitable disparities in architecture. Sablan was awarded the 2021 AIA Whitney M. Young. Jr. Award for her advocacy efforts and ascended to the AIA College of Fellows, the youngest African American to reach that honor. In 2023, she will be the President-Elect of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), the fifth woman to hold this leadership position. She is also a member of the 2022 AIA National Secretary's Advisory Committee. www.beyondthebuilt.com

What is The Anti-Architect?

Welcome to The Anti-Architect Podcast. I’m your host Christian Giordano. As the president and owner of design firm Mancini Duffy, I’m driven by a quest for learning and radically changing the industry through tech-first innovation. With this podcast, I’m hoping to improve the industry that I’m so passionate about by taking a critical look at how architects work with their clients and, in turn, how our clients view us.

It’s my goal to showcase all of these experiences - good and bad. Was it the architect or the client - or somewhere in between? I aim to bring my audience new voices from our industry, interesting people with diverse backgrounds. Through shared experiences, stories, and projects my hope is that we can improve our profession.