Hidden in Plain Site Noir Design Parti // Gābl Media

Saundra Little and Karen Burton look back on their conversations in season one and insights they uncovered along the way.
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Bryan L. Cook, NOMA, AIA  is the Director of the Detroit Office of Berardi + Partners, and a member of MAF’s K-12 committee.
Bryan is the co-founder of NOMA-Detroit’s Project Pipeline Architecture Mentorship program, which invites high school students to learn about the field of architecture and engage with professionals that look like them, all of whom are underrepresented in the design field. The program advocates for increased inclusiveness, diversity, fellowship, equity, and excellence in design.
Show Topics
AIA Detroit 2021 Young Architect Award winner
NOMA Detroit President 2021-22
Design City of Design Spotlight 
Cass Technical High School
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cass_Technical_High_School 
University of Michigan Arch Prep
https://taubmancollege.umich.edu/architecture/high-school-programs/michigan-architecture-prep 
LTU -Detroit Center for Design and Technology (DCDT) - https://www.ltu.edu/architecture_and_design/places_detroit.asp 
Michigan Architectural Foundation https://michiganarchitecturalfoundation.org/education/resources-for-kids/
Arch Treks https://www.pbs.org/video/dptv-education-architreks-shapes/ 
Rae Dumke Collection - https://www.baldwinlib.org/architecture/ 
DCDC - https://www.dcdc-udm.org/projects/p-20-cradle-to-career-campus 
Grow Detroit Young Talent  - https://gdyt.org/ 
NOMA Pipeline
https://www.noma.net/project-pipeline/ 
https://www.nomadetroit.org/project-pipeline 
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Born and raised in the Washington D.C. Metro Area; Kimberly began her Architectural career in Detroit, MI working for local design firms. She founded Dokes Design Architecture, LLC. in 2009 and is currently the Principal. She attended College in Southern Alabama at the historical Tuskegee University where she obtained her Bachelor of Architecture degree. She has participated in a variety of building project types include multi-family, K-12 school buildings, higher education/university facilities, recreation/youth centers, historic preservation projects, office space consolidation, office renovations, and tenant build-out spaces. Kimberly has also enjoyed the complexity of large (federal bond) capital improvements and modernization programs. Such programs include The CIP Infrastructures Program at Detroit Metro Airport and Willow Run Airport; The North Terminal Redevelopment Program at Detroit Metro Airport; and The Detroit Public School Proposal S Bond Program.
Detroit of Design Spotlight Show Notes
Shinola Hotels 
David Whitney  -Daniel H. Burnham & Co.- Alofts neo-renaissance
Element Hotel at Metropolitan - Architects Weston and Ellington designed it in a Neo-Gothic style
Siren Hotel by Ash
Sonder Hotel Randolph Hotel - 139 Cadillac 
Book Cadillac Hotel - Louis Kamper 
Fort Shelby Hotel - Albert Kahn
Black Owned Bed and Breakfast Hotels

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Imani Day, AIA, is the founder and principal of Detroit-based RVSN Studios, which focuses on using architecture as advocacy. As a member of the executive board of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) and AIA Detroit, she champions equity within the profession. As a writer/editor, she works to amplify underrepresented voices and uncover issues in the industry. She is the 13th African American woman to become a licensed architect in the state of Michigan and the 463rd in the U.S.
Cornell University
https://aap.cornell.edu/sites/default/files/person/Resume_CV_Imani%20Day%202022.pdf
https://issuu.com/imaniday/docs/imani_day_resume_selectedwork__e7a668c212084a
Article written by Imani
https://www.architectmagazine.com/author/imani-day
https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/imani-day-building-a-centralized-equity-framework-into-architecture_o
https://www.architectmagazine.com/practice/imani-day-lets-get-real-about-diversity_o
https://program.expochicago.com/author/iday/
AIA Blueprint
https://blueprintforbetter.org/articles/shaping-the-equitable-city/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=b4b-display-aia&gclid=CjwKCAiA7IGcBhA8EiwAFfUDsZs6H8QDeLcVTtHFwGTNajZ411M4M40mcroMmcRPRYhyOm93Gpu94xoC4VQQAvD_BwE
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Michael Ford, known as the "Hip-Hop Architect", is an architect, designer, educator, and keynote speaker whose years of research, publications, and lectures seek to fuse his two passions, hip-hop culture, and architecture. In hip-hop architecture, Ford provides an alternative to the western canon in architecture and urban theory. This model not only celebrates diversity but also appeals to young people of color, encouraging them to join the profession and think critically about the built environment they live in.  Ford is a professor in the architecture program at Madison College and the founder of BrandNu Design.
Ford was born and raised in Highland Park, Michigan, just outside of Detroit
BrandNu Design
http://brandnudesign.com/ 
HERMAN MILLER X MICHAEL FORD
https://archinect.com/news/article/150245783/herman-miller-teams-up-with-hip-hop-architect-michael-ford
https://www.oprah.com/own-super-soul-sunday/the-hip-hop-architect

Hip Hop Architecture: The Post Occupancy Report of Modernism | Mike Ford | TEDxMadison
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4J5Y_4_ddM 

Did you know there are only 10 licensed Black Architects in The State of Wisconsin?
As President of the Wisconsin Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects, my goal is to increase the visibility of these architects while also increasing the number of Black architects in the State of Wisconsin.
Marion Clendenen- AcostaGeorge EdwardsAbdelweli ElmiMichael FordDaniel InyangAnina MbilinyiIsaac Menyoli, AIA, NCARB, LEEDChitani NdisaleNicholas Hans Robinson, AIA, NCARBWalter Wilson
Check out the Directory of Black African American Architects to find out how many are in your state https://blackarchitect.us/ 
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Naomi Beasley-Porter is a native Detroiter and lover of all things Detroit. She is a proud East Sider and Cass Technician with a Master's Degree in Architecture from the  University of Detroit Mercy (where she also adjuncts). With a combined 10+ years of experience, Naomi worked in architecture firms but was searching for more fulfilling work. Post professional architectural practice, she translated her skillset to development finance with the City of Detroit, where she currently manages federal funds to support the building of various affordable housing development types. Naomi has found passion in doing work where the outcome directly benefits the people of Detroit; and is invested in continuing to learn, grow, and evolve to have an even greater impact in her City.
When Naomi is not working, she loves to spend time with her husband, family, and friends, explore Detroit, try new foods, and watch Christmas movies. In years past, she has been active with various organizations within her community and the architectural profession; she looks forward to circling back soon.
Detroit City of Design Spotlight
Affordable Housing For Detroiters: 7 Point, $203 Million Plan for 2022
https://detroitmi.gov/departments/housing-and-revitalization-department/affordable-housing/detroit-housing-plans#:~:text=Affordable%20Housing%20For%20Detroiters%3A%207,to%20be%20funded%20in%202022.
OSI Art Apartments
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2020/10/15/osi-art-affordable-housing-detroit-woodbridge/3654761001/
Freelon Apartments at Sugar Hill
https://www.poah.org/property/michigan/freelon-sugar-hill 
Woodward West
https://woodwardwest.city/   
Show Topic Link
NOMA 2012 Conference In Detroit
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