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Maya Bird-Murphy
Maya Bird-Murphy (born 1992), is an American architect, and educator. She is the Founder and Executive Director of Mobile Makers Chicago, a nonprofit that focuses on making design accessible to underrepresented communities. She has received awards and recognition from both AIA and AIGA. Education Maya Bird-Murphy was born in 1992 in Chicago, and grew up in Oak Park, a village near Chicago, Illinois. She attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, graduating in 2014 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Architecture.Ponchione. (2022). BIG THINKER: Maya Bird-Murphy makes design accessible to young people. ''Hospitality Design'', 44(5), 75. She completed a Masters in Architecture at Boston Architectural College (BAC), graduating in 2017. Her graduate school thesis was Mobile Makers, a project centered on providing low-cost skill-building workshops and educational programming for low-income children ages 8–18.Cohen. (2022). Rare bird - obile Makers Chicago : Maya Bird-Murp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Institute Of Architects
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) is a professional organization for architects in the United States. It is headquartered in Washington, D.C. AIA offers education, government advocacy, community redevelopment, and public outreach programs, and collaborates with other stakeholders in the design and construction industries. History The American Institute of Architects (AIA) was founded in 1857 in New York City by a group of thirteen architects. The founding members include Charles Babcock (architect), Charles Babcock, Henry W. Cleaveland, Henry C. Dudley, Henry Dudley, Leopold Eidlitz, Edward Gardiner, Richard Morris Hunt, Detlef Lienau, Fred A. Petersen, Jacob Wrey Mould, John Welch (architect), John Welch, Richard M. Upjohn, and Joseph C. Wells, with Richard Upjohn serving as the first president. They held their inaugural meeting on February 23, 1857, and invited 16 additional architects to join, including Alexander Jackson Davis, Thomas Ustick Walter, Thomas U. Walte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rebuild Foundation
Rebuild Foundation is a non-profit art organization focused on buildings and neighborhoods in South Side, Chicago, South Side Chicago, sustaining cultural development and celebrating art. The Rebuild Foundation was founded in 2009 by Theaster Gates, a social practice installation artist. The foundation is currently composed of seven projects. History In 2009, Gates founded Rebuild Foundation, aiming to collaborate with cities to transform vacant buildings into aesthetic and economical living and cultural spaces. The Rebuild Foundation is composed of seven different projects: Dorchester Industries, Dorchester Art + Housing Collaborative, Stony Island Arts Bank, Black Cinema House, Black Artists Retreat, Archive House, and Listening House. Gates combined urban planning and art to give inner-city neighborhoods in Chicago a second life; while preserving their history. Through the various projects Rebuild offers, Gates hires and teaches neighborhoods to work in different construct ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
