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Aisha Densmore-Bey | |
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Aisha Densmore-Bey (born 1976) is an American architect, designer, author, filmmaker, and artist.
Early life and education
[edit]Densmore-Bey was born in Hartford, Connecticut,[1] and raised on "museums and art classes", then later moved to Miami, FL where she attended the Design and Architecture Senior High School.[2] She received a Bachelor of Architecture from Florida A&M University, a Master of Science in strategic design and management from the Parsons School of Design (2017),[1] and a Doctor of Design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design (2023).[citation needed]
Professional work
[edit]Densmore-Bey began working for architecture firms in Hartford and in Boston before establishing the eponymous multidisciplinary practice Aisha Densmore-Bey, Designer in 2011.[citation needed] The office focuses on architecture, graphic design, design strategy, design education, visual art, writing, and film.[citation needed] The office has also developed design programs for teenagers,[citation needed] and small independent film shorts such as ROOM.[3] Objects Densmore-Bey has designed are a part of the collection at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.[4]
She is the author and illustrator of Who Made My Stuff?, published in 2018.[5]
Academic work
[edit]Densmore-Bey's dissertation titled "The Artist-Developer: A case study of impact through art-centered community development in neighborhoods of color" explores the community development work of three famous African American artists who have used arts-based real estate development to create positive change in their neighborhoods. Because of this research, she was a speaker at the University of Texas at Austin "The Black Home as Public Art" symposium in 2024.[6][failed verification]
Awards and honors
[edit]Densmore-Bey has won the 2012 Associates Award from the American Institute of Architects.[7] While at Harvard, she won a Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative Fellowship[8] and a John R. Meyer Dissertation Fellowship from the Harvard Joint Center for Housing Studies.[9] In 2024 she won the WiD (Women in Design) Award of Excellence[10] "in recognition of a person who has built one's own life around design, whose work exemplifies the best of process and product, and who uses a position of achievement to give back to the world of design and to the community at large."[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Student Q&A: Aisha Densmore-Bey (DDes)". Harvard University Graduate School of Design. September 11, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[non-primary source needed] - ^ Pardue, Lauren (January 10, 2024). "VPA Adjunct Spotlight: Dr. Aisha Densmore-Bey". Merrimack College. Retrieved 2024-01-07.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[non-primary source needed] - ^ "ROOM". FilmFreeway. Retrieved December 22, 2024.[unreliable source?]
- ^ "Collection Search Results: Aisha Densmore-Bey". National Museum of African American History and Culture, The Smithsonian. Retrieved December 22, 2024.[non-primary source needed]
- ^ "Nexus Podcast |June 26, 2020| Aisha Densmore-Bey". African American Design Nexus. June 26, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[non-primary source needed] - ^ "The Black Home as Public Art". The University of Texas at Austin School of Architecture. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[non-primary source needed] - ^ "AIArchitect Newsletter". American Institute of Architects.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[non-primary source needed] - ^ "Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative / HOME / PEOPLE / Aisha Densmore-Bey". Harvard Mellon Urban Initiative. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[non-primary source needed] - ^ "Aisha Densmore-Bey, Meyer Fellow". Joint Center for Housing Studies of Harvard University. Retrieved December 22, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)[non-primary source needed] - ^ "Women in Design announce the 25th Annual WiD Award of Excellence winners". The Architect's Newspaper. November 27, 2024. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "WID Award of Excellence recipients". Boston Society of Architects. Retrieved January 4, 2025.
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