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Stories of Our Impact by the
Leaders Who Make it Possible
Architecture + Advocacy’s Blog
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Graduate Spotlight: Lauren Jian
Lauren Jian (A+A Co-Founder) used an A+A workshop during her thesis to demonstrate the power— and relative ease— of community-driven design.
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Graduate Spotlight: Madelene Dailey
Madelene Dailey’s (A+A Co-Founder) research applies our values of community-driven design to rural and indigenous communities in Latin America.
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Stories of Sugar Hill
Ignited by residents’ desire to celebrate and preserve the cultural history of their neighborhood, the Stories of Sugar Hill it is an on-going research project, a series of public events, and an advocacy campaign championed by Architecture + Advocacy student-leaders.