Studio Zewde and Lori A. Brown

In 2021, Studio Zewde and Lori A. Brown were two of eight winners of the Emerging Voices competition, which recognizes North American designers with distinct voices and significant bodies of realized work. Sara Zewde of Studio Zewde and Lori A. Brown presented their work as part of the associated lecture series.

In this video, they discuss projects including:

• Graffiti Pier, Philadelphia
• Midtown Activation, Africatown, Seattle
• Mander Recreation Center Campus, Philadelphia

and

• Private Choices, Public Spaces, New York, NY
• Contested Spaces: Abortion Clinics, Women Shelters, and Hospitals 
• Now What?! Advocacy, Activism, and Alliances in American Architecture since 1968

The presentations were followed by a conversation with Rosalyne Shieh, partner at SCHAUM/SHIEH and Marion Mahony Fellow at MIT.