Renée Byng Yancey shares EDI priorities and plans at ARCHITECT LIVE

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[["a",["href","https:\/\/www.aia.org\/resources\/6307295-strategic-plan","target","_blank"]]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Ren\u00e9e Yancey, AIA\u2019s chief external EDI officer, was a panelist at the 2022 ARCHITECT Live Conference, held November 7-9 at the Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., and sponsored by ARCHITECT Magazine and Zonda media. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Yancey spoke on the \u201cEquity, Design Justice, and the Future of Architecture\u201d panel along with Rosa Sheng, FAIA, vice president, Smith Group and Kate Swenson, senior principal, Mass Design Group. Paul Makovsky, editor-in-chief, ARCHITECT magazine, moderated the discussion. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0," The panel explored ways of supporting a diverse array of architects and empowering them to embed themselves within the communities they represent and serve. Panelists shared their views on how architects and designers can work to advance equity in their firms, within the AIA and in the built environment. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Yancey shared her own experience of growing up near the Philadelphia Museum of Art, in North Philadelphia, and how it served as her earliest connection to the built environment. She walked attendees through key points of "],[0,[0],1,"AIA\u2019s strategic plan"],[0,[],0," and its commitment to championing equity, diversity, and inclusion and climate action for human and ecological health. She also highlighted AIA\u2019s Guides for Equitable Practice as valuable resources for firms."]]],[1,"blockquote",[[0,[],0," \u201cAIA is here to advance the mission focus and ensure that the broad community of architecture and the design professions remain strong, are a space of belonging, and continues to thrive and lead on issues that directly impact the built world,\u201d said Yancey. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Among some of the most notable efforts Yancey discussed was how the organization is transforming the Conference on Architecture into an essential experience to advance, celebrate, connect, and inspire the architecture and design community, and the value of convening with a broader community, and detailed expanded the Board\u2019s and CEO\u2019s efforts to collaborate with Architecture Alliance organizations like NOMA, ACSA, AIAS, NCARB, and NAAB. "]]]]}