2023 AIA/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in Architectural Education awarded to Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA

{"version":"0.3.0","atoms":[],"cards":[],"markups":[["strong"],["i"],["a",["href","https:\/\/www.aia.org\/showcases\/6572334-dr-sharon-egretta-sutton-faia"]],["b"]],"sections":[[1,"p",[[0,[0],1,"WASHINGTON \u2013 Dec. 8,\n2022 \u2013 "],[0,[],0,"The Board of Directors and the Strategic Council of\nthe American Institute of Architects (AIA) along with the Association of Collegiate\nSchools of Architecture (ACSA) today announced Dr. Sharon Egretta Sutton, FAIA,\nas the 2023 recipient of the AIA\/ACSA Topaz Medallion for Excellence in\nArchitectural Education. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"The AIA\/ACSA Topaz\nMedallion honors an individual who has been intensely involved in architecture\neducation for more than a decade and whose teaching has influenced a broad\nrange of students."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"An educator, author,\nand citizen architect with worldwide reach, Sutton, has shifted the profession\nof architecture toward a more equitable, diverse, and inclusive future. Fueled\nby a passion for representing the unrepresented, she has shaped a career\ninformed by the obstacles constructed by the country\u2019s political landscape.\nThroughout Sutton has developed research and tools that encourage the next\ngeneration of design professionals to heed the call of activism."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Sutton\u2019s list of\nachievements is lengthy, and she is no stranger to breaking new ground: She was\njust the 12th African American woman to become a licensed architect in the\nU.S., the first to be promoted to full professor of architecture, and the\nsecond to be elevated to AIA fellowship. Currently, she is a distinguished\nprofessor of architecture at Parsons School of Design, and she previously\nserved on the faculties of the University of Washington, the University of\nCincinnati, Columbia University, and Pratt Institute. Under her tutelage, a\nroster of transformative leaders has risen to pivotal positions in architectural\neducation and practice."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Sutton\u2019s research, shared across six books she has either authored or\nco-authored, encapsulates hidden histories, broken pipelines, and other factors\nthat hamper the potential of architecture education today. In 2017\u2019s "],[0,[1],1,"When Ivory Towers Were Black"],[0,[],0,", Sutton\nlays the foundation for attracting and bolstering a diverse student body with a\nvision for a curriculum that opens doors of opportunity for the\nunderrepresented in professions such as architecture and planning. In her most\nrecent work, "],[0,[1],1,"Pedagogy for a Beloved\nCommons: Pursuing Democracy\u2019s Promise Through Place-Based Activism"],[0,[],0,", which\nwill be published in the spring, Sutton offers a game plan for students and\nother hopeful citizen architects to learn and use practical skills to continue\nher vital work. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"In all that she has done and endeavors to do, Sutton has created the\nframework and vision for a more just and robust profession. By probing the\ncomplicated relationship between architects and the communities they are\nentrusted to protect, she dares architects to strive for a more equitable built\nenvironment with her trademark style, generosity, and good humor. "]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Visit "],[0,[2],1,"AIA\u2019s website"],[0,[],0," to learn more about Sutton\u2019s selection as the 2023\nAIA\/ACSA Topaz Medallion recipient."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[3],1,"About AIA"]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"Founded\nin 1857, AIA consistently works to create more valuable, healthy, secure, and\nsustainable buildings, neighborhoods, and communities. Through more than 200\ninternational, state and local chapters, AIA advocates for public policies that\npromote economic vitality and public wellbeing."]]],[1,"p",[[0,[],0,"AIA provides members with tools and resources to assist them\nin their careers and business as well as engaging civic and government leaders\nand the public to find solutions to pressing issues facing our communities,\ninstitutions, nation, and world. Members adhere to a code of ethics and conduct\nto ensure the highest professional standards."]]]]}