The Black Experience in Design UnConference
2024-04-12 -- The recent interactive UnConference, "The Stories We Carry: Stewarding Identity Through Process," fostered collaboration on design approaches that integrate personal narratives. The event focused on the role of personal identity in the design process and aimed to uncover how designers’ backgrounds influence their work.
Many thanks to guest speakers Kareem Collie, Penina Acayo Laker, and Quinlin B. Messenger, along with WashU hosts including the College of Architecture, Office for Socially Engaged Practice, Center for Humanities, and the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity.
Photos: Audrey Westcott / Sam Fox School Communications
The Black Experience in Design UnConference
2024-04-12 -- The recent interactive UnConference, "The Stories We Carry: Stewarding Identity Through Process," fostered collaboration on design approaches that integrate personal narratives. The event focused on the role of personal identity in the design process and aimed to uncover how designers’ backgrounds influence their work.
Many thanks to guest speakers Kareem Collie, Penina Acayo Laker, and Quinlin B. Messenger, along with WashU hosts including the College of Architecture, Office for Socially Engaged Practice, Center for Humanities, and the Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity, and Equity.
Photos: Audrey Westcott / Sam Fox School Communications