In line with our mission to support and highlight under-represented communities in the design and construction industry, we are recognizing the contributions of minority authors, researchers, architects, and thought leaders whose work has helped shape Utah's built environment and professional discourse. Through publications, research, advocacy, and community engagement, these individuals bring diverse perspectives that enrich architectural practice, design education, and construction leadership across the state. This spotlight celebrates their achievements and visibility in the profession.
Challenging Patterns of Supremacy
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Age - Friendly Ecosystems: Environments for Equitable Aging by Design
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Out in Architecture
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Challenging Patterns of Supremacy ✳︎ Age - Friendly Ecosystems: Environments for Equitable Aging by Design ✳︎ Out in Architecture ✳︎
2025
We invite you to join us in the margins and take space across entire pages (and beyond them) in shaping these conversations, and we look forward to imagining and building the futures and worlds we have been dreaming of together.
Authors:
Bz Zhang, Lisa C Henry, Shalini Agrawal, Shawhin Roudbari, and Tonia Sing Chi
2024
Age friendliness has grown from an idea into a social movement that recognizes the diversity of older adults, and integrates research, policy, programming and design practices. Compounding pressures of rapid aging, systemic ageism, and a growing disparity of resources compel us to rethink how we achieve equity in aging through the design of places and practices.
Editors:
Valerie Chang Greer, Linda S. Edelman
2025
VOLUME I
Out In Architecture is a book dedicated to bringing visibility to the voices and experiences of LGBTQIA+ architects and designers, while aiming to propel conversation into action and institutional change.
Authors:
Jha D Amazi, Curtis Mcdorman, Shristi Ojha, Leah Wulfman, Emma Freeman, Julia Oderda, Paloma Rodríguez, Landry Bad, Ryan Gann, Gustavo Rodriguez, Chris Morrison, Larry Pschall, Lisa Ulibarri, BZ Zhang, My-Anh Hguyen, Chris Daemmrich, Seb Choe, Amy Karn, Andrew Grant Houston