Structural Inequality

Black Architects in the United States

Inbunden, Engelska, 2006

Av Victoria Kaplan

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Architecture is a challenging profession. The education is rigorous and the licensing process lengthy; the industry is volatile and compensation lags behind other professions. All architects make a huge investment to be able to practice, but additional obstacles are placed in the way of women and people of color. Structural Inequality relates this disparity through the stories of twenty black architects from around the United States and examines the sociological context of architectural practice. Through these experiences, research, and observation, Victoria Kaplan explores the role systemic racism plays in an occupation commonly referred to as the "white gentlemen's profession." Given the shifting demographics of the United States, Kaplan demonstrates that it is incumbent on the profession to act now to create a multicultural field of practitioners who mirror the changing client base. Structural Inequality provides the context to inform and facilitate the necessary conversation on increasing diversity in architecture.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2006-05-11
Mått164 x 237 x 23 mm
Vikt490 g
FormatInbunden
SpråkEngelska
SeriePerspectives on a Multiracial America
Antal sidor244
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN9780742545823

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Victoria Kaplan has worked in finance for the last twenty years. She served as a corporate financial analyst and managed a community development venture capital fund. She brings her MBA in finance and her PhD in human and organizational development together to work for economic and social justice. She is the founder of writing for change, an organization that uses storytelling as a vehicle to educate audiences about systemic racism.

Even at the start of the 21st century, African Americans still comprise only 1% of the membership of American Institute of Architects (AIA). In Structural Inequality, Victoria Kaplan gets under the skin of that 1%. Their compelling stories reveal the ironies confronting African Americans in architectural practice: love/hate relationships with the AIA, opportunities and stigmas associated with government set-aside programs, the pains of invisibility coupled with the burdens of high visibility. They underscore the value of mentoring—both as mentor and mentee, connecting with communities and colleagues through the National Organization of Minority Architects, and the delicate balancing act needed to manage their firms. They also point to new opportunities of operating globally. Structural Inequality is should be required reading for all of us who strive for greater diversity in the architecture profession.