An electrical designer turned engineer shares her journey through mentorship, resilience, post-Katrina restoration projects, and her mission to help create more inclusive, collaborative spaces — while encouraging the next generation of women to speak up and lead.
The exams provided Spanish-speaking professionals the opportunity to earn internationally recognized ACI certifications in their primary language
February 18, 2026
The American Concrete Institute has successfully conducted its first Spanish-language certification exams for Concrete Field Testing Technician – Grade 1 and Concrete Strength Testing Technician at the ACI Southern California Resource Center.
Miller Hull’s mass timber building offers flexible environments, sustainable strategies, and a welcoming civic presence for all
February 18, 2026
Designed by The Miller Hull Partnership with local firm Steele Associates, in collaboration with Deschutes Public Library (DPL), the two-story, mass timber building more than doubles the size of the previous library and reimagines it as a vibrant, flexible, and inclusive civic space.
Both Exhibitions Open February 28, Exploring Partnership, Education and the Built Legacy of Black America
February 13, 2026
The National Building Museum announces two major exhibitions that, for the first time, will be presented in conversation with one another, illuminating how architecture, education, and collaboration shaped Black American life and the nation’s shared history.
Re-imagining the historic Palmer Memorial Institute
February 3, 2026
RAMSA (Robert A.M. Stern Architects), in collaboration with the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s Where Women Made History initiative, has completed a pro bono campus plan for the historic Palmer Memorial Institute.
Aaron Grimes, Ann Seibert, Marlie Woods, and Natalie Bell have joined the team
January 14, 2026
Oculus Inc. has expanded its architecture, interior design, and marketing department teams with the addition of four new team members: Aaron Grimes, Ann Seibert, Marlie Woods, and Natalie Bell.
Commissioned by the Satterberg Foundation, the mixed-use program—developed through extensive community engagement—includes nonprofit offices
December 12, 2025
Located in Seattle’s Pioneer Square National Historic District, the Metropole revives a long-vacant, earthquake- and fire-damaged 1892 building as a LEED Platinum, 34,000-square-foot hub for community organizations advancing racial equity.
The grant funds will hire a preservation consultant to prepare a study on the work of Nathan Johnson (1926-2021), an important Detroit-based modernist architect
December 11, 2025
The Michigan State Historic Preservation Office of the Michigan Strategic Fund has been awarded a $75,000 grant from the Historic Preservation Fund’s Underrepresented Communities Grant program.
The groundbreaking ceremony on September 26 was attended by representatives from FK Architecture, Archway Partners, Bridgeway Center, and other project collaborators and financing partners, as well as community leaders.