LiA Co-founders Yesenia Blandon, Assoc. AIA and Jimmy Castellanos, AIA, were joined by LiA 2012 Co-chairs Lorena Toffer, AIA and Celi Sims, Assoc. AIA, to represent LiA and receive the 2012 AIA National Diversity Recognition Award on Saturday May 19th at the 2012 AIA National Convention, in Washington D.C. Sharing this moment with LiA were Jan Blackmon, FAIA – AIA Dallas Executive Director,...
The 2012 Thriving Minds Summer Youth Camp presented by the Latino Cultural Center (LCC) is an opportunity for middle school students to learn about themselves and the community through the arts. Among classes in photography, dance, and research and performance, special workshops in architecture will be led by the AIA Dallas Latinos in Architecture Committee, which will contribute to the curriculum. All of...
On April 12th, a group of 8th grade students from Greiner Middle School were part of this the first project by DISD Leadership Class. Thanks to Architect and teacher Anna Osetinsky, this is a recreation of her after school architecture club, where students from underrepresented groups are exposed to the city they live in, and are able to see architectural works that relate...