First Latina President Of The Boston Society Of Architects Changes Dialogue Of Design Community To Focus On Diversity And Equity
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NEEDHAM, Mass., Dec. 18, 2020 /PRNewswire/ Boston-based architect and activist, Natasha Espada is the first Latina President of the Boston Society of Architects (BSA), the oldest and second largest chapter of the American Institute of Architects.
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Espada s platform for her tenure as BSA President has been focused on her goal to bring diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice to the forefront within the architectural and design community. Minorities and women are notoriously underrepresented within the architectural profession nation-wide; an issue Espada feels is of paramount importance to remedy. For many reasons, black, Latino, and females make up a very small portion of the demographic within architecture. We need our architects, planners, and designers to be far more representative of