060: Pascale Sablan: Redefining GREATNESS in Architecture

Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP is a visionary architect and CEO of the New York Studio of Adjaye Associates, where she leads major international, cultural, civic, and commercial projects. As the 315th living African American woman registered architect in the U.S., she is not only an accomplished architect, but an activist dedicated to addressing disparities in her field. Pascale founded Beyond the Built Environment to empower women and BIPOC designers and was the 2023-2024 Global President of the National Organization of Minority Architects. Pascale's advocacy has earned prestigious accolades, including the Architectural League 2021 Emerging Voices Award and the 2021 AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award. She was the youngest African American to be inducted into the AIA College of Fellows and has received grants from the Graham Foundation and the Architects Foundation for her research and exhibitions.We talk about:-Pascale’s roles as architect and advocate, motherhood, firm culture, and her recruitment to Adjaye Associates which started with a phone call from Sir David Adjaye himself.-We dive into Pascale’s impressive advocacy work including the Great Diverse Designers Library, Say It With Media Pledge, Beyond the Built Environment, and the impact of her most recent publication, Greatness. -The importance of architect engagement and how women and BIPOC people can participate in record-keeping, storytelling, and policy change to resist erasure.>>>Links:https://pascalesablan.com/https://www.beyondthebuilt.com/>>>Connect with Architectette:- Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.architectette.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Learn more)- Instagram:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ @architectette⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (See more)- Newsletter:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ www.architectette.com/newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (Behind the Scenes Content)- LinkedIn:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Architectette Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Page and/or⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Caitlin Brady⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠>>>Support Architectette:- Leave us a rating and review!-⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠>>>Music by⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ AlexGrohl⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ from ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Pixabay⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.