Archinect - News2024-12-22T04:53:13-05:00https://archinect.com/news/article/150231637/winners-of-the-2020-noma-naacp-and-seed-awards-highlight-design-justice-and-equity-within-architecture-and-land-development
Winners of the 2020 NOMA, NAACP, and SEED Awards highlight design justice and equity within architecture and land development Katherine Guimapang2020-10-06T13:47:00-04:00>2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00
<img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/ff/ff643679e2074b2221a8a31e2e7ea3b7.png?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Since 2011, the <a href="https://designcorps.org/seed-awards/" target="_blank">SEED Awards</a> highlight public interest design projects that address critical community issues at a social, economic, and environmental scale. This year's award winners represent projects that reflect justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion within the realms of design, architecture, and land development in collaboration with <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/150230590/national-organization-of-minority-architects-noma" target="_blank">NOMA</a> and <a href="https://www.naacp.org/" target="_blank">NAACP</a>.<br></p>
<p>Winners were selected thanks to a star-studded jury consisting of design leaders in the industry such as Carl Anthony, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150161553/madame-president-goes-all-in-a-conversation-with-noma-president-kimberly-dowdell" target="_blank">Kimberly Dowdell</a>, Maya Henderson, and Tiffany Mayhew, among others. This year, seven winning projects were chosen. </p>
<p>View the winners below and selected project images. </p>
2020 Project Winners
<figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f6/f63b4fb7289fe297366ea234252d0813.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f6/f63b4fb7289fe297366ea234252d0813.png?auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Memorial to Enslaved Laborers - Design Team: Design Team: <a href="https://archinect.com/firms/cover/33961/h-weler-yoon" target="_blank">Höweler + Yoon Architecture</a>, Meejin Yoon, Eric Höweler, Namjoo Kim, Caroline Shannon, Anna Kaertner, Alex Yueyan Li, Caleb Hawkins, Boris Angelov, Julia Robert, <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1540671/mabel-o-wilson" target="_blank">Dr. Mabel O. Wilson</a>, Studio &, Marlisa Wise, Dr. Frank Dukes, Gregg Bleam Landscape Architect, Eto Otitigbe, a...</figcaption></figure>