Podcast appearances and mentions of Bryan C Lee

When the focal point of your work is design justice, your processes look a bit different than the average design firm. For one thing, processes need to be simultaneously more efficient and also more unique. When you're seeking diverse voices and shaping public spaces, steps like community outreach are complex and time-consuming, making efficiency key. At the same time, conducting radical thinking and seeking to overturn past injustices requires brand new modes of operation. Bryan C. Lee Jr. is the CEO and principal of Colloqate Design, a firm focused on shifting the power dynamics inherent in the built environment. In this Section Cut interview, he described the type of work Colloqate does, and why thinking about processes is so important. Interview Takeaways Understand the implications of architecture All power dynamics are tied to the land Design justice requires radical thinking Think outside of architecture processes Serve diverse communities Prioritize the outreach process Focus on public spaces Justice is greater than equality Engage with stakeholders Consider the communities you serve The value of efficient work Show Links Check out Colloqate Design  Connect with Bryan C. Lee Jr. on LinkedIn  Connect with George Valdes on LinkedIn or Twitter Connect with Chris Morgan on LinkedIn  Check out Monograph Check out Section Cut Follow Monograph on LinkedIn or Instagram Listen and read more about Monograph 

Part 1 in a series of conversations on a just D.C., featuring fellows from the Public Interest Design Lab, a partnership between the Goethe-Institut and the DC Public Library. This episode pairs fellow Josef Palermo, an artist, producer, and arts organizer, with guest experts Bryan C. Lee, Architect and Design Justice Advocate, and the Founder/Director of Colloqate Design in New Orleans, and Dr. Roneva Keel, a historian and fellow with the American Council of Learned Societies partnered with the National Parks Service National Capital Region.

Paper Monuments from New Orleans — led by Bryan C. Lee Jr. and Sue Mobley – grew out of the takedown of four Confederate monuments in the city last year. Rather than look to replace the toppled figures and move on, Paper Monuments has gathered hundreds of under-told stories about the city’s history on posters designed by artists and storytellers, and wheat pasted them across New Orleans. They have been tapped by the city of New Orleans to help re-imagine public spaces around empty pedestals. They will stage temporary installations of public proposals throughout the city next Spring. https://www.papermonuments.org/ https://colloqate.org/

Bryan C. Lee Jr. and Sue Mobley of Colloqate Design join us to discuss how design can support or deconstruct systems of institutional oppression.

Bryan C. Lee Jr. and Sue Mobley of Colloqate Design join us to discuss how design can support or deconstruct systems of institutional oppression.

Linda Pompa, Executive Director of Oretha Castle Haley Boulevard Merchants & Business Association; Ginette Bone, Owner of Boyd Satellite Gallery; Bryan C. Lee, Jr., Director of Place + Civic Design, Arts Council of New Orleans

Civil rights activist and former First Lady of New Orleans Sybil Hayden Morial joins Jeanne to discuss her memoir, “Witness to Change,” about the Jim Crow and Civil Rights Movement eras in New Orleans. Then, local actress Amy Alvarez, and Moscow Nights artistic director Natasha Ramer, discuss their new production, “Façade,” which profiles a family dealing with their son’s terminal illness. Finally, local architect Bryan C. Lee, Jr., Place + Civic Design Director for the Arts Council of New Orleans, talks about his work and the professional climate for black architects.