While this Fall’s focus on infrastructure highlights how the built environment underpins civic life, our Winter issue will look at the people shaping those systems and best practices. We invite op-ed submissions that explore the role of architects as advocates—for their cities, for equity, and for positive change.
Architects have always worn many hats: designers, problem-solvers, and collaborators. Increasingly, they are also called to be advocates for safer streets, sustainable construction, equitable working conditions, more inclusive public space, and communities that have been underserved or overlooked.
We welcome op-eds that reflect on how architects are using their voices and expertise to push for change. This might include:
• Advocacy for equity and justice in design, planning, and material acquisition.
• Efforts to improve sustainability and resilience at the building, neighborhood, or city scale.
• Ways architects are partnering with policymakers, communities, or activists to move projects forward.
• Personal reflections on moments when professional practice intersected with civic advocacy.
Submissions should be approximately 800 words and express a clear point of view.
Please submit op-eds to editor@aiany.org by December 2.
