#53 Inspiring Change in Justice Architecture with Erica Loynd, FAIA, Principal at DLR Group

Erica Loynd, FAIA is a Principal based out of DLR Group’s Seattle
office, and is a Justice and Civic Studio Sector Leader. Erica is
particularly passionate about sustainability, restorative
justice, and the impact of the built environment on human
wellness. She is an expert at leading teams to elevate conditions
for disenfranchised people, and setting innovative justice
standards that support wellness, equity, and transformative
programs to successfully return people to their communities.
Volunteering with AIA WA Council as the state licensure advisor,
AIA Seattle’s mentorship programs and membership steering
committee, Erica has worked with architects and aspiring
candidates to enrich their careers in architecture. She has also
been leading the national AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice
Knowledge Community to push for innovations in research and
operations to better serve all people.


In this episode we talk about:


Being elevated to an AIA Fellow, and what Erica’s application
experience was like

Why Erica believes architects should not walk away from
justice architecture work

Inspiring and educating justice architecture clients to do
better

Changing existing conditions as much as we can on a path
towards stopping incarceration

How Erica first became involved in the justice + civic
sector, and what she finds most fulfilling about her work

The rapid testing and COVID response sites in King County,
Seattle that Erica and DLR Group designed at the outset of the
pandemic



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