COVID Diaries: Space is a Privilege with Rosa Sheng, FAIA

For the next few weeks/months, join Design Voice Podcast as we
check in with people in the architecture and design professions
to hear how they are living, working, and coping during this
pandemic.


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Rosa Sheng is a Designer, Architect, Thought Leader who is known
for innovating Architecture with over 26 years experience. When
asked "What type of Architecture do you do?" Her answer is "The
kind that hasn't been done before." She has led a variety of
award-winning and internationally acclaimed projects from the
aesthetically minimal, highly technical development of the glass
structures for Apple’s original high-profile retail stores, Pixar
Animation Studios, and notable institutions of higher learning
including LEED NC Gold–certified Lorry I. Lokey Graduate School
of Business at Mills College, Multiple UC Davis, CSU and
Community Colleges to redefine design relevance for student
success.


 


As Founder of Equity by Design and AIA SF President in 2018 ,
Rosa led 3 nationally acclaimed Equity in Architecture Survey
research projects, co-authored AIA National Resolution 15-1 in
2015 for Equity in Architecture, and served on the Equity and the
Future of Architecture (EQIA) Committee in 2016, '17 and '18. She
has presented on" Why Equity Matters for Everyone", in many
cities nationally and overseas. Her work has been featured in
Architect Magazine, Architectural Record, The Wall Street
Journal, The New York Times including talks at Harvard GSD,
Stanford, SxSW, TEDxPhiladelphia, KQED/NPR and Cannes Lions
Festival. Rosa was honored in 2019 as a Metropolis Game
Changer.



Rosa joined SmithGroup in October 2017 as a Principal in the San
Francisco office. She is the Higher Education Studio Leader and
Director of Equity, Diversity, Inclusion for interdisciplinary
project pursuits that tap her expertise in strategic planning,
programming, and project leadership for high performing teams.