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Excited to Share | I am NOMA National President 2023-2024

pascalesablan

Nov 7
8 min

Excited to Share | I am NOMA National President 2023-2024

I am excited to share that during the National Organization of Minority Architects annual conference in Nashville I officially received the presidential staff and purple pin as NOMA's 5th Woman President. Recognizing the power of the podium, I leveraged this opportunity to connect with the NOMA community to impressed upon them all that NOMA means to me, introduce them to who I am, pay tribute to those who came before me, my global aspirations for the future and to assure them

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Excited to Share | I Am A 2022 Anthem Award Winner

pascalesablan

Sep 12
2 min

Excited to Share | I Am A 2022 Anthem Award Winner

I am excited to share that I was honored by the Webby Awards organization and received 3 Anthem Awards (1 bronze and 2 gold) for my advocacy efforts through Beyond the Built Environment. Per their website, the Webby Awards focuses on purpose & mission-driven work and work with the social impact community, they’ve highlighted the need for a comprehensive platform to share these best-in-class examples. The Anthem Awards, was developed in response to recognize the breadth of thi

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Excited to Share | I Met Our 44th President, Barack Obama

pascalesablan

Jul 5
2 min

Excited to Share | I Met Our 44th President, Barack Obama

I am excited to share that I was blessed with an incredible opportunity to meet President Barack Obama at the A'22 Conference in Chicago because I am the 2021 recipient of the Whitney M. Young Jr. Award. It was truly an honor to share this photo opportunity with one of my (s)hero's the 2020 Whitney M. Young Jr awardee, Gabrielle Bullock, FAIA, NOMAC, IIDA, LEED AP, Director of Global Diversity, Principal at Perkins and Will. Friday, June 24, 2022 will forever be Obama Day! Th

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pascalesablan

Jun 19
2 min

Excited to Share | Oprah Knows My Name!

I am excited to share that because of this incredible article written by House Beautiful, Oprah and her team featured me on the Oprah Daily website as apart of her FUTURERISING: Meet the Black trailblazers moving our world forward initiative. I highly recommend exploring this important page and meet these mentioned trailblazers. You will also be inspired by the forward from Oprah and world-renown director Lee Daniels. https://www.oprahdaily.com/interactive/a40229418/futureris

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Excited to Share | Exhibition Celebrating the African American Fellows of the AIA

pascalesablan

Jun 5
3 min

Excited to Share | Exhibition Celebrating the African American Fellows of the AIA

I am proud and excited to share that this month our 36th SAY IT LOUD Exhibition is opening at the Octagon Museum in Washington DC located at the AIA National Headquarters campus. All our exhibitions are incredibly important, but this exhibition is profound because not only do we feature women and BIPOC designers of Washington DC, but we are also displaying all 140 African American Fellows of the American Institute of Architects thanks to the support of the Architects Foundati

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Excited to Share | My AIA Documentary Was Officially Released

pascalesablan

Mar 20
2 min

Excited to Share | My AIA Documentary Was Officially Released

I am ecstatic to share that my AIA documentary was officially released that gives insight to me and my advocacy work. Both activism and architecture can change communities for the better. Because of your support I have made an impact in both areas—from opening pathways to help marginalized people enter architecture to designing and building schools in my family’s native country of Haiti. Although my expressive hands are doing the absolute most, I am really proud with the fina

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Excited to Share | I Was Promoted to Senior Associate at the Adjaye Associates New York Office

pascalesablan

Feb 13
1 min

Excited to Share | I Was Promoted to Senior Associate at the Adjaye Associates New York Office

I am ecstatic to share that on February 11, 2022 I was promoted to Senior Associate at the Adjaye Associates New York Office. I will be leading the Project Management of the office in line with my promotion. In this role, I am growing as an architect and will oversee the management of all the incredible projects based out of the NY Studio in collaboration with Sir David Adjaye and the Associate Principals. To have access to that level of mentorship and support is truly humbli

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Excited to Share | I Was Officially Elevated to the AIA College of Fellows

pascalesablan

Dec 12, 2021
2 min

Excited to Share | I Was Officially Elevated to the AIA College of Fellows

On December 8, 2021 the 2020 and 2021 AIA College of Fellows had our investiture at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington DC. According to the AIA Archivist, I am the youngest African American to receive this honor in the organizations 164 year legacy. Pascale Sablan on Stage receiving her recognition AIA Fellows are recognized with the AIA’s highest membership honor for their exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society. Architect

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Excited to Share | Six SAY IT LOUD Exhibitions in October are on Display

pascalesablan

Nov 7, 2021
3 min

Excited to Share | Six SAY IT LOUD Exhibitions in October are on Display

It's been a while since the last "excited to share," but I am ecstatic to share what we have been up to in 2021. In 2020 most of our planned physical exhibitions were postponed. The BBE team and local collaborators pivoted and hosted a series of virtual exhibitions and events in Nebraska, Montana, Tennessee, Minnesota, Maryland, and North Carolina. This is why I am proud and excited to share that in the month of October we opened six in person SAY IT LOUD Exhibitions. SAY IT

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Excited to Share | I Was Published in Two Books!

pascalesablan

Mar 14, 2021
2 min

Excited to Share | I Was Published in Two Books!

Historian work is incredibly important in keeping our history and educating future generations through our voices and lens. It is powerful to challenge our profession to evolve while leveraging one's platform to elevate others. This is why I am proud and excited to share that two books were recently published that captured my advocacy work and my mission in making the profession more equitable and just! (Left) Architects After Architecture: Alternative Pathways for Practice (

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Excited to Share | Upcoming Wexner Glimcher Lecture

pascalesablan

Feb 13, 2021
1 min

Excited to Share | Upcoming Wexner Glimcher Lecture

It is with both excitement and disbelief that I share this week, Wednesday, February 17, 2021 I will be this years invited speaker of the prestigious Wexner Glimcher Lecture series. The importance of speaking about design justice and how injustices can be dismantled in the profession and in the built environment has placed me in the ranks of some pretty incredible architects. Past Wexner | Glimcher Speakers The DeeDee and Herb Glimcher Program Fund support presentations by di

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Excited to Share | Part of the Adjaye Associates Team

pascalesablan

Jan 13, 2021
1 min

Excited to Share | Part of the Adjaye Associates Team

It's official! This week I became a part of the Adjaye Associates Team. In my new role, I'll be both an Architect and an Advocate. As an Associate in the New York office, I will be running projects as well as work with the senior team on project management, business development, and supporting diversity and advocacy work. To have the ability to hold both parts of my identity while working on world impacting projects that push for design justice is a dream come true! For those

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Excited to SHOUT | I am the 2021 AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award Recipient

pascalesablan

Dec 10, 2020
2 min

Excited to SHOUT | I am the 2021 AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award Recipient

SHOUTING with all the joy embodied in my soul, that yesterday it was announced that I am the 2021 Whitney M. Young Jr. Award Recipient which comes with an elevation to the AIA College of Fellows. I am honored, humbled, and excited to share! Named for civil rights leader Whitney M. Young Jr., this award distinguishes an architect or architectural organization that embodies social responsibility and actively addresses a relevant issue, such as affordable housing, inclusiveness,

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Excited to Share | Voted President-Elect of NOMA

pascalesablan

Nov 1, 2020
1 min

Excited to Share | Voted President-Elect of NOMA

Extremely proud to share that during the NOMA 48th National Conference, I was voted to be President-Elect to support Jason E. Pugh during his presidency. In this role I will have the honor of getting to know the various NOMA chapters and engaging members to understand the support they need to continue their great work. It was an honor to serve as Northeast Regional Vice President and supporting the 7 chapters under my jurisdiction. Leveraging the leadership and success of P

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Excited to Share | Featured in Forbes!!!!

pascalesablan

Sep 27, 2020
1 min

Excited to Share | Featured in Forbes!!!!

I'm so excited I'm practically screaming with joy! Still celebrating the success of our SAY IT LOUD - NOW Global Exhibition and virtual gallery now featuring 416 diverse designers, I received amazing news last night. Yours truly is featured as a "Powerhouse Woman" in Forbes Publication!!!! “There is a difference between activism and advocacy. Activism is posters, marches, protests, getting everybody aware and informed, mobilizing, cultivating resources to draw attention on a

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Excited to Share | My Most Ambitious Initiative Yet!

pascalesablan

Aug 17, 2020
2 min

Excited to Share | My Most Ambitious Initiative Yet!

Shaken by blatant racism, the relentless weight of this world and the injustice that it supports I was re-inspired to move the mission forward, leveraging the work I've done over the past few years. Since our inception in January 2017, we have elevated and proclaimed the greatness of 250 diverse designers through our 15 SAY IT LOUD Exhibitions. The goal initially was to reach 500 featured designers in 5 years. The urgency for this content is NOW. As we discuss the books that

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pascalesablan

Apr 19, 2020
1 min

Excited to Share | I Was on the Radio

On Saturday February 22nd had the the honor of being a guest on the Jennifer Hammond Show, SiriusXM UrbanView, Ch 126. I spoke about advocacy and how I am fighting to make our profession and our world more equitable and just. I spoke at length, about National Organization of Minority Architects and the organization I founded Beyond the Built Environment. It played twice that day 7:03am and at 2:03pm EST. Admittedly I was a bit long winded in the way I answered the questions.

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Excited to Share | The NCARB Collaboration

pascalesablan

Feb 20, 2020
3 min

Excited to Share | The NCARB Collaboration

NCARB graciously invited me to write an article for Black History Month about BBE and our work. So I turned it into another opportunity to elevate some of our SAY IT LOUD Exhibitors and People's Choice Winners. Each of our 12 exhibitions are represented by a featured diverse designer(s). We featured their headshot, project and one of their answers to the submission questions. So incredibly proud to elevate them and to SAY IT LOUD once again! The article was featured in the up

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pascalesablan

Dec 31, 2019
3 min

Excited for the New Year

2019 contained many phenomenal personal blessings for me and my family! Things I've prayed for years, came true and I am so very grateful! For my advocacy efforts however, I've dubbed 2019, "The Year of the No's." Every award, grant, fellowship I applied for this year has returned with a "we regret to inform you" response. I started to think perhaps the work I've dedicated my focus, passion, and time was not work of importance. Then I took a step back, took a deep breath and

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Excited to Share | The Mary Louis Academy Commencement Address

pascalesablan

Dec 8, 2019
3 min

Excited to Share | The Mary Louis Academy Commencement Address

Now that the official photos are in.......... Excited to share that in June of this year I had the honor of giving the commencement address of the Mary Louis Academy graduation at the Colden Auditorium, Queens College. I am the first African American to give this speech in the schools 83 year history. Here is the speech: To the Mary Louis Academy Graduates, Faculty and Family, Good Morning and congratulations to the class of 2019. It is an honor to speak before you today. Tim

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