RYAN E SMITH
Jenkins-Peer Architects
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SAY IT LOUD - North Carolina Exhibitor
North Carolina Based Designer
Who or what inspires you professionally?
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Black women in design leadership and service inspire me to stay the course toward licensure and creative impactful work so that I may inspire others.
RYAN E SMITH
Bio:
The great designer, Ryan Smith and I am a Black Latina designer based in Charlotte, North Carolina. In 2013 I graduated from Bethune-Cookman University with my BS in Psychology, and in 2015 I began my architectural pursuit and earned my Master of Architecture from UNC Charlotte in 2019. I've since began working at Jenkins-Peer Architects and hold a board position with NCNOMA.
How did you first learn about architecture and when did you decide that built environment profession was an area of interest for you?
I was always inspired by architecture and design, gaining a deeper interest to pursue my M.Arch while researching it's impact on everyday life.
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What do you do?
I am a design professional currently working at Jenkins-Peer Architects focused on the hospitality and higher education industry.
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What excites you in the work you do?
I am excited by the ability to problem solve through design and impact the experiences of others.
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Who or what inspires you professionally?
Black women in design leadership and service inspire me to stay the course toward licensure and creative impactful work so that I may inspire others.
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What is your proudest professional accomplishment or achievement?
I am proud of the experience I've been able to help create through the work of NOMA to inspire younger students to purse a career in architecture and design.
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Featured Project Name:
Monrovia Public Library
Featured Project Location:
Monrovia, Liberia
Featured Project Completion Date:
Not Completed/Concept Design
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Role in Featured Project:
Designer
Featured Project Description:
The Monrovia Public Library is a design project established by a local foundation aiming to improve literacy, promote innovation and access to information in Monrovia, Liberia. As a second year student, unaffiliated with a school project, I coordinated with the foundation's owner to design this project featuring a wide collection of relevant books, ample access to internet connected computers, open workspaces for collaboration, space for Liberian history, lecture halls, a café, and more.
