Voice / Solidarity

Anderson Mason Dale Architects acknowledges that part of building and retaining a more diverse staff is creating a culture where BIPOC staff feel supported, seen and heard, and therefore feel comfortable bringing their entire self to work. We believe that we must offer our voice to issues impacting BIPOC communities to demonstrate our authentic support and solidarity with our BIPOC staff (current and future). This is an important part of building trust and a sense of belonging. We also recognize that building our voice is a practice and it is not easy and we will not always hit the perfect note. This practice will require us to learn, be vulnerable and be open to feedback from within and outside our studio. We also recognize that we are a medium-sized architectural studio and must understand the limits to which our voice can have authentic impact, and frame our engagement accordingly.

Commit to sharing...

articles, projects, volunteer work and collaborations on our website and social media. This is a critical dimension of our recruitment and retention efforts.

Be intentional about developing EDI content.

Create a goal of 10 posts per year focused on EDI content. This may also include but should not be limited to acknowledgment of important historical events, cultural events, holidays, celebrations, 3198 contributions.

Create a

... devoted to EDI contributions, community and cultural events, volunteer opportunities and internal initiatives.

Engage BIPOC advisor on an annual basis...

to review our public and online content and offer feedback specific to impact, authenticity and sensitivity issues, with the goal of building a more robust, nuanced and impactful voice within our design community.