Katie Swenson @kwswenson
Author. Architect. Affordable Housing Zealot. 𝘐𝘯 𝘉𝘰𝘩𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘢 (2020) 𝘋𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘓𝘰𝘷𝘦 (2020) @MASSDesignLab @EnterpriseNow @HarvardGSD katieswenson.com Boston, MA; Brooklyn, NY Joined March 2011-
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Katie Swenson, a senior principal of MASS Design Group and author of two books, will speak on the Ball State campus in the Architecture Building Room 100 at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 3. Guests are welcome to join us at 4 p.m. for a reception in her honor in the CAP Atrium. #muncie
.@MASSDesignLab's @kwswenson talks to RECORD about the @RICA_Rwanda and how MASS is redefining how architecture firms are organized. architecturalrecord.com/articles/15626… Photo © MASS Design Group
The MASS Design Group model of community-focused #architecture featured tonight on @60Minutes cbsnews.com/news/model-arc…& cbsnews.com/news/model-arc… #architects #60Mins @CBSNews
So grateful to Lesley Stahl and 60 Minutes team for sharing the story of @MASSDesignLab
So grateful to Lesley Stahl and 60 Minutes team for sharing the story of @MASSDesignLab
Thank you Michael Bennett (@mosesbread72) for your review of Design with Love! Highly recommend Michael's book—Things that Make White People Uncomfortable—a book for our turbulent times, a memoir, and an engaging, hilarious, and illuminating manifesto... instagram.com/p/CRZ04aLsBZ-/
So honored to be interviewed by Architect Magazine. Feeling especially grateful to be able to work with my incredible @MASSDesignLab team in the public architecture space every day. Thank you @architectmag for the recognition! architectmagazine.com/awards/aia-awa…
Thank you @architectmag for highlighting our dedication to ‘lighthouse projects’ at @MASSDesignLab! architectmagazine.com/awards/aia-awa…
"What do you think makes a home a home?” A year working from home, with his wife and new baby, has evolved Anibal's view: “Home ends up being the activities – it’s not just a beautiful house, it’s what you do with it.” As gender roles are evolving... instagram.com/p/CQZTT3jsJIi/
Architect Noella Nibakuze and engineer Shakira Nyiratuza are leading a revolution - a revolution of the quality of design and construction in Rwanda for sure, but also of women leading the way... instagram.com/p/CQSzhTksbjj/
Martine Dushime, a quantity surveyor for MASS.Build, unites underrepresented women in architecture and construction with increasingly refined and elegant leadership and skill... instagram.com/p/CQO41IMMHDv/
Today we had an eight-course meal at Afro-fusion restaurant, school, and culinary lab @mezamalonga... It was such a treat to experience @DieuveilMalonga's incredible hospitality and artistry - and was so fun to do so with this amazing group! instagram.com/p/CQMlRKQMP1f
When Nyarugenge District Hospital opened on January 5th, no one expected that only 3 days later, they would have to be prepared to become Rwanda's main COVID treatment center. Luckily, the hospital was designed and built with infectious disease in mind... instagram.com/p/CQJ7A2OMx71/
We visited the Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund... Joe Christa joined MASS Build as a Landscape Architect. She oversees the on-site procurement, planting and nurturing 200,000+ plants representing 200+ native species... instagram.com/p/CQIrErPsCBA/
We hit the road today at 5:30am, catching the sunset en route to the new 300-bed district hospital in SW Rwanda, a project MASS began in 2012. Divine lived near the site for TWO YEARS, managing the day-to-day construction... instagram.com/p/CQEzqcZsPkY/
It’s a perfectly clear night in Kigali, and the sites, sounds, and smells feel familiar in the most wonderful way. Alan Ricks and I are here in Rwanda for 10 days, visiting the ever-growing MASS team, and MASS design and construction sites... instagram.com/p/CQCIqLBMrlh/
"I’m excited about the impact that the Obama Presidential Center can have on the South Side of Chicago. I think about how can we, as small business owners, be a part of this?” —Eric Williams Get a glimpse into @BarackObama’s recent conversation with the @thesilverroom's owner.
My gawd Justin! Just dominating the scene. Kudos my brotha!
My gawd Justin! Just dominating the scene. Kudos my brotha!
Design with Love: At Home in America showcases the architects and designers who passionately believe in the power of design - and the power of the places we live in... instagram.com/p/CPI_p-2Ftc1
In Bohemia: A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Kindness is not only a love story but is also a story about architecture and design... instagram.com/p/CPD3MmqlB0I/
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Just did desk crits with some Parsons grad students working on creative solutions for housing....thank you for having me @kwswenson, it was great to get back in studio with students for a bit!!
“I hope this is a new era in 21st century monumentalization.” In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., sculptor Hank Willis Thomas shares how he brought “The Embrace” to life, the largest sculpture in the U.S. dedicated to racial equality.
Four hours later and I’m still thinking about my mushroom reuben from lunch.
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This is the Irmelin DiCaprio Theater on The Ellen Campus. It’s the largest 360 degree theater in Africa and has been built to screen “superpanoramic” films. How amazing is that? @SavingGorillas @TheEllenFund
“The process is the product.” @kwswenson spoke to the #micd75 cohort this afternoon about @MassDesign’s innovative healthcare design work in Rwanda and its lasting impact on the surrounding community.
.@MASSDesignLab's @kwswenson talks to RECORD about the @RICA_Rwanda and how MASS is redefining how architecture firms are organized. architecturalrecord.com/articles/15626… Photo © MASS Design Group
Score remains still at 1-0 at the end of the second. Second period was spent a lot of time in the box for both teams. Green machines are pushing into the third !! #gobiggreen
End of first period!! Doors are up 1-0 with a perfect placement from Sam Olander from the point !! #rolldoors 💚
Thrilled that @UMich will #banthebox and will no longer ask about criminal history. A great move toward #equity and a result of the work of orgs like @CCA_NY record.umich.edu/articles/job-a…
TONIGHT! Baumer Memorial Seminar and Baumer Series speaker Michael Murphy of @massdesigngroup will appear on @60Minutes to discuss architecture that better serves communities. Murphy joins the Baumer Series on NOV 8. cbsnews.com/news/model-arc… knowlton.osu.edu/events/2021/11…
Watch The World Around In Focus: Land talks Environmental social scientist Holly Jean Buck and MASS Design Group principal Joseph Kunkel were among the speakers that... dezeen.com/2021/10/22/the…
MASS design group and SUMMA giving us iconic projects in record time. And They won't give rain as an excuse 🤣😂 @TheMutaD
Munini District Hospital won a European Healthcare Design Award in the Future Health Care Design in London.The 300 bed facility constructed in @NyaruguruDistr will be the first implementation of national standards designed by MASS Design Group @gatjmv @RwandaHealth
@AnjulieRao My entire UG from 2nd year on was “public interest design” focused. Lectures from Bryan Bell and Maurice Cox stick out. MASS Design Group, Alejandro Aravena, Tatiana Bilbao were common precedents. Seems like every year had at least one studio engaged in a n’hood.
So excited about this @60Minutes piece on MASS Design Group! Architects designing for good. So inspiring.
@60Minutes Still airing this story brought a well of tear into my eyes. Great to see! I feel pride for these wonderful people in this story .. thank you for airing this great story Bravo Mass Design Group!!!
Looked at 60 Minutes tonight and am now obsessed with MASS Design Group @MASSDesignLab Take a look. They know how to build structures with healthy air flow so communicable diseases don't spread. Hallelujah!
Great piece on @MASSDesignLab! We have two exhibitions all about their initiatives you can experience at the Museum: “Justice is Beauty” and the Gun Violence Memorial Project (@gunviolencemem). Learn more: tinyurl.com/3wrzn2rw
MASS is a non-profit firm that works on projects that otherwise couldn’t afford costly designs. Its core principles emphasize beauty, air flow, and using local labor and materials to make the building process as helpful to the community as the end product. cbsn.ws/3Esbm7q
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