Hosted by the Syracuse Orange Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architecture Students (NOMAS)
Join us for a transformative panel discussion featuring Imani Day and Sydney Maubert as they dive into the power of Black spaces through architecture, counter-cartography, and daily life.
Explore how Black landscapes reclaim their role as sites of insurgent spiritual and political practice that challenge traditional narratives and redefining liberation.
Participants
Imani Day
Imani Day is a licensed architect, writer, and founder of her award-winning practice, RVSN Studios. Originally from Montclair, New Jersey, she graduated from Cornell University’s School of Architecture in 2011 and spent her early career in New York working with Robert Stern and Diller Scofidio. In 2015, Day moved to Detroit at the height of the city’s bankruptcy to focus on community-oriented work, designing and building socially inclusive spaces across multiple scales of impact. Her interests and advocacy efforts support the equitable evolution of under-resourced neighborhoods, the authenticity of culturally grounded spaces, and revising design processes to focus on tangible social progress. Day’s practice has received accolades including the Young Architect Award AIA Detroit. She has previously taught with Florida A&M University and the University of Detroit Mercy and held an editorial fellowship with Columbia University’s Avery Review. Day is currently pursuing her Master of Architecture in Urban Design at Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Sydney Maubert
Sydney Maubert is an artist, architect, and professor. She uses painting as a tool for architectural storytelling. She holds architecture degrees from Yale University and the University of Miami, with minors in writing and art. Sydney is the 2022- 2024 Cornell Strauch Fellow, the June 2023 AIRIE Fellow, and the current IIT Rowe Visiting Assistant Professor Fellow.
