A conference organized by Women in Design and Architecture at Princeton University School of Architecture
March 28–29, 2019
Princeton, New Jersey 08544
United States
Norma Merrick Sklarek: Redefining Public explores the architecture of Sklarek, a seminal African-American practitioner whose design contributions and leadership manifest in various civic projects across the United States and abroad. As captured in the panel discussion themes of Authorship, Collaboration, and Leadership, Sklarek was a bold figure of “firsts” as she moved between scales of practice in various roles: from a project manager, to a collaborator and a mentor. The conference brings together multiple voices from Sklarek’s career—including colleagues, collaborators, and close friends—to cultivate further scholarship and discourse on both her career and the architectural discipline at large.
Organized by Women in Design and Architecture (WDA) at Princeton University School of Architecture, this annual conference celebrates the work and legacy of a pivotal female architect or designer with contributions from international historians and scholars, in addition to artists, curators and practitioners.
Thursday, March 28, 6pm
Keynote
Michelle Joan Wilkinson, Ph.D., Museum Curator, Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of African American History and Culture
Friday, March 29, 10am–4pm
Conference Panels + Presentations
Participants include: Kathryn H. Anthony, Ph.D., Carla Jackson Bell, Ph.D., Gabrielle Bullock, Kate Diamond, Carolyn Armenta Davis, Imani Day, Hazel R. Edwards, Ph.D., Debra Gerod, Mira Henry, Renee Kemp-Rotan, V. Mitch McEwen, Jennifer Newsom, Dr. Sharon E. Sutton, Roberta Washington, Allison Williams, among others.
