Community Impact Archives

I recently read a compelling and influential book by Mary Beard called Women and Power. It examines how women have had...

As President-Elect of our local AIA chapter, I had the honor of participating in the AIA National Leadership Summit this...

This February, our DRAW team has the honor of participating in the opening celebrations of our new Kansas City International...

I have been passionately working in affordable housing for many years - I started my career working on affordable housing...

An important consideration in what has been dubbed "The Great Resignation" is that one in four women has left the...

I want all architects and landscape architects to know the importance of their role and responsibility to bring about Design...

When Positive Impact Design is rooted in values of empathy and activism, it allows itself to be actualized at any...

This blog post is a video. Not an unusual concept, but to us, at DRAW, the content is quite revolutionary:...

During this difficult and stressful time, I’m blessed to both be surrounded by an amazing family and to be part...

In an age of increased individual entrepreneurial spirit, makerspaces have emerged as the foremost laboratories to pursue these endeavors. They...

Empathy and activism are the core ideas of DRAW’s overall practice of Positive Impact Design. This post is the first...

Operating since 1979, Harvesters works diligently to address food insecurity in the Missouri/Kansas region. It is also a regional disaster-relief...

Hired by the City of Kansas City, MO to design five prototype homes that will be situated on scattered sites...

We all know the stories of Ellis Island and the famed words enshrined on the Statue of Liberty: "Give me your...