April 11, 2025
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AIA NJ Equity and Women in Architecture Committees Invite You to an Evening with Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP
Date: Monday, May 12, 2025
Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM
Location: Ulrich, Inc. Showroom
100 Chestnut Street, Ridgewood, NJ 07560
Venue is easily accessible by NJ Transit Train Main or Bergen Line to the Ridgewood NJ station or free parking behind the showroom!
Admission: Free, and open to all: members, non-members, and the public, but registration is required and limited | AIA LU credits available. Book purchase is NOT REQUIRED to attend this event.
Ulrich, Inc. is generously sponsoring the reception!
Join us for an inspiring in-person showroom event celebrating the visionary architect and activist Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP. The evening will be hosted at Ulrich, Inc. and presented by the AIA New Jersey Equity in Architecture and Women in Architecture Committees, with support from NOMA NJ.
Pascale Sablan, FAIA, NOMAC, LEED AP, is a visionary architect and CEO of Adjaye Associates, New York studio. As the 315th living African American woman registered architect in the U.S., Pascale embodies excellence, innovation, and sustainability. She founded Beyond the Built Environment to empower women and BIPOC designers, and she recently served as the Global President of the National Organization of Minority Architects (2023–2024), becoming the fifth woman to hold this role.
Pascale’s advocacy has earned her the Architectural League 2021 Emerging Voices award and the 2021 AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award. She is the youngest African American inducted into the AIA College of Fellows. Pascale has lectured at RIBA, the United Nations, and the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, NPR, and Forbes, and she was recognized by Oprah’s Future Rising platform. With degrees from Pratt Institute and Columbia University, Pascale Sablan is shaping the future of architecture.
Welcome address by:
L-R Taylor Latimer, Associate AIA, NOMA, NOMA NJ President, + Andrew Thompson, AIA, NOMAC, LEED AP BD+C, AIA NJ President
Moderated by:
L-R Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, CID, LEED AP, AIA NJ Equity Chair + Erin Sharp-Newton, AIA NJ Women In Architecture Chair
Highlights of the Evening:
- Book Signing of Ms. Sablan’s new book “I Was Asked to Stand: 49 Greatness in Architecture and Design”
- Live Interview with Pascale Sablan, moderated by Stacey Ruhle Kliesch and Erin Sharp-Newton
- Showroom Tour
- Networking Reception
If you wish, please purchase your book IN ADVANCE and bring it with you to the event! There will not be books available to purchase at the event.
About the Talk:
In her powerful talk, “I Was Asked to Stand,” Pascale Sablan will guide attendees through an exploration of the past (oppressive systems in design), the present (initiatives for equity), and the future (a vision for justice and representation in the built environment).
As the founder of Beyond the Built Environment, Pascale has created a platform that elevates the work of women and BIPOC professionals and empowers communities through inclusive design.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand systemic erasure and its impact on diversity in the profession
- Learn tools to make professional practice more just, equitable, and inclusive
- Gain insight into advocacy organizations supporting underrepresented professionals
- Apply community empowerment strategies through design
This event is made possible by the participation of
By Stacey Ruhle Kliesch, AIA, AIA NJ Advocacy Consultant | Posted in EquityInArchitecture, Women in Architecture | Tagged: #AIA25, #AIANJEDI, #AIANJEquityinArchitecture, #AIANJWIA, #AndrewEThompsonAIANOMAC, #diversity, #equity, #ErinSharpNewtonAssociateAIA, #Inclusion, #PascaleSablanFAIANOMACLEEDAP, #StaceyRuhleKlieschAIA, #TaylorLatimerAssociateAIANOMA, #UlrichInc | Comments (0)
