Through design research, writing, and advocacy, Lori A. Brown FAIA is transforming architecture into a more diverse discipline responding to contemporary social and political conditions while raising awareness of women’s contributions to the built environment. She co-founded and leads ArchiteXX, www.architexx.org , a gender equity in architecture organization in New York City that works to raise the awareness of women in architecture, create support and mentoring networks, and take design actions broadening the exposure of architecture out in the world. Their current travelling exhibition is Now What?! Advocacy, Activism & Alliances in American Architecture since 1968 and has been supported by the Graham Foundation, NYSCA, and the NEA. Her two books include Feminist Practices: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Women in Architecture (Ashgate 2011) and Contested Spaces: Abortion Clinics, Women’s Shelters and Hospitals (Ashgate 2013). Her current projects are Birthing Centers, Borders and Bodies and co-editing the Bloomsbury Global Encyclopedia of Women in Architecture 1960-2015 (Bloomsbury 2023) with Dr. Karen Burns. She is a 2021 Architectural League of New York Emerging Voices recipient, a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects, and a Distinguished Professor at the School of Architecture Syracuse University.
