Toni L. Griffin awarded the 2023 Special Recognition for Architecture, Design, and Urbanism by the SOM Foundation

The SOM Foundation has announced Toni L. Griffin as the recipient of their 2023 Special Recognition for Architecture, Design, and Urbanism. The award supports Griffin’s The Laboratory of the Future exhibition as part of the 2023 Venice Biennale. The six-part exhibition includes 89 participants, over half of whom are from Africa or the African Diaspora. The participants, whose average age is 43, also hold a 50/50 gender balance. 70% of the exhibits are by practices run by an individual or very small team, reflecting what the SOM Foundation calls “a seismic change in the culture of architectural production at large and an even greater shift in participation in international exhibitions.”Read the full post on Bustler

Toni L. Griffin awarded the 2023 Special Recognition for Architecture, Design, and Urbanism by the SOM Foundation

The SOM Foundation has announced Toni L. Griffin as the recipient of their 2023 Special Recognition for Architecture, Design, and Urbanism. The award supports Griffin’s The Laboratory of the Future exhibition as part of the 2023 Venice Biennale.

The six-part exhibition includes 89 participants, over half of whom are from Africa or the African Diaspora. The participants, whose average age is 43, also hold a 50/50 gender balance. 70% of the exhibits are by practices run by an individual or very small team, reflecting what the SOM Foundation calls “a seismic change in the culture of architectural production at large and an even greater shift in participation in international exhibitions.”Read the full post on Bustler