Faculty

Educational Credentials :

• Bachelor of Architecture, Howard University, 2013
• Master Architecture in Urban Design, Harvard University of Graduate Design, 2024

Teaching Experience :

• Adjunct Lecturer, Howard University, 2019–2021
• Core Member, Dark Matter U, 2020–present
• Visiting Critic, Carleton University, 2021 & 2022
• Instructor, Yale School of Architecture, 2021 & 2022
• Instructor, City College of New York, 2022
• Lecturer/Assistant Professor, University of Tennessee–Knoxville, 2021–2022

Professional Experience :

• Founder/Principal, Wayside Studio, 2015–present

Selected Publications and Recent Research :

• Summer R&D Artist in Residence. Washington Project for the Arts. Washington, DC. May 2024–Fall 2024.
• “Finding Southness”. Druker Traveling Fellowship. Harvard Graduate School of Design. 2024–2026.
• “Ugly Beauties”. Downtown Brooklyn Partnership with Van Allen Institute. 300 Ashland Place. March–May 2024.
• “Swept Yard”. DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, with Kingman Park Civic Association. Washington DC. Permanent installation, 2024.
• “HOLD” with Gabriel Jean-Paul Soomar. Harvard Radcliffe Institute. Cambridge, MA. May 2024–Spring 2026.
• “Notes on Acting Up: Collage and Quilting as Pedagogy”. Journal of Architectural Education. Volume 78, Issue 1, Spring 2024, 208–220.
• “Drylongso: Imaging the Black Landscape”. Graham Foundation Research Grant. 2023.
• Capps, Kriston. “An Architect Uses AI to Explore Surreal Black Worlds“. Bloomberg/Citylab. September 23, 2023.