MISSION
The Institute for Public Architecture uses design to challenge social and physical inequities in the city. We address urgent issues of design and policy by mobilizing our network of activists, professionals, government officials and community stakeholders. The IPA's collaborative process involves a focused design residency and related programs.
VISION
The Institute for Public Architecture believes in a future in which design is used as a tool for facilitating social justice and the public has a voice in all decisions that shape our built environment.
WHO WE ARE

Nupoor is an architectural and urban designer from Mumbai, now based in Boston. Her work is strongly informed by her upbringing in Mumbai and lies at the intersection of urban design and policy.
Nupoor Monani
2018 IPA Fellow

With a background in geography, humanities, and the social work field, Andrew strives to empower and activate the individual and collective potential of people using the physical and emotional spaces that they inhabit.
Andrew Lassiter
2018 IPA Fellow

Crystal Eksi is an Urban Designer at the NYC Department of City Planning (DCP), where she works on public realm design in the scope of neighborhood studies.
Crystal Jane Eksi
2018 IPA Fellow

Elaine Sun is a licensed Architect who has worked in New York with Gluck+ on design build projects for the East Harlem School and Little Sisters of the Assumption Family Health Services.
Elaine Sun
2018 IPA Fellow

Alec is currently an Architectural Designer at Jenny Peysin Architecture. He recently completed his B.Arch degree at the Syracuse University School of Architecture. He joined the IPA for the 2018.
Alec Rovensky
Staff Member

For over four decades, the conviction that architecture must work for the betterment of communities has been the foundation of Damu’s professional life – as architect and urbanist, advocate and mentor.
Damyanti Radheshwar
2018 IPA Fellow

Alexandra is a member of the IPA's Advisory Board.
Alexandra March
Advisory Board Member

Alexandra Paty-Díaz is a Venezuelan urban designer and city planner working at the New York City Department of City Planning - Brooklyn Office. She earned a B.Arch from Simon Bolívar University, and a M.S. Urban Planning at Columbia University´s GSAPP.
Alexandra Paty-Díaz
2018 IPA Fellow

Fred Harris was named Managing Director for Real Estate Development of Jonathan Rose Companies in 2016. Mr. Harris is responsible for directing the expansion and diversification of the Companies’ nationwide development portfolio.
Fred Harris
Board Member

Hayrettin works at the crossroads of architecture, urbanism, and policy. He holds a Master of Architecture in Urban Design with distinction from Harvard University’s Graduate School of Design.
Hayrettin Gunc
2018 IPA Fellow
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