Commitment To Inclusion
Study Abroad
SACD aspires to nurture engaged global citizens who can think broadly and act locally.
Ultimately, SACD is a mission driven school that envisions a world with just, ecological and inspiring communities and built environments, which in turn create just, ecological and inspiring cities. We strive to educate and nurture a diverse and distinctive array of architects and community developers who aspire to create just, ecological and inspiring communities and cities. With this in mind, we work to be an international resource on equitable development and architecture for all people.
SACD Vision: Our view of the world beyond ourselves
SACD envisions a world with just, ecological and inspiring communities and built environment, which in turn create just, ecological and inspiring cities.
SACD Mission: Our slice of the work necessary to reach the vision
SACD educates and nurtures a diverse and distinctive array of architects and community developers who strive to create just, ecological and inspiring communities and cities. SACD is an international resource on equitable development and architecture for all people.
J.E.D.I. Affirmation
Mosaics + Communities within SACD
SACD has a vision of where Variety is celebrated over singularity. Like a mosaic, where each ceramic or glass tile can have individual color, shape and identity, while still creating a bigger picture, we thrive when each of us retains our identity while still being a part of a larger community. Each person at SACD is a unique and cherished individual and community member. Our differences bring richness and depth.
Mosaics + Communities within our Disciplines
We have a mosaic of communities that make up our cities and towns. We must have a mosaic of architects and community developers to create equitable, ecological and inspiring work with them. Unfortunately, this does not exist. For example, 2% of all licensed architects are African American. Only .3% are African American females. In our colleges and universities, people of color make up less than 20% of the faculty who teach architecture students. Only 5% of architecture faculty across the United States are African American. SACD submits that people with the same backgrounds, same heritage and/or same cultural understanding working on an issue, will develop results, which rarely do more than validate old methods. In other words, like minds seldom develop new ways of thinking. Our future as a discipline must rely on leading in a way that will change the above statistics. The core of what guides us and drive us must be rooted in justice, diversity, equity and inclusion.