The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Extraordinary Writ ( talk) 23:33, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
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It feels as if Ogbu ought to be notable, but I failed to find it. The current crop of references is poor, and she fails WP:BIO. This was copy pasted from an AFC draft, and has been history merged. The draft had not been accepted, though one might consider that to be irrelevant. FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 23:31, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
Ms. Ogbu’s career ... points to a much broader definition of what an "architect" might be and do.
Few people are more committed to the importance of cooperating with communities affected by design than Liz Ogbu.
Liz Ogbu uniquely and bravely uses design to do the hard work of community healing, by acknowledging buried pain and trauma that is too often overlooked.
is known for originating a significant new concept, theory, or technique.The above references would seem to suggest that this applies to Ogbu. The fact that she is in high demand as an interviewee and speaker at design events and universities around the world seems to confirm that she is
regarded as an important figureby her colleagues as well. For a highly selective list, see [17]. Generalrelative ( talk) 14:45, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
Liz Ogbu, who trained as an architect at the Harvard Graduate School of Design but describes herself as a "designer, social innovator and urbanist," certainly sees it that way. Ms. Ogbu’s career — she has designed shelters for immigrant day laborers and collaborated on a social enterprise that provides safe, hygienic and convenient sanitation to the homes of low-income urban dwellers in Ghana — points to a much broader definition of what an "architect" might be and do.
As she explained to me in an email: "In many ways, architecture is a profession that has been the epitome of the dominant white patriarchy, from most of the celebrated starchitects to the all too frequent obsession with buildings that are better known for the beauty of the object than the quality of life that they enable. I’m black and female; my existence is the exact opposite of that system. So perhaps it is no accident that as I’ve built my own path in this field, I’ve been committed to a design practice that is rooted in elevating the stories of those who have most often been neglected or silenced."Generalrelative ( talk) 14:06, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
The result was keep. (non-admin closure) Extraordinary Writ ( talk) 23:33, 20 November 2021 (UTC)
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It feels as if Ogbu ought to be notable, but I failed to find it. The current crop of references is poor, and she fails WP:BIO. This was copy pasted from an AFC draft, and has been history merged. The draft had not been accepted, though one might consider that to be irrelevant. FiddleTimtrent FaddleTalk to me 23:31, 13 November 2021 (UTC)
Ms. Ogbu’s career ... points to a much broader definition of what an "architect" might be and do.
Few people are more committed to the importance of cooperating with communities affected by design than Liz Ogbu.
Liz Ogbu uniquely and bravely uses design to do the hard work of community healing, by acknowledging buried pain and trauma that is too often overlooked.
is known for originating a significant new concept, theory, or technique.The above references would seem to suggest that this applies to Ogbu. The fact that she is in high demand as an interviewee and speaker at design events and universities around the world seems to confirm that she is
regarded as an important figureby her colleagues as well. For a highly selective list, see [17]. Generalrelative ( talk) 14:45, 14 November 2021 (UTC)
Liz Ogbu, who trained as an architect at the Harvard Graduate School of Design but describes herself as a "designer, social innovator and urbanist," certainly sees it that way. Ms. Ogbu’s career — she has designed shelters for immigrant day laborers and collaborated on a social enterprise that provides safe, hygienic and convenient sanitation to the homes of low-income urban dwellers in Ghana — points to a much broader definition of what an "architect" might be and do.
As she explained to me in an email: "In many ways, architecture is a profession that has been the epitome of the dominant white patriarchy, from most of the celebrated starchitects to the all too frequent obsession with buildings that are better known for the beauty of the object than the quality of life that they enable. I’m black and female; my existence is the exact opposite of that system. So perhaps it is no accident that as I’ve built my own path in this field, I’ve been committed to a design practice that is rooted in elevating the stories of those who have most often been neglected or silenced."Generalrelative ( talk) 14:06, 14 November 2021 (UTC)