Research + Creative Work

Research + Creative Work
DISSERTATION
"Concrete Solutions: The Architecture of Public High Schools During the "Urban Crisis." George Washington University 2011.

PUBLICATIONS
“LeDroit Park: A Study of Contrasts.” Vernacular Architecture Newsletter. No. 125, Fall 2010, p. 1-9

“The Architecture and Landscapes of Louis I. Kahn Part I.” Society of Architectural Historians Newsletter. October/November 2008, p. 3-5

“Behind the Myth: The Relationship of Gentrification and Preservation in African-American Communities.” Homes of Color. November/December 2006, p. 22-25

INTERNET
Review of Ruble, Blair A., Washington's U Street: A Biography. H-DC, H-Net Reviews. September, 2011

"Making the B(r)and: Selling Cultural Geography," plurale tantum, March 21, 2011

“Innovation and Institutional Memory at Dunbar High School,” Society of Architectural Historians Blog, March 20, 2011

“Louis I. Kahn Tour," Society of Architectural Historians Study Tour Blog, September 2008

“The Way I See It: Raphael Saadiq,” T.I.R.M. Review. This is Real Music.com, September 28, 2008

“Rock The Bells Tour 2008,” Concert Reviews. This is Real Music.com, August 8, 2008

“1996: The Best Year in Hip Hop Albums,” Amber’s Wily. This is Real Music.com, May 13, 2008

“The Institutionalization of Hip Hop," Amber's Wily. This is Real Music.com, March 9, 2008

ART EXHIBITS
SOLO SHOWS
2009 “Diptychs, Triptychs, and Other Niceties,” First Cup Café, Washington DC
2008 “PixTour” Fotoweek DC, Solly’s U Street Tavern, Washington, DC

GROUP SHOWS
2010 “The Art Registry at Hotel Palomar,” Washington, DC
2009 “Impact Preview,” CBC Annual Legislative Conference Reception, Washington, DC
2009 “Valentine Weekend Extravaganza” Artomatic and 10 Miles Square, Washington, DC
2008, 2009 “Artomatic,” Washington,DC
2007, 2008, 2010 “1460 Wall Mountables,” District of Columbia Arts Center

ART PUBLICATIONS
INTERNET/TV: CNN, National Geographic Traveler, Fuse TV, Washingtonian, ArchDaily, Beijing Official Government International Website feature “Beijing in the Eyes of Foreigners,” Wikipedia, DCist, Seattlest, Shanghaiist

PRINT: Washingtonian Magazine, 2009 Official Albuquerque Visitors Guide, Society of Architectural Historians Newsletter, Masters of Concrete: Louis Kahn, Dennis Sharp ed., Decorative and Innovative Use of Concrete, Graham True ed.

ART AWARDS
2010 Washingtonian magazine October Photo Contest Winner
2003 Excellence in Artistry Award, Yale Afro-American Cultural Center
2001 Outstanding Achievement in the Visual Arts Award Yale Afro-American Cultural Center