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@_FIRST500

We value elevating & celebrating Black Women Architects and strive to raise awareness about their distinction through an excellent central community!

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Joined September 2021
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This weekend I had the absolute pleasure of presenting @_FIRST500 in Dallas! Special thanks to DFWNOMA for organizing their first annual women’s brunch and inviting me as your guest speaker! Thank you @HKSArchitects for hosting us in your beautiful space. #FIRST500 #tiarastruth
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First 500@_FIRST50016 Mar 2022
If you missed Episode 4 of our interview series with Juliaga Gamolina of @MadameArchitect, check it out: instagram.com/tv/CbJS5KHInv6… #womeninarchitecture #madamearchitect #blackwomenarchitects #blackwomeninarchitecture #architects #FIRST500

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😭😭😭 - this one means a lot considering this platform gave me the stage at the very beginning when @_FIRST500 was just a thought! SMH… Shoutout to @EntreArchitect for this incredible interview!!! #tiarastruth entrearchitect.com/podcast/e…
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Seven Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) offer NAAB-accredited architecture programs. Despite making up only 5% of the 139 NAAB-accredited schools, HBCUs enroll one out of every three Black architecture students. #BlackHistoryMonth architectmagazine.com/practi…
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Cannot thank @fireclaytile enough for this beautiful interview and feature where I discuss the inception and inter-workings of @_FIRST500! #tiarastruth
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Honored to elevated by @landmarksill for the hard work, sweat and tears I’ve put into my @_FIRST500 work and preservation efforts in my current role as Commissioner for the city of Chicago Landmarks Commission! Join us to cheers for this celebration! #tiarastruth
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Image from Tiara Hughes (@tlhughes00)
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Check out this podcast featuring @tlhughes00 @_FIRST500 @EntreArchitect 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾
Gābl Media (@gablmedia) profile pictureGābl Media@gablmedia11 Feb 2022
How are we building an inclusive community for black women designers? entrearchitect.com/podcast/e… #architecture #entrepreneur #design #success #business #profit
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Channeling my inner @KamalaHarris with my tea! Learn more about my daily routine including my @_FIRST500 work in my latest @MadameArchitect feature! #FIRST500 #tiarastruth Link here: madamearchitect.org/days-wit…
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Darcel@DarcelTribune7 Jan 2022
A @UIC_CADA student is the first Hartshorne and Plunkard Fellow. Architect @tlhughes00, a @SOM_Design senior urban designer and project manager, is the founder of the @_FIRST500 website. Both endeavors are trying to diversify the architecture field. chicagotribune.com/real-esta…
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Lynn Osmond@losmond10 Jan 2022
Great to see our architectural community being proactive on representation. I applaud @UICSoA on their fellowship & congratulate my colleague on the Landmarks Commission @TLHughes00 on her important work with @_FIRST500. bit.ly/3nfHp4m
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Senior Urban Designer & Project Manager at @SOM_Design, @tlhughes00, Assoc. AIA, is highlighted in the @chicagotribune for launching @_FIRST500, a site dedicated to elevating Black women in architecture, who account for <1% of licensed architects in the US chicagotribune.com/real-esta…
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Founded and led by senior urban designer Tiara Hughes, @_FIRST500 is an initiative to celebrate the achievements and build a community for Black women architects—and they have a new website that aims to do just that. Read the story on @ArchDaily: bit.ly/2ZTc9iT
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@MelArch316 Dec 2021
Replying to @NegroBuilding @darkmatter_u
@profwiley In my 2002 book, Crisis, l thought about role models:
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.@tlhughes00, founder of @_FIRST500 and a senior urban designer at @SOM_Design, talks about helping other Black women architects advance their careers. architecturalrecord.com/arti… Photo © Dave Burk | SOM
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.@tlhughes00 has launched the @_FIRST500 website, an online platform dedicated to showcasing the work of Black women architects working in the US. dezeen.com/2021/11/29/first-…
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Architect @tlhughes00 — celebrated with AIA's 2021 Associates Award — has launched the @_FIRST500 website, an online platform dedicated to showcasing the work of Black women architects working in the United States. bit.ly/3rilGMb
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Eso@coolurbanhippie6 Nov 2021
I don’t know who needs to hear this but rest is not a reward. You don’t have to earn rest. You need rest. You deserve rest. You are worthy of rest simply because you are a living being. And don’t ever feel guilty for taking time to rest.
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Reviewed NOMA AAA Directory of 2,465 licensed architects. Counted est. 315 websites (sign of bizness/practices). Found possibly 150 that might be. Possibly 15% with housing focus. 50% of them multi-family. Maybe 50% of that "affordable." The Crisis..." (2002) is still raging.
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