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         There are those that believe architects should serve everyone, not just the privileged. This issue focuses on them: exceptional architects committed to community design services for underserved communities. Albert Einstein said: “We can’t solve problems by using the same kind of thinking we used when we created them.” BD salutes the socially conscious thinkers and architects who’s passion is designing a better world for all. Adelante! 

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Roy Rogelio Hernández

Founder & Publisher

ByDesign

In this issue
 

Memo                                        An Architecture that Serves Everyone, Not Just the Privileged

                                                     Rogelio Roy Hernández, Publisher

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Perspective                             Supporting the Dream for 13 Years

                                                     Aymee Barajas

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Latino Exceptionalism           LA AIA Awards Honorary Membership

                                                     James Rojas

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Cultura                                     Día de Los Muertos

                                                     Brianna Barba, L Arch '25, CED UC Berkeley

                                                     Lauren Velasco, Urban Studies '26, CED UC Berkeley

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Cover Story                             Chicano Architecture, Integrity Charter School

                                                     Joseph Martinez

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Landscape Architecture         Sotelo Landscape Architect 

                                                      Angelina Sotelo, ASLA LEED AP

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Community Design                 SF Homeless Outreach Team

                                                        Melissa Iris Garcia AIA, NOMA, LEED AP, Principal +

                                                          Bob Herman, FAIA, herman coliver locus architecture

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Mentoring                                Sharing Wisdom Across Generations 

                                                     Yaretzi Corpus Solis, BA Arch 2026, CED UC Berkeley   

Community Design                 Chinatown Community Development Center

                                                       Daniel Perez, AIA, NOMA LEED AP, Studio Perez

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On the Boards                         Chicano Art Studio, Adaptive Reuse Work Center 

                                                     Lourdes Aguayo, BA Architecture 2025, CED UC Berkeley

                                                 Disruption Through Void - El Callejon 

                                                     Marcos Vargas, BA Sustainable Environmental Design 2025, CED UC Berkeley

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