This weeks episode kicks off the "Architecture and The Community" theme. The whole idea of this theme is to really explore how architecture and the community are so intertwined and how architects can be more present in communities. So my guest today is Tulia Scott, a Trinidadian born architect who studied and worked in both the US and the Caribbean is an Associate, Project Manager with Moody Nolan. She is a FAMU alumni who graduated with an M.Arch. and has 20 years combined experience in Architecture and Interior Design with a broad range of experience in Award winning Libraries, Mixed Use Development, Religious, and Academic Buildings as well as in Feasibility Studies and Concept Design Projects.

After more than a decade in the field she became an Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellow, working with a non-profit housing developer and operator of senior housing, Presbyterian Senior Living (PSL) in the North Eastern market. Tulia worked helping build their in-house design capacity and her own knowledge of housing using the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) process and Continuing Care Retirement Communities.

Tulia is a pragmatic thinker and a problem solver and focuses on equitable community development encompassing the design of both civic and educational buildings, housing and other support buildings which provide the vessels for our human experience. Her main goal is to help bring the benefits of architecture and design to the people and communities who need it most and help foster strategic partnerships with other entities and providers of services, which help sustain and enhance community life.

Tulia is also active with community and professional groups like NOMA Atlanta currently serving as the Vice President of NOMA Atlanta. She is a graduate of the Christopher Kelley Leadership Development Program, Leadership Greenville Class 42 and 2017 Greenville Dreams Grassroots Development Program with training in community leadership and leveraging community assets. In her spare time, she enjoys participating in community events, photography, hiking and travelling.

Of course Tulia makes the perfect guest to kick off such an important theme, I feel, which is architect and the community. As you go along and we uncover bits and pieces of Tulia's experience, you'll all come to find out that Tulia truly is a community oriented designer. I really admire her work and the way she carries herself in her leadership role at NOMA Atlanta. Without further ado, keep listening and get to know Tulia! Enjoy!! 

Community Project and Architect mentioned: Brian Lara Promenade, Trinidad and Tobago by Architect, Colin Laird