Who is Pride by Design?
Pride by Design began as a guest storyteller on the AIA DC WIELD Committee, Equity by WIELD website, as an avenue to amplifying and bringing visibility to the stories, experiences, and work of LGBTQIA+ architects, architecture adjacent professionals, and those impacting and creating places and spaces in the built environment. In telling stories through the lens of lived experiences, the hope is for this space to become yours and continue to grow as all of our stories are shared. We recognize that the voices of LGBTQIA+ professionals are not often heard or have space (and many times the safety) to be shared; our purpose is to change that. As we continue to discover connection and community beyond a blog, we look forward to sharing resources, discovering grassroots organizations, and celebrating your story.
~ With pride ~
Sarah Nelson-Woynicz (she/her)
Storyteller + Founder
Dedicated to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and visibility of LGBTQIA+ architects, architecture adjacent, and design professionals, Sarah Nelson-Woynicz, AIA, is the Founder of Pride by Design. As a Project Architect with HKS, Inc in Atlanta, Georgia, Sarah’s professional practice focuses on commercial, mixed-use, and multi-family markets, while also amplifying and engaging in HKS’ justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion work. Sarah has served on the AIA Atlanta Board of Directors and currently serves at the AIA Young Architect’s Forum Advisory Committee, Community Director.
A.L. Hu (they/them)
Storyteller + Editor
A.L. Hu, NOMA, AIA, NCARB, EcoDistricts AP, is a transgenderqueer Taiwanese-American architect, organizer, and artist. Their interdisciplinary practice synthesizes organizing for racial, class, and gender justice with design; rethinks the architect’s role in facilitating accessible spaces; and manifests in collaborative work. Hu was a 2019-2021 Enterprise Rose Architectural Fellow and they are currently Design Initiatives Manager at Ascendant Neighborhood Development in East Harlem. They are a core member of Design as Protest and Dark Matter University, and serves on the Board of the Association for Community Design. Hu provides brainpower and energy for Queeries, an ongoing community-building design-queering initiative for and by LGBTQIA+ architects and designers.
Beau Frail (he/him)
Storyteller + Editor
Beau Frail, AIA is a Project Architect at Fox Fox Studio and has his own consulting firm, Activate Architecture. Beau is passionate about social impact design and advancing justice, equity and inclusion, including within the LGBTQIA+ community. Beau has served on the Texas Society of Architects (TxA) Board of Directors and the AIA National Associates Committee. He helped start LGBTQIA+ Alliances at AIA Austin and AIA New York. Beau was honored with the 2020 TxA Presidential Citation and the 2018 AIA Austin Honor Award for Community Service. Beau was selected as a Next City Vanguard, an AIA Design Justice Fellow, and an Association for Community Design Fellow.