About Noir Design Parti
2016 Knight Arts Challenge Winner
Of nearly 1000 entries and 64 finalists, Saundra Little (left) and Karen Burton (right) had one of 45 winning Detroit projects in the 2016 Knight Foundation Arts Challenge. The Knight Foundation supports projects in the arts and cities that lead to transformational, sustainable change.
Tours, Presentations and Exhibits
Noir Design Parti documents the careers and creative works of Detroit's African American architects. This is so personal for us; we're African American women who dreamed of becoming Architects as little girls. It's an honor to chronicle the career journeys of our friends and colleagues, and we want Detroit and the world to know the very significant contributions our peers and predecessors have made to the design and life of this city.
We've conducted architecture tours through downtown and Midtown Detroit, presented at National Organization of Minority Architects, American Institute of Architecture and Detroit Month of Design events, and exhibited during the Detroit Month of Design sponsored by Design Core in 2018.
Media
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For Years, Black Architects Have Been Underrepresented In Their Field. A Local Group is Trying to Change That. (WDET - CultureShift)
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Designing the future: The legacy of black architects in Detroit (Curbed Detroit)
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Coast to Coast Lands in Detroit: We felt especially drawn to initiatives such as Noir Design Parti and 400 Forward led by local African American women. (Design Milk)
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45 Winning Ideas to Share in $2.24 Million in 2016 Knight Arts Challenge Detroit (Knight Foundation)
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