Designing in Color is a collective of designers and architects of culture, devoted to diversifying the way architecture is taught and practiced. It is rooted in the mutual frustrations and injustices suffered by its co-founders, and echoed between generations of designers of color.
After five years of workshops, research, and conversations, this conversation highlights several of the problems with the field from the lens of POC designers, and describe methods to unbuild them and create beautiful work with equity, all while designing in color.
About Speakers
Rubin Quarcoopome
Rubin is a designer with experience designing movie theaters, industrial, and retail spaces around the States. He is currently working on new projects for a major, globally renowned client. From work with the marketing teams at Taubman College at the University of Michigan – where he earned his Master’s in Architecture – to a multitude of graphic design jobs, he has become comfortable at managing branding while creating artistic narratives. In what little spare time he has, Rubin pursues an active art and photography business, selling his works online and doing frequent photoshoots from his home base in Seattle.
