Beyond the Built Environment celebrates the contributions of diverse designers and advocates for equitable built environments and communities.
ANZILLA GILMORE
Rice University
African American AIA Fellow
SAY IT LOUD - TEXAS Exhibitor
SAY IT LOUD - NOMA 50th Exhibition
SAY IT LOUD - Washington DC Exhibitor
TEXAS Based Designer
Who or what inspires you professionally?
I am inspired by opportunities to support students and emerging professionals. A good day for me includes serving as a mentor, offering advise to the next generation that I was not fortunate enough to have when I began my career in architecture.
ANZILLA GILMORE
Bio:
The great architect , Anzilla Gilmore is ta graduate of PVAMU and is the first African American woman to become a registered architect in the city of Houston. She has devoted herself to advocacy and mentorship for minority architects for over 20 years.
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How did you first learn about architecture and when did you decide that built environment profession was an area of interest for you?
As a child I built any kind of model I could find. During my senior year in high school, I met an architecture student working on the best model I had ever seen. See that solidified my decision to major in architecture instead of journalism.
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What do you do?
I am the Assistant Director for Project Management and Engineering for the Facilities, Engineering & Planning department at Rice University. I manage renovations and new construction of facilities for the university.
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What excites you in the work you do?
I believe my role as an owner's representative supports the greater good. My work supports faculty and staff in their education of the next generation.
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Who or what inspires you professionally?
I am inspired by opportunities to support students and emerging professionals. A good day for me includes serving as a mentor, offering advise to the next generation that I was not fortunate enough to have when I began my career in architecture.
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What is your proudest professional accomplishment or achievement?
Serving on NOMA's national BOD and being a founder of Houston NOMA. Houston NOMA has served as a source of support through programs for students, emerging professionals and practicing architects in ways that did not exist before its founding.
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Object:
Object Three - Led the Institute, or a related organization
Year of Elevation:
2019
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Featured Project Name:
Rice University Facilities
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Featured Project Location:
Houston, TX
Featured Project Completion Date:
On-going
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Role in Featured Project:
Project Manager
Featured Project Description:
Baker College Commons Dining Hall Renovation (Stern & Bucek Architects), Oshman Engineering Design Kitchen Renovation (Stern & Bucek Architects), Moody Center for the Arts (Michael Maltzan Architecture), New Sid Richardson Residential College (Barkow Leibinger), Hanszen Residential College Replacement Wing (Barkow Leinbinger)
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