On-Demand
August 2022
1 HSW CE Credit, AIA #DAS452-22, IDCEC # 117133
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Sameera Chukkapalli Holmes is an Obama Leader and the founder and director of Needlab, a nonprofit organization that works to solve habitat and resilience problems in cities and rural areas. Needlab works with communities worldwide to develop human and environmental-centered architectural design solutions. Needlab's mission is to research, build, and advocate for dignity in design and self sufficiency in communities. They have completed projects on four continents - directly impacting communities by working with and for them.
She is the youngest architect to participate in “Barcelona Design Week”, and one among the three selected architects to display sustainable housing solutions at the 1st UN-Habitat Assembly. She spends most of her time drafting human and environment-centered design solutions with communities around the world. Currently, she is driven toward achieving the UN Sustainable development Goals by making sustainable design solutions reachable to all and teaching at Masters students at New York University (NYU) and Pratt Institute in New York.
Entire 2023 series
$345 Single payment
Single session
$45 Single payment
Entire 2023 series
$29/month 12 Monthly payments
In joining the Change by Design series, you’ll be exposed to new points of view, have the opportunity to develop your own vision for your work, and get inspiration and practical tips for how to act on that vision.
Browse our entire series lineup or look at some recommendations below.
Sustainable Cities and Communities by Design
with Taleen Josefsson
THU, 1-2PM EST
December 14, 2023
1 HSW CE Credit
Sustainable Cities and Communities by Design
with Taleen Josefsson
February 2023
1 HSW CE Credit
Sustainable Cities and Communities by Design
with Lisa Waxman
July 2022
1 HSW CE Credit
Sustainable Cities and Communities by Design
with Omar Degan
April 2022
1 HSW CE Credit
Sustainable Cities and Communities by Design
with Bibiana Pinto
February 2022
1 HSW CE Credit
Sustainable Cities and Communities by Design
with Fabian Hörmann
January 2022
1 HSW CE Credit
Sustainable Cities and Communities by Design
with Katerina Dimova
October 2021
1 HSW CE Credit
Sustainable Cities and Communities by Design
with Wandile Mthiyane
May 2021
1 HSW CE Credit
Sustainable Cities and Communities by Design
with Lynne Wilkinson
February 2021
1 HSW CE Credit
Sustainable Cities and Communities by Design
with Lisa Waxman
April 2020
1 HSW CE Credit
Large-scale changes all start small. Yet, little by little, it all contributes to building the world we want to live in. It starts with a simple conversation. Our Change by Design series is that conversation starter.
Join our series of monthly 1-hour sessions curated to bring you innovative ideas from world-leading practitioners. We invite you to make a difference - locally and globally - one conversation and project at a time.
Need more motivation? Read our Change by Design inspiration post.
