Deena Darby

Deena Darby (she/her), AIA, NOMA is an architect, educator, and community organizer based in New York. Committed to design justice within the built environment, her work focuses on developing design strategies and practices that prioritize community involvement and working to ensure all users are empowered and given the tools to contribute throughout the design process. Deena is a project architect at Studio Cooke John and is an adjunct assistant professor at New York City College of Technology. In addition to DMU, she is a core organizer with Design as Protest and a fellow with the Urban Design Forum.