Tariq Abdullah has long held the belief that architects can respond to the social dilapidation of communities through education. One of his life’s ambitions is to repair and strengthen communities by introducing architecture and design as an attainable career path to K-12 students.


He spent four years working at the Detroit Collaborative Design Center, a Michigan-based, nonprofit architec- ture and urban design firm dedicated to creating sustainable spaces and communities. Here he explored the social implications of the built en- vironment within communities and


came to understand that at the base of each community are children—as well as the schools and institutions that either build them up or tear them down. He often thought to himself, “How can architects respond to the social dilapidation of communities?” For Abdullah, the solution is to


“ It’s not really teaching them to be architects. It’s about teaching them to design their own futures.”


- Tariq Abdullah, Founder and President, Tarchitects LLC


improve communities by educat- ing people within them, particularly youth. Pulling from his strong archi- tectural and construction manage- ment experiences, his ambition to repair and strengthen communities involves creatively introducing archi- tecture and design as a viable career path to K-12 students.


AN EDUCATIONAL SOLUTION


After graduating from UDM in 2008, Abdullah moved to Atlanta, GA., where he started his own architec- ture firm, Tarchitects LLC. He serves as President, and his firm specializ- es in architecture, interior design, design-build and urban design—and


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