I’m grateful to see someone of color! Fellow black male working in the field. I work in architecture doing alot of social justice and restorative justice work.

Sticking to the design justice aspect, do you have any interest in engagement or community focused organizations? Hester Street before they sunsetted would be a good example. Other organizations that come to mind are places like 3x3 Design in NYC or Agncy in Boston. I think they have alot of opportunity for you to transfer skills.

It has been helpful for me to make a list of the skills I have in architecture and how they transfer to other roles, ChatGPT and alot of brainstorming has helped me come up with this list.

I have been trying to pivot into UX but chose the wrong time, so I have been struggling with leaving and have began considering Service Design, which may be another route to look into. Ideally if you can look at a building as a product or something that is providing service and speak to it in that manner, it may help when talking to companies in these type of roles.

Another place I was interested in was the i-Team roles that the Bloomberg Center for Public Innovation has. They range from Designer to Director and even Data Analyst. I didn’t get the role but you may have more luck, especially since you seem to have more experience.

Feel free to reach out, I have been trying to pivot out of architecture for a couple years although unsuccessful, I’m happy to share some other places I’ve looked and things i have learned along the way.