Earl Kwofie and Sarah Saad: A check-in from the field

Alumni Earl Kwofie AR’23 and Sarah Saad AR’23 will present on the intersections of architectural language, civic engagement, and speculative world-building. The event features these two recent graduates exploring how architectural practice expands beyond traditional boundaries. Kwofie’s work bridges game development and historical commentary through the lens of Afrofuturism, while Saad’s practice focuses on community planning, self-publishing, and anti-modernist histories. Together, they will examine how the next generation of practitioners navigates the complex relationships between digital media, public service, and the built environment.

A conversation and Q&A moderated by Belinda Lin will follow the presentations.

Earl Kwofie AR’23 is a designer currently practicing at Anik Pearson Architect and teaching at The Cooper Union. His professional experience also includes roles at offices such as Knippers Helbig, Steinberg Hart, and Reform Architecture.

Independently, Earl's work bridges game development and architectural language through a variety of projects centered on Afrofuturism and historical commentary. His achievements have been recognized with several awards and grants, including the Center for Architecture Design Scholarship and The Benjamin Menschel Fellowship. Most recently, he was a finalist in the International Architecture Competition for the Temporary Pavilion at CARIFESTA XV.

Sarah Saad AR’23 is the founder of Sa'ada, a design and art practice. She served as the Staff Designer at NYC Planning in the Community Planning and Civic Engagement division, where she focused on creating visual assets to facilitate collaboration and communication between NYC Planning and the communities it serves. Before joining NYC Planning, she worked at Pure+Applied and Storefront for Art and Architecture, gaining experience in exhibition and graphic design. She self-published a few zines titled “When I Digress...” Parts 1 and 2, and “Hassan Fathy: An Anti-Modernist Egyptian Architect”. She is a graduate of the Cooper Union, where she studied architecture, and is based in Queens, New York.

This event is free and open to the public. Registration is required.

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