Aisha Densmore-Bey

Aisha Densmore-Bey was a Meyer Fellow and holds a Doctor of Design from the Harvard Graduate School of Design. Aisha also holds a Bachelor of Architecture from Florida A&M University and a Masters of Science in Strategic Design and Management from the Parsons School of Design at The New School. Aisha’s research explores how artists and arts-based planning and development in communities of color can create a framework for healthier and equitable neighborhoods in major US cities. She aims to identify methods of urban real estate development spearheaded by artists; investigating if these actions have increased outcomes of improved health, social cohesion, housing stability, and a minimization of the damaging effects of gentrification; including displacement, neighborhood cultural erasure, and inflated housing prices.

Aisha runs an eponymous creative practice focusing on architecture, graphics, art, film, and emphasizes representation for people of color in the design field.