As a practicioners who teach, we are committed to the next generation of architects.  In 2018, Sameena founded and now directs the B.lab program at the Academy of Art University in SF.  Together with other faculty, the program has built 7 projects throughout the Bay Area.

All this work involved robust  partnerships with neighbors, kids and local nonprofits. 

At its core, the B.lab is a design build program promoting spatial justice for local communities and advocacy for future designers. Through radical listening and co-creation, we empower and hope to bring postive change to the built environment. 

Awards:
2025     AIASF Student Leadership Award
2023     AIASF Sandra Vivanco Teaching Award
2021      SFHDC Everyday Heroes Nominee
2019      San Francisco Challenge Grant Awardee
2018      SF Design Week Student Innovation
2015      AIASF Community Alliance Award

Published Work:  
PLAT Journal 7.0 “We belong here”
Paper and Workshop at the ACSA Conference “Less Talk More Action 2019, Stanford University”
Micro Intervention and Co-creation at a Family Shelter presented at the 2024 Disrupters on the Edge ACSA conference, Vancouver California

More here: ︎︎︎B.lab Website