Anya Sirota is an architectural designer, researcher, and founding principal of Akoaki. Her work, situated at the intersection of architecture and urban design, explores how a distinct synthesis of aesthetics, social enterprise, and cultural programming can offer experimental strategies for equitable urban transformation. In parallel to her practice, Sirota teaches the University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, where she serves as Associate Dean of Academic Initiatives and directs the Michigan Architecture Prep Studio.
The reception will include a new performance by artist Will Wheeler (MFA ‘17).