Ann Yoachim
Director, Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design, Professor of Practice
- New Orleans LA UNITED STATES
- Richardson Memorial Hall 6823 St. Charles Ave.
- Tulane School of Architecture
Focused on facilitating interdisciplinary collaboration and shaping built, natural and social environments that impact health and wellness
Social
Biography
Ann teaches a wide range of undergraduate and graduate courses—all require students to engage with complex societal challenges. As a professor, she asks students to consider a wide range of interdisciplinary scholarship and facilitates learning environments where students take ownership of their learning as individuals and a collective. Ann holds a Master of Public Health degree from Tulane University and a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies and political science from Dickinson College. In 2012-2013, she was a Loeb Fellow at the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Areas of Expertise
Education
Harvard University Graduate School of Design
Loeb Fellow
2013
Tulane University
M.P.H
International Development
2004
Dickinson College
B.A.
Environmental Studies and Political Science
1999
Links
Media Appearances
Parisite Skate Park, a Small Center collaboration, wins national design award
Tulane News online
2019-11-01
“Parisite is an example of how the Small Center’s process of collaborative community-driven design allows groups with divergent priorities to work productively to resolve their differences and come together to see projects through to completion,” Ann Yoachim, director of the Albert and Tina Small Center for Collaborative Design, said.
Tulane School of Architecture’s community design center nationally recognized for collaborative approach
Tulane News online
2019-02-11
“Teaching students to recognize the value of partner expertise, the necessity of a multitude of voices to produce high-quality responsive design projects, and the power of design to address larger societal issues is at a core of the Center’s mandate. We are honored to be recognized by our peers for this commitment,” Yoachim said. “Together, we will continue to work to create a city that is shaped by all.”