Category / Community Involvement

Ian Smith spoke at the Economy League of Greater Philadelphia Real Estate Summit: “Starting Strong: Exploring Diversity Preconstruction” on August 6th, 2024. He presented the…

AIA Philadelphia’s event, Spring into Action – A Conversation with Kimberly Dowdell and Jamie Gauthier, took place on June 20th, 2024. At the event, Kimberly…

Community Design Collaborative’s Leverage event took place on June 18th at the Center for DesignPhiladelphia. This annual fundraiser aims to uplift CDC’s work at the…

IS-DG has been selected by Convergence to be the local Architect and assist the Philadelphia City Planning Commission with reviewing the plans and intent for…

Ian Smith + Rob Fleming presented a lecture “Preservation Sustainability: Saving the Future By Saving the Past” at the Fast Forward Philly conference. Here’s a…

Ian had an opportunity to showcase one of our projects to the Temple University Construction Management Certificate (CMC) Class of 2022-2023 along with our client…

Ian has been appointed as the Vice President of PhilaNOMA, The Philadelphia Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects. PhilaNOMA was formed in 1993…

The NAIOP-Drexel Summer Real Estate Program is a 10-day immersive residential summer program for high school students of color. It introduces them to careers in…

The 2021 Preservation Achievement Awards program took place in a virtual ceremony (for the last time I hope) on Wednesday, June 9 at 5:30 PM.…

Philadelphia has many historic African American sites because it was a major destination for African Americans fleeing the oppressive South. Unfortunately barely one percent of…