Letter from the Architect
As a child, I was impacted by the effects of poverty among my peers.
“I never liked seeing other children growing up in poverty.”
Understanding early on that your surroundings shape your overall well being and sense of self worth, I committed myself to designing and creating elevated spaces where children and their families could thrive.
There are two very specific instances that stick in my memory. My godfather was an architect who changed the shape of cities, watching him painstakingly work to create innovative designs inspired the urban focus of my studies. My mother was a volunteer at Amelians Social club and each Christmas she would support a family that had suffered a tragic loss. These moments carved out a path in architecture where compassion and craft intersect.
I witnessed how the civil rights movement used policy to make improvements to how we lived and grew our economy. I believe our purpose in life is to make life better for those in need and the best way to do this is through joining policy and private interests in our communities. It is our obligation to enable each generation to prosper more than the previous one and to have self-sustaining skills and be respectful of what this planet has given us.
Anderson Barker is committed to equipping and inspiring the next generation through access to equitable spaces where generational wealth is built. For this reason and more, we have spent the past three years designing an underserved community(s) modernization program, the Accelerated Housing and Transit Development (AHTD).
