Craig L. Wilkins

Dr. Craig L. Wilkins is an architect, educator, and director of the Detroit Community Design Center. A graduate of University of Detroit Mercy, whose practice specializes in engaging communities in collaborative and participatory design processes, Dr. Wilkins is the author of The Aesthetics of Equity: Notes on Race, Space, Architecture and Music (2007), which was awarded the 2008 Montaigne Medal for Best New Writing, the 2009 National Indie Excellence Award in the Social Change category, and was a finalist in the Education/Academic category. He is also co-editor of Activist Architecture: A Field Guide to Community-Based Practice from Princeton Architectural Press (2011).

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