Bradford C. Grant is the Interim Chairperson and Professor of Architecture in the Department of Architecture of the College of Engineering and Architecture at Howard University. He has been in leadership roles at Hampton and Howard Universities as Chairperson, Director, Associate Dean and Interim Dean. As a registered architect and distinguished educator, he has extensive experience in community design, contemplative practices through drawing in design education and environmental justice in architecture. His community design work, research on the role of African American architects and his teachings on “Drawing as Meditation” has earned him the Virginia Downtown Development Association Award, the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Education Honor Award, the AIA Institute Honor for Collaborative Achievement and the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society’s Contemplative Practice fellowship.

He has served as past president of the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Humanities DC, the Center for Contemplative Mind in Society and the Healthy Building Network. He is the co-founder of the “Directory of African American Architects”, the first comprehensive survey, analysis and report on the numbers and role of the African American Architect. He was appointed as the inaugural “Instagram Artist in Residence” at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery, Washington DC.