Meet the Team
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Hank Willis Thomas
Artist
Hank is a conceptual artist working primarily with themes related to perspective, identity, commodity, media, and popular culture. His permanent public works make visible systems of inequality that run above and below the surface of contemporary life. -
Sam Giarratani
Public Art Manager
Sam is the public art manager at Songha and Company, a design studio led by Hank Willis Thomas, artist and creative director. She manages Hank's large scale public works from contract to completion, actualizing ambitious ideas through managing fabrication, collaborating with engineers and architects, and responding to community needs.
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Malcolm Davis, AIA
Project Manager
Malcolm’s work is shaped by a community engagement process that allows multi-faceted stories to become significant elements for a project. He encourages diverse perspectives to create meaningful designs that reflect the history and context of a place.
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Kenneth Luker, FAIA
Design Lead
Kenneth’s career has been defined by the belief that architecture is an expression of human understanding. Driven by the stories that define a community, his process activates dialogue to create designs that become shared stories expressed in built form.
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Allen Pratt, PLA
Landscape Architect
Allen’s work in public realm and site design includes cultural landscapes, public spaces and plazas. Allen’s interest in the integration of art, architecture, and the urban landscape facilitate unique design solutions that exemplify conceptual clarity.
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Kate Nation
Collaborator,
Project Content DirectorKate connects people to critical design ideas and solutions that positively impact our natural, built, and social environments. She works closely with design teams on thematic concept and communications content development specific to cultural projects.