Michaele Pride

Michaele Pride, Assoc. AIA, NOMA, is  a professor and interim chair of architecture at the University of New Mexico, where she also serves as director of the Design and Planning Assistance Center. As an architect and urban designer, she emphasizes principles of collaboration and community engagement in her teaching, research and professional consulting. Michaele’s recent work focuses on the intersection of design, public health, and justice—seeking ways to create healthier and more equitable communities.  

Michaele leads community-engaged projects through DPAC and as co-convener of the HIVE (Health, Inclusion, Vibrancy and Equity) Network at UNM to address adverse determinants of health and wellbeing. She also coordinates the MS Architecture track in Public Health and the Built Environment. 

After the 1992 civil unrest in Los Angeles, Michaele co-founded the Design Professionals’ COALITION, to serve neglected communities of South LA. In 1996, she left private practice to become the inaugural director of the Downtown Design Center at the University of Kentucky. Prior to UNM, she was at the University of Cincinnati, where she served as the director of the School of Architecture and Interior Design from 2003 to 2009.  

Michaele served on the Cincinnati City Planning Commission and on the Healthy Places, Healthy People steering committee for the Con Alma Health Foundation. She has served on several national and international design and awards juries, including design competitions for the Oklahoma City Memorial and the new U.S. Embassy in London.