Jha D Amazi
Principal
Boston, MA, USA
Jha D Amazi believes that the narratives upheld in our public realm should be expanded to represent, honor, and celebrate the experiences, histories, and cultures of people who have been historically denied representation in our memorial landscape.
As a Principal at MASS, Jha D leads the Public Memory and Memorials Lab, engaging communities to design projects such as the Emmett Till & Mamie Till-Mobley National Monument Project (Chicago, IL), the Gun Violence Memorial Project (Chicago, IL; Washington D.C.; Boston, MA; Detroit, MI), and the Sugar Land 95 Cemetery Revitalization Project (Sugar Land, TX).
Beyond her contributions at MASS, Jha D is a spoken word artist, event producer, and SpaceMaker for the LGBTQ+ communities of color. In 2023, she was appointed to the Governor’s Advisory Council on Black Empowerment by Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey.
Jha D graduated with honors from Northeastern University (B.S. Arch) and the University of Pennsylvania (M. Arch I). Prior to joining MASS, she worked as a Designer at Sasaki and taught studio at the Boston Architectural College.
Jha D Amazi | Monuments to Possibilities
In this powerful keynote at Abundant Futures / Live, artist, designer, and cultural strategist Jha D Amazi explores how public memory, monuments, and civic space shape belonging, collective healing, and social justice.
Drawing from her experience growing up in Boston and her leadership of the Public Memory and Memorials Lab at MASS (Model of Architecture Serving Society), Jha D reflects on how architecture, public art, and memorial design can repair historical harm and expand whose stories are represented in the built environment.
