Credit: Ryan Lash

Liz’s work, approach, and philosophies have been profiled in numerous media in the U.S. and abroad.

Past coverage has included the New York Times, NPR’s TED Radio Hour, the Bloomberg’s CityLab (formerly owned by The Atlantic), and Architecture AU (Australia).
For all press inquiries, please contact [email protected].

Select Press

Design Activism: A Dialogue on Protest, Policing, and Demanding the Future We Need
Design Museum Magazine  | Spring 2021

Studio O’s Liz Ogbu: Why designers need to be healers
Fast Company | March 7, 2019

Where Are All the Female Architects?
The New York Times | December 15, 2018

Providing Space for Pain and Healing: A conversation with Liz Ogbu
Reimagining Civic Commons Blog | November 7, 2018

“Don’t Be a Dick” May just Be the Best Motto for Urban Designers
Next City | July 7, 2016

How an Audio Booth Changed the Conversation Around a Major SF Redevelopment
CityLab | February 18, 2015

IDEO.org Fellows Bring Beautiful Design to Humanitarian Efforts
In GOOD | November 8, 2011

A Blueprint for Good
In Boston Globe| August 2010

Select Multimedia

My Perfect City: Integration in Rotterdam
BBC World Service | January 13, 2021

Cities for the Future: Where Life Meets Design
Climate One | July 12, 2019

Future of Cities in a Changing Climate
KQED: Forum (NPR) | February 2, 2019

Liz Ogbu: Can We Gentrify Neighborhoods While Allowing Longtime Residents To Stay?
TED Radio Hour | September 28, 2018

What if Gentrification was About Healing Communities Instead of Displacing Them?
TEDWomen 2017 | November 2017

Why I’m an Architect that Designs for Social Impact, Not Buildings
TEDxMidAtlantic | October 2013