Mallory Scott Cusenbery provides strategic design leadership and vision for justice and civic projects around the U.S., creating architecture that prioritizes social responsibility, innovation, operational rigor and design excellence.

Design principal, specializing in the design and construction documentation for community, youth, justice and public safety projects; public sector design work in cities throughout the western United States and in Canada; specialty in collaborative and participatory design processes; design awards from private, editorial and governmental organizations in the United States and Canada.Building types include: courthouses, law enforcement facilities, fire stations, community and youth centers, aquatics centers, border stations, emergency operations and communications centers, social service campuses, and fire training facilities. Innovative consolidated building types include: fire station + health clinic; EOC + 911; youth center + health clinic + library + multi-media art center.

Cityspaceyouthproject is an initiative to create youth-driven urban public space. It is a multi-step policy, planning, participatory design and transformation process, facilitated by design professionals, defined and driven by young people. [www.cityspaceyouthproject.com]

Moderator & Presenter: "2018 National Justice Design Awards Plenary," AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice Conference (2018)Panelist: "Research & Technology Roundtable," AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice Conference (2018)Speaker: "Equity In Action," AIA Redwood Empire Leadership Academy, Sonoma (2018)Speaker: "Architecture As A Catalyst for Social Change," NEXT/Evolution Conference, San Francisco (2017)Speaker & Panelist: "User Friendly Courthouse," AIA AAJ Conference, Cincinnati (2017)Speaker: "When Jails Are Not An Option," AIA AAJ Conference, Honolulu (2016)Presenter: "Sustainable Justice: Yuba City Courthouse," AIA AAJ Conference, Honolulu (2016)Presenter: "Hybrid Programs Make Interesting Architecture," PechaKucha, Academy of Art University, San Francisco (2016)Co-Presenter: “Equity In Action," (w/Tomas Alvarez), AIA San Francisco NEXT Conference (2015)Presenter: “Participatory Design,” Equity & Leadership Panel, Academy of Art University (2015)Panelist: “Trends in Emergency Communication/Operations Centers,” AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice (2015)Presenter: "Meaningful Collaboration," Oakland Museum (2013)Podcast: "Meaningful Collaboration," aecKnowledge (2011)Co-Presenter: “Land Ports of Entry," AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice Conference (2008)Podcast: “The Other Pleasure: Intimate/Transgressive/Purposeful” AIA San Francisco ArchCasts (4/3/2007)Presenter: “Finding Radical Precedent: European Contemporary Courthouse Design,” AIA Academy for Architecture in Justice Conference (2007) Panelist: AIA Academy for Architecture in Justice Conference (2005) “Police Station Design”

EXHIBITOR, "Talking Back," In_Sight On_Site, AIA San Francisco Gallery (2016)EXHIBITOR, Design Awards Presentations, AIA Academy of Architecture for Justice (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016)EXHIBITOR, "Contemporary Art Museum Presidio: Reconsidered,” Invited Competitor, 3A Architecture Gallery, San Francisco CA (2008)GUEST CO-CURATOR (w/Yosh Asato), AIA San Francisco Gallery, San Francisco CA “The Other Pleasure: Intimate/Transgressive/Purposeful” (2006) GUEST CO-EDITOR (w/Yosh Asato) _LINE Online Design Journal, The Pleasure Issue (Fall 2005)GUEST CO-EDITOR (w/Yosh Asato) _LINE Online Design Journal, To Park or Not To Park Issue (Fall 2004) CURATORIAL COMMITTEE CHAIR, San Francisco Design Museum, San Francisco, CA ( 2001-2003) CURATORIAL EXHIBIT CHAIR, “Ecologic,” San Francisco Design Museum, San Francisco CA (2003) CURATORIAL CONTRIBUTOR, “Design For Play,” San Francisco Design Museum, San Francisco CA, (2003)CURATOR, Family Law Center Opening Exhibit, Martinez CA (2001)