Ai Kurokawa

Principal

Ai joined isgenuity in 2018 bringing over 20 years of experience to her work on complex healthcare and higher education projects. Her design sensitivity, combined with her enthusiastic outlook adds a vibrant voice to the isgenuity leadership team. She is recognized as a forward-thinking design professional with a passion for establishing and driving a collaborative process that results in positive impacts for all stakeholders, respecting their goals and priorities.

A graduate of the Boston Architectural College, Ai has focused her career on creating environments that optimize user experience, wellbeing, and quality within established project parameters and budgets. Her portfolio spans both academic and healthcare facilities, where she focuses on creating environments that enhance health outcomes and support the wellbeing of everyone who uses them. This dual expertise allows her to bring innovative perspectives to projects that serve the broader community’s educational and wellness needs.

Both clients and colleagues value her thoughtful and considered approach to the profession and her ability to balance the multifaceted parameters of her work. Ai’s commitment to community health and wellbeing extends beyond individual projects — she views each design as an opportunity to enhance public health through thoughtfully crafted spaces that promote physical, mental, and social wellness. She has a full complement of professional skills and is adept at engaging in and driving all phases of the design process from project conception to completion, always grounded in the specific mission and values of the institution.

EDUCATION

Boston Architectural College: Master of Architecture
Boston University: Bachelor of Arts

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Registered Architect, Massachusetts
The American Institute of Architects, Member
NCARB Certified
LEED AP

ASSOCIATIONS

Alliance for Building and Construction Diversity (ABCD), Steering Committee (2022-present)
Professional Women in Construction (PWC), DEI Committee, 2022-present
National Organization of Minority Architects (BosNOMA), member, 2020-present
Society for College and University Planning (SCUP)
Boston Society of Architects/AIA, Member, 2007-present

LECTURES

Speaker, SCUP Annual Conference, “Measuring the Outcomes of Diversity and High-Performance Teams on Campus Initiatives", 2024
Speaker, BosNOMA Diversity Panel, 2023
Speaker, Diversity Symposium, Wellesley College, 2022
Speaker, PWC, Women in Construction Series, 2020
Speaker, IGLC International Group for LEAN Construction, 2016

TEACHING/CIVIC ACTIVITIES

Boston Architectural College, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Employer Advisory Board, 2019- present
Town of Brookline, Parks & Open Space Design Review Board, 2008
Town of Brookline, Dept. of Planning and Community Development Design Review Committee, 2008-2009

CONTACT

akurokawa@isgenuity.com