Cathy Braasch

Cathy Braasch is an artist, architect, and educator. She is the principal of Braasch Architecture and an associate teaching professor in Penn State’s Department of Architecture. Her research interests include foundational design pedagogy, diversity, equity, inclusion in design education, and participatory design. She is the project director for the Robert Reed Drawing Workshops, celebrating the pioneering Black educator and artist. Previously, she worked at Stoss Landscape Urbanism, Stephen Yablon Architect, and Della Valle Bernheimer. She began the Daily Drawing series in 2012 and, in 2025, will be presenting the most recent work at the Woskob Gallery. She received a Master of Architecture at Harvard’s Graduate School of Design and a Bachelor of Arts at Yale.