Smithsonian Fellow Laura Belik (Parsons MA Design Studies 2016) looks through a box of archival documents for a project on African-American architects. Laura studied architecture as an undergraduate at University of São Paulo, and has lent her talents to numerous projects, including the X Biennale in São Paulo, the Latin Lab at Columbia University, and Michael Sorkin's Terreform studio. Her Design Studies masters thesis examined the Minhocão, an elevated highway in São Paul