As a trained architect and designer, Sydne Nance aims to improve the future of the built environment by advocating for culturally responsive and sustainable design principles. Passionate about diversifying design education and leadership, Sydne prioritizes empowering underrepresented youth and college level students.

She is interested in working with biobased and nontoxic materials, as well as methods of reintegrating vernacular building traditions into future architecture.

Sydne currently contributes to Henning Larsen’s New York studio. Outside of work, she volunteers as the Editorial Assistant and Archivist for Madame Architect, a digital magazine celebrating women. She is active in industry organizations, American Institute of Architects (AIA) and National Organization for Minority Architects (NOMA), and commits to improving the broader architectural community. In 2023, Sydne was the honored with the Associate of the Year award through the AIA New Jersey Chapter.

In her work at Henning Larsen, she conducts research for new project opportunities and responds to proposals and qualifications requests for sustainable architectural projects. She previously contributed to an architectural and interior design practice in New Jersey, Studio 1200, as an architectural associate where she worked on several residential and commercial design projects.

Sydne holds a Bachelor of Architecture from the Hillier College of Architecture & Design at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. During her undergraduate studies at NJIT, Sydne was a member of the American Institute of Architecture Students and served as Chapter President in her final year. In 2022, Sydne was selected to serve on the AIAS Honor Awards Jury. Throughout her time in architecture school, Sydne competed for NJIT’s Women’s Track & Field team. With strong values of mentorship, Sydne mentored two cohorts of incoming freshmen in architecture and design fields for NJIT’s Educational Opportunity Program.