The Nexus

Bibby's architectural preservation with the African American Cultural Heritage Action Fund (AACHAF) reflects his belief that architecture has a social good and can make a change for the social betterment of all. The post Bibby first appeared on The Design Nexus.

Mavis Gragg's legal advocacy for Black heirs' property rights and Euneika (Nudge) Rogers-Sipp's creative preservation practices and food sovereignty demonstrate the inherent role of design as care in the Black feminist tradition. The post Euneika (Ndgo) Rogers-Sipp and Mavis Gragg first appeared on The Design Nexus.

Co-founder of The Studio of Contemporary Architecture (SOCA), Tura Cousins-Wilson has made visible and reinterpreted the cultural ingenuity of material and making across the Black diaspora. The post Tura Cousins-Wilson first appeared on The Design Nexus.

Season 4, Episode 3: The work of Polymode and Poche Design both give reference to Black visuality: odes to their West African cultural heritage, traditional architectural education, deep knowledge of the Black archive to offer two disparate, but fully embodied approaches to graphic design. The post Silas Munro and Tobi Ashiru first appeared on African American Design Nexus.

Season 4, Episode 2: dweller has been unearthing the Black origins of electronic music and informing political discourse through provoking, and expansive expert interviews understood in the lens of Black electronica. The post ryan clarke first appeared on African American Design Nexus.

serpentwithfeet has exhibited this versatility through experimental R&B music, and the creation of safe spaces for Black queer communities to relate and flourish through critical reading, and self-reflection. The post serpentwithfeet first appeared on African American Design Nexus.

Title: Season 3, Episode 4: Mpho Matsipa and Antawan Byrd navigate Pan-Africanism and Counter-Cartographies in curatorial and archival practice. The post Mpho Matsipa and Antawan Byrd first appeared on African American Design Nexus.

Season 3, Episode 3: Ama Gisèle and Resolve Collective's Akil and Seth Scafe-Smith offer a candid exploration that challenges traditional boundaries in art, architecture, and filmmaking, all while pondering the future of design and its impact on inclusive spaces. The post Ama Gisèle and RESOLVE Collective first appeared on African American Design Nexus.

Title: Season 3, Episode 2: We explore the relationship between art, spirituality, and abstraction with Kennedy Yanko and Camille Bacon, as they reflect on their professional practices in sculpting and writing, and on their explorations of visual perception and Black feminism. The post Kennedy Yanko and Camille Bacon first appeared on African American Design Nexus.

Title: Season 3, Episode 1: Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Curry J. Hackett engage in a conversation on designing narratives of place, with particular attention to practice grounded in mobility and empathy  The post Nifemi Marcus-Bello and Curry J. Hackett first appeared on African American Design Nexus.

Season 2, Episode 10: Sean Canty expresses the value of looking outside the profession, especially other visual cultures, to create new meanings for our work as architects.

Season 2, Episode 9: Lesley Lokko delves into the relationship between fiction writing and Architecture and breaks down the role of the school in preparing future architects.

Season 2, Episode 8: We learn from Dana McKinney how her commitment to activism has been integral to her architectural practice and education.

Season 2, Episode 7: The Nexus goes live with Black in Design 2021: Black Matter! We reflect on two panels held on October 9th with attendees of the Black in Design conference.

Season 2, Episode 6: Sekou Cooke interrogates the notion of Hip-Hop Architecture through a close reading of his latest book, and shares the origins of the Black in Design Conference.

Season 2, Episode 5: Dmitri Julius connects the dots between terrestrial, sustainable building practices and new technologies being developed for human habitation in outer space.

Season 2, Episode 4: Tiara Hughes calls for equity across the architecture community, with an emphasis on increasing initiatives that focus on education and mentorship.

Season 2, Episode 3: Rob Problak Gibbs details how his origins as a graffiti writer and practice as a muralist have shaped the ways in which he engages with his community through the built environment.

Season 2, Episode 2: Justin Garrett Moore shares the history of Urban Patch and the importance of expanding the archive of Architectural history to include marginalized voices.

Season 2, Episode 1: Amir Hall and Marisa Parham engage in a conversation on how technology forms and mediates identity.

Season 1, Episode 7: Isabel Strauss, a current GSD student, discusses her thesis, which takes the shape of a Request for Proposals to address paths to reparations for Black communities in Chicago's South Side.

Season 1, Episode 6: Urbanist, architect, and GSD Professor Toni Griffin shares her experiences transitioning from working in the private sector to the public sector and starting her own design research initiative.

Season 1, Episode 5: Urban designer and GSD Professor Stephen Gray examines ways in which we can bridge the gap between academia and real-projects.