"Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America is an urgent call for architects to accept the challenge of reconceiving and reconstructing our built environment rather than continue giving shape to buildings, infrastructure and urban plans…
"Black Futures is a collection of work--art, photos, essays, memes, dialogues, recipes, tweets, poetry, and more--that tells the story of the radical, imaginative, bold, and beautiful world that black artists, high and low, are producing today. The…
Architecture is a challenging profession. The education is rigorous and the licensing process lengthy; the industry is volatile and compensation lags behind other professions. All architects make a huge investment to be able to practice, but…
"Building Antebellum New Orleans examines the architectural activities of New Orleans's gens de couleur libres--free people of color with a mixture of black and European, usually French or Spanish, ancestry. Architectural historian Tara Dudley…
"While Black architects produce extraordinary works, they account for only two percent of the profession in the United States. Many of their works exist in the Black community and have helped preserve and restore history and culture. Though…
"Designer, writer, activist, and educator Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller's memoir of a life in advocacy and her journey to answer the question "Where are the Black designers?" Cheryl D. Holmes-Miller is one of the design field's most respected figures. She…
"If African American experience emerges from the structure of slavery, how does architecture relate to that experience? African Americans have claimed space in unexpected locations – often in opposition to architecture as a Eurocentric discipline…
This collection of essays by architect Mario Gooden investigates the construction of African American identity and representation through the medium of architecture. These five texts move between history, theory, and criticism to explore a discourse…
"You’ve seen their work—but have you seen them? Black designers have been working in every major industry but, for the past decades, have not been given the spotlight anywhere near to the extent of their white counterparts. This vibrant and…
'The Black Experience in Design', an anthology centering a range of perspectives, spotlights teaching practices, research stories, and conversations from a Black/African diasporic lens. Through the voices represented, this text exemplifies the…
These advertisements were interspersed throughout the issue rather than contained within the designated Advertisements folder. They represent the same consumer culture and luxury lifestyle marketing (spirits, travel/culture) as the contained…
A collection of advertisements and promotional materials housed within a magenta-colored folder. The folder exterior features text presenting Marshall McLuhan's theories on effective advertising, integrating his media philosophy into the presentation…
Content Warning: This material contains historical Nazi imagery
and symbols that some viewers may find disturbing. The imagery appears in a documentary context depicting 1960s motorcycle club culture and does not represent the views of the…
A booklet documenting the world's first nature trail specifically designed for visually impaired visitors, located near Independence Pass outside Aspen, Colorado. The publication describes an innovative self-guided trail where visitors navigate using…
A 33 1/3 RPM flexidisc recording presenting two contrasting approaches to electronic music composition. Side A features a studio-created magnetic tape piece composed at the Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Center, where all sounds were generated…
A written essay examining the development and techniques of electronic music composition. The piece explores the technological and artistic dimensions of creating music through electronic means during the mid-1960s. This text serves as a companion…
A fold-out literary work by composer John Cage featuring fragmented observations, philosophical reflections, and cultural commentary arranged through chance operations. The text consists of brief, seemingly disconnected statements and thoughts that…
A folded poster combining Steve Schapiro's color photography with written commentary. The front side features full-color photographic imagery while the reverse is printed in black ink. The piece includes written passages from Grace Gluck and Dropper…
Large fold-out poster reproducing proof sheets/printing plates from McLuhan and Fiore's book "The Medium is the Massage" (Bantam Books, 1967). Printed in purple/violet ink on both recto and verso on white matte paper. Facsimile of a printer's sheet…
