StoryMaps

African American Design Nexus StoryMaps harness the power of maps, images, and a series of other media to tell place-based, interactive stories about sites of Black design.

StoryMaps

Francis Kéré StoryMap

In this StoryMap we follow Francis’ firm, Kéré Architecture, around the world starting from his very first project, Gando Primary School.

StoryMaps

The Nexus: Season Two StoryMap

This AADN StoryMap provides a geospatial exploration for our season two listeners. Read further to explore the projects that galvanize our podcast guests and that embody their prolific work.

StoryMaps

Sekou Cooke StoryMap

In this StoryMap, we journey with Sekou Cooke from the first Black in Design Conference at Harvard on Sunday, November 17, 2013, to his current design practice and we examine his contributions to Hip-Hop Architecture.

StoryMaps

Oakland, CA StoryMap

This AADN StoryMap examines some of the critical events that have shaped the Harlem of the West and also highlights some of the Black urbanists who have contributed to shaping its historical and contemporary identities.

StoryMaps

Twin Cities StoryMap

This AADN StoryMap reckons with the spatial contexts of the police killings of Philando Castile in 2016 and George Floyd in 2020 and investigates the structural role of the built environment in the Twin Cities.

StoryMaps

The Nexus: Season One StoryMap

This AADN StoryMap provides a geospatial preview for season one listeners, featuring Aisha Densmore-Bey, De Nichols, Bryan Lee, Jr., Michelle Joan Wilkinson, Stephen Gray, Toni Griffin, and Isabel Strauss.

StoryMaps

Walter Hood StoryMap

This AADN StoryMap investigates Places through the lens of the work of Walter Hood and social art and design practice Hood Design Studio, Inc.

StoryMaps

Harlem, NYC StoryMap

By tracing Black-designed places in Harlem, this StoryMap highlights the importance of Black urbanists in shaping Harlem’s historical and contemporary identities.