Civil Rights

A class of rights that protect individuals’ freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one’s entitlement to participate in the civil and political life of the society and state without discrimination or repression.

Activism
Architecture
Artists
Campus Planning
Community
Conceptual Work
Cultural
Development
Diaspora
Education
Fabrication
Government
Historical
Innovation
Installation
Landscape Architecture
Materials
Public Space
Research
Revitalization
Science
Social Equity
Sustainability
Urban Planning & Design

Nexus Podcast

Isabel Strauss

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.

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.

Nexus Podcast

Michelle Joan Wilkinson

Season 1, Episode 4: Dr. Michelle Joan Wilkinson discusses the systems of power embedded in architectural design and her work as a curator documenting diasporic architectural heritage.

Nexus Podcast

Bryan Lee, Jr.

Season 1, Episode 3: Bryan Lee Jr. joins us to continue our conversation with De Nichols about the #DesignAsProtest collective and Dark Matter University.

Nexus Podcast

De Nichols

Season 1, Episode 2: Activist and social practice artist De Nichols discusses the origins of the #DesignAsProtest movement and how design can be a tool to dismantle white supremacist logics.

Feature

Hayden Plaza

Interfacing with public space and communities is more of a personal design ethos and agenda as opposed to an industry norm.  Considering how contentious public space can be, a designer who steps up to the task of designing with the...

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Stephen Gray

Stephen Gray continually challenges the false choice between either making cities more beautiful or making them more equitable. Whether in his career as a senior urban designer at Sasaki or in his teaching and research at the GSD, Gray’s work...

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J. Max Bond Jr.

In addition to the expansive list of buildings James Max Bond Jr. designed in his lifetime, he is also remembered for the commitment, generosity, calmness, and circumspection he brought to activism, public service, teaching, and practice. Born in 1935 in...

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Phil Freelon

In Memoriam Philip Goodwin Freelon, 1952–2019 On Tuesday July 9th of 2019, the Freelon Family announced: “This morning Philip Goodwin Freelon joined the ancestors.” The renowned architect, designer, husband, and father of three has left an immeasurable mark on the...