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A volunteer for Poetic Justice, an artists collective, plants a tree in St. Louis. for the project Black Forest
“A Dynamic Sonic Portrait”

Black Forest by Poetic Justice aims to plant 40,000 trees and collect 40,000 stories across the U.S. as a memorial for Black life

school bus in Brooklyn
The D15 Plan

WXY partners with parents, teachers, social workers, and policy makers to help desegregate a New York City public school district

rendering of Snow Country Prison Memorial by MASS Design Group
Snow Country Prison Memorial

MASS Design Group is creating a memorial for Japanese-Americans imprisoned in concentration camps during World War II

Deborah Marton alongside individuals
Moving Forward

Executive director of Van Alen Institute, Deborah Marton, to step down

curved form of Angola
Cruel and Usual

The architecture of the Louisiana State Penitentiary reflects its history of oppressive labor

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Designing Change

The Voices of People. The Stories of Place. The Politics of Power at the Architecture Center Houston redefines community engagement

Dima Srouji lecturing for Loudreaders
acsajustice.org

ACSA Fellows to Advance Equity in Architecture confront the “dangerous smearing and doxing” of pro-Palestine scholars with a new platform

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New Borough, New Van Alen

The Van Alen Institute’s move to Brooklyn is just one part of the organization’s “mission shift” toward justice

Portland Programs

The National Organization for Minority Architects conference kicks off this week in Portland, Oregon

A Trio

Three installations centering sustainability and social justice will be staged across Manhattan as part of NYCxDESIGN’s Design Pavilion

History in the Making

This July, Emmett Till and Mamie Till-Mobley are commemorated with national monuments, landmarks, and art

Constructing Justice

Working from New Orleans and Portland, Oregon, Colloqate unites engagement and design

“Cop City”

Despite significant pushback, a new public safety training center will move forward in Atlanta

A Four-Day Affair

The Design Justice Summit 2023 will address injustices within America’s built environment

view of bikes parked at a modern academic building at cornell university
Incoming In Ithaca

Cornell AAP announces eight new faculty members, including cross-disciplinary social justice cohort

portrait of urban designer justin garrett moore
In Care Of

Urban planner Justin Garrett Moore thinks cities need a Department of Care

aerial view of a BLM street mural in manhattan
New Voices of Care

AN and the Pratt Institute introduce the published works of the inaugural New Voices in Architectural Journalism fellows

From Hate to Healing

Reparative justice and adaptive reuse align in planned transformation of old Fort Worth KKK hall into community arts hub

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