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Reimagining Blackness and Architecture

Architecture is a physical manifestation of power, identity, and history. This course offers a transformative framework for understanding the built environment through the lens of Blackness as both an identity and a lived experience. In an era where urban equity and social justice are at the forefront of global discourse, this course provides the critical fluency needed to deconstruct spatial inequalities and imagine more inclusive futures. The Museum of Modern Art will take you beyond traditional blueprints to hear directly from a global collective of Black architects, scholars, and artists who are reclaiming stories erased by systemic racism. By exploring how creators use diverse mediums—from hip-hop and fiction to textiles and technology—you will analyze how Black makers have historically shaped, and continue to transform, the world around us. Whether you are a student of architecture or urban studies or a professional in design, policy, or the arts, this course will shift your perspective from observing the built environment to actively reimagining it as a space for collective liberation.

Status: Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Status: Diversity Equity and Inclusion Initiatives
BeginnerCourse14 hours

Featured reviews

MG

5.0Reviewed Apr 20, 2021

The course designers did a great job including so much important information in six weeks.

FD

5.0Reviewed Nov 27, 2025

I loved the visuals and videos from the many different architects and creators. It was inspiring and instructional. The courses through MOMA have always been grand.

AW

5.0Reviewed Apr 12, 2021

Great content and good mix of readings and videos. Made me aware of so many artists and architects and activists that I had never heard of before.

AA

5.0Reviewed Mar 30, 2021

This course was better than I ever imagined. Truly appreciative that I had the opportunity to learn about architecture and art from a whole new perspective. Loved every second.

KK

5.0Reviewed Apr 26, 2021

An engaging, well-paced, critical course. Would recommend to all architects.

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