Carving through Rigid Space: Filipina Domestic Workers at Statue Square, Hong Kong

14 Sep 2021

  Figure 1: Filipina domestic workers’ gathering, view from Chater Road towards Statue Square – Visual China Group. Abstract

Demolishing Barriers: Canada’s Native Community Actively Un-Making Racist Architecture, by

14 Sep 2021

Figure 1: Polson, Erica. Paul Dixon and his Newly Acquired Sledgehammer, in Steve Bonspiel, “La Tuque Residential School Razed- Demolition Is Closure for Hundreds of Abducted Cree Children Held at...

Indifference, Injustice, and Identity: Multiculturalism and the Model Minority Myth in Koreatown

20 Aug 2021

Figure 1: Torched Buildings on S. Vermont Avenue in Koreatown, Los Angeles. (Leonard, Gary. Torched buildings, Los Angeles Riots. 1992. Photography. Los Angeles Photographers Collection, Los...

Strike a Pose: The Importance of Black Queer Spaces in the Late 20th Century, by John Vaccaro

20 Aug 2021

Harlem’s Imperial Lodge of Elks, commonly known as Elks Lodge, is located on 129th West Street in Central Harlem, New York City. It was constructed from 1922-24 and designed by African American...

Speculations on Race and Space: Targeting a Race through their Architecture, by Gloria Wang

12 Aug 2021

In the very first lecture of Architectural History 2, I distinctly remember Professor Annmarie Adams showing our class a photo of the capitol riots, which occurred only a few days prior. Rioters...

Toys build Empires. Or How Toys Act as Tools of Architectural Colonialism

12 Aug 2021

Note Throughout this reflection, I use the umbrella term “Indigenous Peoples” to refer to Native people and communities living in North America. This reflection addresses the erasure of Indigenous...

Now… using racism to advertise exotic products

30 Jul 2021

Advertisements often use subliminal messages for sales. The 1956 advertisement for Mengel Doors posted in the shelter magazine House and Home goes further by blatantly capitalizing on racism for...

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