Black architects have long been underrepresented not just in the national conversation on design and architecture, but here in New York City as well. According to NYCOBA|NOMA, a coalition formed between New York Coalition of Black Architects and The New York Chapter of the National Organization of Minority Architects, black designers account for only two percent of the total licensed architects working in the United States.
But in recent years, groups like NYCOBA|NOMA have worked to shine a spotlight on these pioneering creatives, and this map hopes to do the same: to showcase the work of black architects who’ve left an indelible mark on New York’s built environment.
The projects here run the gamut from museums to memorials to apartment buildings—take a look, and if we missed a particularly noteworthy project, sound off in the comments.
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