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

Sarah Delnour — Tue, 14 Sep 2021 17:15:26 +0000

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 the School.” The Nation Archives 13, no. 7 (February 2006): 5.

From the Statue of the Bench: Four Centuries of Abuse

Sameer Riaz — Thu, 09 Sep 2021 20:35:56 +0000

Figure 1: New bench in Cabot Square, Étienne Brière, 2021.1

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

Lauren Kim — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 23:33:37 +0000

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 Angeles. TESSA Digital Collections of the Los Angeles Public Library.)

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

race-space.arch@mcgill.ca — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 19:11:21 +0000

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 clambered up the stairs of the Capitol building, waving various flags and signs expressing hateful extremist views. Professor Adams expressed that whenever people want to attack or overthrow a regime, they attack the associated architecture through vandalizing, looting, and forcibly occupying the building.

Now… using racism to advertise exotic products

Dominique Dubé — Fri, 30 Jul 2021 21:38:09 +0000

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 sales. The company, located in Louisville, Kentucky, promotes their doors and matching plywood panels made from Gold Coast Cherry wood. Emphasis is put on this particular type of wood, the words ‘Gold Coast Cherry’ appear in large and a considerable proportion of the poster is occupied by an illustration of the wood’s detail.

Disney’s “It’s a Small World” ride: An Incursion into the Racial Implications of the African Display

Audrey Boutot — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 14:00:22 +0000

The famously idealized Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida is an attraction park large enough to be considered a city. Founded on tourism, the park promises a world of magic and endless possibilities. It is branded as a place of escape, capable of perpetually reaching new heights of imagination to fuel the maintenance of the fabricated dream world it sells. Disney World is home to four theme parks: Magic Kingdom, Animal Kingdom, Epcot Center, and Hollywood Studios. Within Magic Kingdom, visitors can discover a place called Fantasyland, home of the famous ride called “It’s a Small World”.

City Planning or Dismantling of Black Communities: Gentrification in Southwest, Washington D.C.

Alara Dileklen — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 17:04:07 +0000

Architecture, especially regarding race and gender, is not limited to the creation of physical space but includes the destruction of these spaces as well. When discussing race and architecture, it is particularly important to emphasize the architectural decisions made in the United States around the time of the Civil Rights Movement in which the racial inequalities and discrimination against Black citizens were protested, and people demanded change from social and political platforms. However, while the Civil Rights Movement under the leadership of Martin Luther King, Jr.