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    Germane Barnes

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    Born
    West Side of Chicago, IL
    NationalityAmerica
    CitizenshipUnited States of America
    EducationMaster of Architecture
    Alma mater
    • University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
    • Woodbury University
    Occupation
    • Designer
    • Assistant Professor

    Germane Barnes is an American designer [1]and Assistant Professor of Architecture at the University of Miami in Florida[2].

    Biography[edit]

    Germane Barnes was born and raised in the West Side of Chicago, IL.[3] He studied at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he received a Bachelor's of Science in Architecture. After graduation, he worked in an architecture practice in Cape Town, South Africa on pro-bono projects for underprivileged communities.[4] Upon return to the Unites States, he attended Graduate School and received a Master of Architecture degree from Woodbury University in Burbank,CA where he was awarded the Graduate Thesis Prize.[5]

    Continuing his professional experience, he became a designer in residence for the Opa Locka Community Development Corporation in Florida providing design solutions for communities in need before establishing his own practice Studio Barnes, LLC in Miami.[6]

    Work[edit]

    Barnes received a research grant from the Graham Foundation in 2018 for this project proposal 'Sacred Stoops: Typological Studies of Black Congregational Spaces'.[7] Within this scholarship, he was able to analyze five American cities (Atlanta, Washington D.C., Chicago, Detroit, Houston) with the focus on architectural typologies in relationship to African-American culture.[8] In February 2021, his work was part of the MoMA Exhibition Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America. It was MoMA’s first architecture exhibition highlighting the synthesis between architecture and African-American cultures and communities.[9]

    References[edit]

    1. ↑ "American Design Stories: Germane Barnes". Design Miami/ Shop. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
    2. ↑ "Germane Barnes". people.miami.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
    3. ↑ ICA Channel: Germane Barnes, "The Agency of Architecture", retrieved 2021-03-08
    4. ↑ "Lecture Series: Germane Barnes | Princeton University School of Architecture". soa.princeton.edu. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
    5. ↑ "Alumni Spotlight: Germane Barnes". Woodbury University. 2018-01-22. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
    6. ↑ Entertainment, The only biannual Magazine for Architectural. "RECONSTRUCTIONS PORTRAIT: Germane Barnes on Reframing Blackness". pinupmagazine.org. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
    7. ↑ "Graham Foundation > Grantees > Germane Barnes". www.grahamfoundation.org. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
    8. ↑ Burch, Audra D. S.; Lawrence, Wayne (2018-12-04). "On the Front Porch, Black Life in Full View (Published 2018)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-03-08.
    9. ↑ "Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America | MoMA". The Museum of Modern Art. Retrieved 2021-03-08.

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