As part of Docomomo DC's commitment to ending racial injustice, we are listening to Black voices in architecture, and attempting to learn the lessons these voices have been sharing. Architecture and preservation—including what gets built, where it is built, what is preserved or demolished, and by whom—can be active and passive tools in perpetuating cycles of inequality, and we are doing our best to understand, recognize, and work towards eliminating these imbalances. To that

At its May 28 meeting, the DC Historic Preservation Review Board (HPRB) voted to reopen its review of the National Geographic Society’s planned new entry plaza at its headquarters in Washington, DC. The Board had previously granted concept approval for the project, which includes the removal of a site-specific sculpture, MARABAR, by artist Elyn Zimmerman. The planned removal of the sculpture, which was installed in 1984, received nationwide press, and the Cultural Landscape F

As the nation experiences justifiable outrage following the recent murder of George Floyd, Docomomo DC recognizes and is inspired by the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), who calls upon members of the architectural profession “to condemn racism and take an active role in eliminating the racial biases that account for a myriad of social, economic, and health disparities, and most importantly, result in the loss of human lives – Black lives.” We recognize the