Designer and urbanist Justin Garrett Moore to speak about work transforming cities through social and environmental justice initiatives in virtual lecture March 22
03/16/23
AMES, Iowa —Justin Garrett Moore, AICP, NOMA, the inaugural program officer for the Humanities in Place program at the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, will speak about his work that intersects projects spanning the built environment, cultural heritage and social justice in a virtual lecture hosted by the Iowa State University College of Design.
Part of the 2022–2023 College of Design Lecture Series, Moore’s presentation, “Humanities in Place,” will be from noon–1 p.m. Wednesday, March 22, via Zoom. Register in advance to receive the Zoom link.
About the speaker
At the Mellon Foundation, Moore’s work focuses on advancing equity, inclusion and social justice through place-based initiatives and programs, built environments, cultural heritage projects and commemorative spaces and landscapes. He has extensive experience in architecture, planning, and design — from urban systems, policies and building projects to grassroots and community-focused planning, design, preservation, public realm and arts initiatives.
With over 15 years of public service with the City of New York, Moore has led several urban design and planning projects, including the Greenpoint-Williamsburg Waterfront, Hunter’s Point South and the Brooklyn Cultural District.
From 2016–2020, he was the executive director of the New York City Public Design Commission, where he spearheaded initiatives to address social equity and sustainability through improved built environment design and public processes. His work spanned housing and community development, place and open space design, historic preservation, public art and monuments and civic engagement.
Moore holds a bachelor of design from the University of Florida and master of architecture and master of science in urban design degrees from Columbia University, where he now serves as an adjunct associate professor of architecture. He has also taught at Morgan State University, Tuskegee University and the Yale School of Architecture. He is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, the National Organization of Minority Architects, the Urban Design Forum and BlackSpace.
In 2021, Moore received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Architecture and was named to the United States Commission of Fine Arts by President Joe Biden.
Contacts
Peter Zuroweste, College of Design Lectures and Exhibitions Committee, peterz@iastate.edu
Saylor Upah, College of Design Events, upahsay@iastate.edu
Heather Sauer, College of Design Strategic Communications, hsauer@iastate.edu
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