Urblandia x Germane Barnes

We’re excited to team up with citizenM hotels, a brand that shares our values and is committed to support builders and creators. Join us for our monthly recurring mixers at citizenM in Brickell(Select "Lobby" - 2nd floor in the elevator. Find us by the bar).

Agenda: Mixer + Short presentation + Q&A

• Connect: with Urblandia members + invited guests
• Featured guest: Germane Barnes, Architect/Designer/Assoc. Prof. UM SOA
• Host: Andrew Quarrie, Founder/CEO at Urblandia
• Happy Hour

About Germane Barnes

Barnes’ award winning research and design practice investigates the connection between architecture and identity, examining architecture’s social and political agency through historical research and design speculation. Mining architecture’s social and political agency, he examines how the built environment influences black domesticity.
Born in Chicago, IL Germane Barnes received a Bachelor's of Science in Architecture from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a Master of Architecture from Woodbury University where he was awarded the Thesis Prize for his project Symbiotic Territories: Architectural Investigations of Race, Identity, and Community. He believes strongly in design as a process, and approaches each condition imposed on a project as an opportunity rather than a constraint. Architecture presents opportunities for transformation – materially, conceptually and sociologically.
Currently he is an Associate Professor, Director of the Master of Architecture Professional Degree Program and the Director of The Community Housing & Identity Lab (CHIL) at the University of Miami School of Architecture, a testing ground for the physical and theoretical investigations of architecture’s social and political resiliency. His work has been featured in international venues and publications most notably, The Art Institute of Chicago, Venice Biennale, The Museum of Modern Art NY, SF MoMA, MAS Context, The Graham Foundation, The New York Times, DesignMIAMI/ Art Basel, Metropolis Magazine, Domus, LACMA, Denver Art Museum and The National Museum of African American History where he was identified as one of the future designers on the rise.

In attendance

• Developers
• Planners
• Architects
• General Contractors
• Interior Designers
• Property Owners
• Property Managers
• Investors/Finance
• Those who want to collaborate and build better cities, neighborhoods, and improve the quality of life for people and planet. All while doing so in a thriving business environment.

About Urblandia + Membership

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Terms and Conditions

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

citizenM Miami Brickell Hotel, 11 Southeast 10th Street, Miami, United States