BlackSpace, a collective of architects and urban planners, has been redefining urban design for communities of color over the past decade. Their initiative, Studio KIN, serves as a business accelerator aimed at empowering Black-founded ventures in the built environment. The goal is to ensure that the voices and needs of underserved communities are prioritized in neighborhood planning and design. The newly announced cohort consists of diverse projects, such as an urban planning studio and community-focused spaces, showcasing BlackSpace's commitment to spatial justice and equity in urban development.
"When we think about spatial justice, we think a lot about how it's realized through having the folks that are planning, designing, and building neighborhoods that reflect the places that they're serving," says Kenyatta McLean, co-managing director of BlackSpace.
"We developed Studio KIN to be a home for those urbanists that are working to meet communities where they're at."
The incubator's first cohort has just been announced, including an urban planning studio in Indianapolis and a bookstore and community space in Brooklyn.
For the past 10 years, a collective of architects, designers, artists, and urban planners called BlackSpace has been rethinking how communities of color get designed and built.
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