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We need memorials that embrace truth.

The Equal Justice Initiative created a national lynching memorial as a sacred space for truth-telling and reflection about racial terror in America and its legacy. 

"I believe we need to talk about the shame of slavery. We need to talk about the shadows that still haunt us."–Bryan Stevenson, Founder and Executive Director of EJI

© Iwan Baan. Aerial of the RICA Campus

Rwanda Institute for Conservation Agriculture

Gashora, Bugesera District, Rwanda

The Embrace. Visitors gather around the Memorial on MLK Day

"The Embrace" with Hank Willis Thomas

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Exterior View of the Memorial
Artboard 1

The National Memorial for Peace and Justice

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Aerial rendering of the Haven shelter

Haven Domestic Violence Shelter

Bozeman, Montana, USA

The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund entrance
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The Ellen DeGeneres Campus of the Dian Fossey Gorilla Fund

Kinigi, Musanze District, Rwanda

Aerial of the Norrsken Kigali House

Norrsken Kigali House

Kigali, Nyarugenge District, Rwanda

ALU Campus exterior
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African Leadership University

Kigali, Gasabo District, Rwanda

Interior of the ALU Kigali Heights Space

African Leadership University: Kigali Heights Campus

Kigali, Gasabo District, Rwanda

The Gun Violence Memorial Project in the National Building Museum

The Gun Violence Memorial Project

Chicago Architecture Biennial; National Building Museum; Institute for Contemporary Arts

Kingsborough: Seniors First Housing exterior render

Kingsborough: Seniors First Housing

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Exterior of the Munini District Hospital

Munini District Hospital

Munini, Nyaruguru District, Rwanda

Nyarugenge District Hospital entrance
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Nyarugenge District Hospital

Kigali, Nyarugenge District, Rwanda

New Lots Library front entrance

Brooklyn Public Library: New Lots Branch Renovation

Brooklyn, New York, USA

Exterior of the health center's entry at sunset
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Family Health Center on Virginia

McKinney, Texas, USA

Entry to Children's Services of Roxbury

Children’s Services of Roxbury: 504|520 Dudley Street

Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

Solimine House Entry

Solimine House

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

J.J. Carroll entryway

J.J. Carroll Redevelopment

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

PACE Center at J.J. Carroll Redevelopment

PACE Center at J.J. Carroll Redevelopment

Brighton, Massachusetts, USA

PACE Center at Element Care Lynn

Element Care PACE Center and Headquarters

Lynn, Massachusetts, USA

El Centro front entry

El Centro

Salem, Massachusetts, USA

Samajik Exterior

Samajik Health Science Institute & Research Centre

Uttara, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Aerial of Native Biodata Campus

Native BioData Campus Plan & Concept Design

Cheyenne River Sioux Reservation, South Dakota

render of the Local Food Campus interior courtyard

Downtown Local Food Campus

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Willamette Falls rendering

Willamette Falls Inter-Tribal Public Access Project

West Linn, Oregon, USA

MCAD Student Housing main approach

MCAD Student Housing

Minneapolis, MN, USA

MCAD Campus Plan aerial

MCAD Campus Plan

Minneapolis, MN, USA

Rendering of the Barelas Community Kitchen

Barelas Community Kitchen

Barelas, Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Aerial of the Anahola Homestead

Anahola Sports Complex and Ranch & Rodeo

Anahola, Kauai County, Hawaii

Entry to the Laguna Bend Community Center

Laguna Pueblo Main Street & Marketplace Development

Pueblo of Laguna, New Mexico, USA

aerial rendering of Bago-Ga Napo: Tule House Elders’ Village

Bago-Ga Napo: Tule House Elders’ Village at Big Valley Rancheria

Big Valley Rancheria, Lakeport, California, USA

Aerial of El Cementerio Del Barrio de los Lipanes

El Cementerio Del Barrio de los Lipanes

Presidio, Texas, USA

Caddo Nation Child Care Center community courtyard

Caddo Nation Child Care Center

Hinton, Oklahoma, USA

 render of the Change Labs hub

Change Labs Entrepreneurship Hub

Tuba City, Navajo Nation, Arizona

Lagos Infectious Diseases Research Institute at night

Lagos Infectious Diseases Research Institute

Lagos, Lagos State, Nigeria

Entry to the IHI Green Center campus

Integrate Health Green Center

Kara, Kara Region, Togo

Entrance to the Iftiin Peace Hub

Iftiin Peace Hub

Caabudwaaq, Galmudug Region, Somalia

UTTC memorial main approach

Snow Country Prison Japanese American Memorial at Bismarck

Bismarck, North Dakota, USA

Render of the All Nations Health Center

All Nations Health Center

Missoula, Montana, USA

YOU entry courtyard

The YOU: Youth Opportunity Union

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Entry to the New Luanda Military Hospital

New Luanda Military Hospital

Luanda, Luanda Province, Angola

Photo: Matt Flynn © Smithsonian Institution

Design and Healing: Creative Responses to Epidemics

New York City, New York, USA

Ceiling Mural

King’s Chapel Memorial to Enslaved Persons

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

view of the plaza and pillars

Oasis @ Bartlett

Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

A community pop up event for the Franklin Park Action Plan

Franklin Park Action Plan

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

aerial of the sisters of Charity Health Campus

St. Vincent Charity Health Campus Facility

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

The Writing on the Wall exhibit on the High Line

Writing on the Wall

New York, New York, USA

Aerial of Ruhehe Primary School, Copyright Iwan Baan

Ruhehe Primary School

Ruhehe, Musanze District, Rwanda

Render of the Grumeti Western Serengeti Research Facility

Western Serengeti Research Facility

Grumeti Reserve, Serengeti, Tanzania

Stone Barns aerial

Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture Masterplan

Tarrytown, New York, USA

Soil Collection

Soil Collection for Memorial for Peace and Justice

Montgomery, Alabama, USA

Photo of the Butaro District Hospital,  Photo by Iwan Baan, Front Entrance with Community Members

Butaro District Hospital

Butaro, Burera District, Rwanda

Photo of Butaro Doctors' Housing, Photo by Iwan Baan, Totality of the Building

Butaro Doctors' Housing

Butaro, Burera District, Rwanda

Photo of Butaro Doctors' Sharehousing, Photo by Iwan Baan, Totality of Building Nighttime Exterior of the Housing and Landscape

Butaro Doctors' Sharehousing

Butaro, Burera District, Rwanda

Photo of Butaro Ambulatory Cancer Center, Photo by Iwan Baan, Totality of the Building Exterior Nighttime View

Butaro Cancer Center of Excellence

Butaro, Burera District, Rwanda

Butaro Oncology Support Centre at night
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Butaro Oncology Support Centre

Butaro, Burera District, Rwanda

University of Global Health Equity Campus Aerial
Artboard 13

University of Global Health Equity

Butaro, Burera District, Rwanda

An exterior image of the Maple Street Housing

Maple Street Housing

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

The entry to the Fringe Cities exhibition space at the Center for Architecture

Fringe Cities

New York, New York, USA

Photo of Maternity Waiting Village, Photo by Iwan Baan, Courtyard and Waiting Space Between Birthing Rooms

Maternity Waiting Village

Kasungu, Kasungu District, Malawi

Photo of GHESKIO Tuberculosis Hospital, Photo by Iwan Baan, Entrance of the Hospital

GHESKIO Tuberculosis Hospital

Port au Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti

Photo of GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center, Photo by Iwan Baan

GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center

Port au Prince, Ouest Department, Haiti

An aerial view of Corn / Meal, an installation at Central Middle School in Columbus, IN as part of Exhibit Columbus 2019

Corn / Meal

Exhibit Columbus 2019

Aerial of the Glass Bowl Memorial

A Glass Bowl / Un Cirque de Verre: LGBTQ2+ National Memorial

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Pulse Memorial

Pulse Memorial

Orlando, Florida, USA

Pulse Memorial

Museum for Equality

Orlando, Florida, USA

Render of the Pepper Place Market exterior

Pepper Place Market

Birmingham, Alabama, USA

Render of the Nubia Health Center's exterior courrtyard

The Nubia Health Center

Wadi Halfa, Northern State, Sudan

The Regional Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and eHealth

The Regional Centre of Excellence in Biomedical Engineering and eHealth

Kigali, Gasabo District, Rwanda

Master plan diagram showing the intersection between Mass Ave and Melnea Cass Ave

Mass & Cass Master Plan

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Community Meeting for PLAN: Mattapan

PLAN: Mattapan

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

DIA Aerial View

DIA Plaza | Midtown Cultural Connections

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Mule barn at STSP

Sojourner Truth State Park

Kingston, New York, USA

Aerial bird's eye view of Trung Nguyen Kindergarten

Trung Nguyen Kindergarten

Buon Ma Thuot, Central Highlands, Vietnam

Mattapan Mixed-Income Housing, river street corner

Mattapan Mixed-Income Housing

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

MLK Cleveland Library Facade

Cleveland Public Library Martin Luther King, Jr. Branch

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Aerial of Isle de Jean Charles

Isle de Jean Charles Living Resource Center

Isle de Jean Charles, Louisiana, USA

Manyara Ranch Primary School Landscape

Manyara Ranch Primary School

Manyara Ranch, Manyara Region, Tanzania

A render of the Masaka Affordable Housing
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Masaka Affordable Housing

Kigali, Kicukiro District, Rwanda

Andela Kenya Front Facade
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Andela Kenya Campus

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

Aerial of Jabana Preschool

Jabana Preschool

Kigali, Gasabo District, Rwanda

Photo of the Umubano Primary School, Photo by Iwan Baan, Aerial Photo of the Tiered Landscape and Classroom Buildings

The Umubano Primary School

Kigali, Kicukiro District, Rwanda

Photo of Ilima Primary School, Totality of the School and of the surrounding landscape

Ilima Primary School

Ilima, Tshuapa Province, DRC

Photo of Mubuga Primary School, Photo by Iwan Baan, Exterior of the school building with children running past

Mubuga Primary School

Ruhengeri, Musanze District, Rwanda

ACEGID entrance
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African Centre of Excellence for Genomics of Infectious Diseases

Ede, Osun State, Nigeria

Trolley Barn. Photo: Iwan Baan

Trolley Barn

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Academy / Public Market Rendering

The Academy Food Hall and Apartments

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Fall Kill Creek Masterplan

Fall Kill

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Farm Hub Aerial

Hudson Valley Farm Hub

Hurley, New York, USA

Photo of Boston Health Care for the Homeless, Totality of the Project
Artboard 2

Boston Health Care for the Homeless Program

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Rwinkwavu Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Photo by Iwan Baan, Exterior View of the Entrance to the NICU

Rwinkwavu Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Rwinkwavu, Kayonza District, Rwanda

Eye level View of Redemption
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New Redemption Hospital Caldwell

Caldwell, Montserrado County, Liberia

Photo of Design Biennial Boston, Photo by Messinger, View of the site and pavilion
Artboard 3

Design Biennial Boston

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Photo of Young African Leaders Initiative, Open layout of front reception area, booth and couch seating
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Young African Leaders Initiative

Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya

UK Holocaust Memorial

UK Holocaust Memorial

London, England, UK

Rendering of Art of Healthcare Cardiac Hospital, Interior Courtyard Rendering with waiting pool in middle

Art of Healthcare Cardiac Hospital

Bagamoyo, Pwani Region, Tanzania

One Acre Fund Headquarters
Artboard 6

One Acre Fund

Kakamega, Kakamega County, Kenya

Rendering: Exterior Kigali Genocide Memorial

Kigali Genocide Memorial—African Center for Peace

Kigali, Gasabo District, Rwanda

Rendering of the Poughkeepsie Family Partnership Center, View of the Building from the river with passerbys enjoying the outdoors

Poughkeepsie Family Partnership Center

Poughkeepsie, New York, USA

Rendering the of New York Public Branch Libraries Re-envisioning, Concept of building in context

New York Public Branch Libraries Revisioning

New York, New York, USA

Redenrig of Redemption Hospital, Aerial View of the Frotn Entrance Facade

Redemption Pediatric Hospital

Monrovia, Montserrado County, Liberia

Photo of Kayanja Center for Global Health, View from the field to the facade of the building

Kayanja Center for Global Health

Mbarara, Mbarara District, Uganda

Rendering of Colorado College - Housing, Central courtyard in housing complex
Artboard 8

Colorado College Student Housing

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Rendering of Colorado College - Tutt Library Revisioning, Exterioir building facade and context of college campus

Colorado College Tutt Library Revisioning

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Rendering: Exterior Colorado College Innovation Institute
Artboard 9

Colorado College Innovation Institute

Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA

Rendering of St. Boniface Hospital, View of courtyard with patients and doctors engaging the space

St. Boniface Hospital

Fond des Blancs, Sud Department, Haiti

Rendering of Nuru Headquaters, View from the street and exterior facade
Artboard 10

Nuru Zonal Training Center

Zefine, Southern Nations, Ethiopia

Rendering of Neighborhood Health Stations of Rhode Island, Exterior Front of the site
Artboard 11

Neighborhood Health Stations of Rhode Island

Central Falls, Rhode Island, USA

Rendering of Rwinkwavu 20 Year Masterplan, Masterplan from an aerial view
Artboard 12

Rwinkwavu Hospital Master Plan

Rwinkwavu, Kayonza District, Rwanda

Rendering of Lapani African Conservation School, Site plan and materplanning of campus

Lupani African Conservation School

Kazungula, Southern Province, Zambia

Rendering of New York Regional Hospital Redesign: Northern Westchester Hospital, Exterior facade of hosptial building

New York Regional Hospital Redesign

New York, New York, USA

Rendering of MoMA PS1: Bottle Service, View of exterior courtyard

MoMA PS1: Bottle Service

New York, New York, USA

Rendering of Nyanza Maternity Hospital, Front facade of hospital

Nyanza Maternity Hospital

Nyanza, Nyanza District, Rwanda

Photo of Conservatory Lab Charter School, View of music classroom

Conservatory Lab Charter School

Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

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