Segregation by Design
Exhibition opening reception and talk

How policy and decision-making are entrenched in racial, cultural, physical and socio-economic segregation and engender the spatial transformation of America’s divided cities

Segregation by Design is a transdisciplinary course — bridging humanities and architecture — that has been offered at Washington University in St. Louis since the fall of 2016 examining St. Louis neighborhoods. The aim of the course is to examine the causes and consequences of segregation in metropolitan St. Louis, as well as to propose a report that suggests potential mitigation strategies to a given community. This exhibition will bring together the student research and proposals from Fall 2019 and earlier semesters.

Catalina Freixas, RA, LEED AP (BD+C),
Associate Professor, Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts, Washington University in St. Louis

Fall 2019 Contributing Mentors:
Prof. Mark Abbott, PhD, retired, Harris-Stowe State University
Jasmin Aber PhD Candidate, (RA) Dipl. Ing. Architect, Director of CEL Center for Architecture + Design St. Louis, Senior Researcher SCiRN (Shrinking Cities International Researchers Network)
Judith Arnold, Urban Planner, SLACO (St. Louis Association of Community Organizations)

Fall 2019 Teaching Assistant:
Cierra Higgins

Fall 2019 Students:
Jane Gormley, Celine Grisham, Yuanghang Guo, Catherine Hunley, Mathew Lum, Nakesha Newsome, Casey Niblett, Kia Saint Louis,Sophie Scott, Lingyue Wang