Malcolm John Rio 10/28/21 Malcolm John Rio 10/28/21

Architecture, Modernity, & the Post-Colonial Narrative

New faculty members Malcolm Rio and Germán Pallares-Avitia explore architectural history through the lens of decoloniality.

Malcolm John Rio 10/8/21 Malcolm John Rio 10/8/21

Black in Design 2021: “Designing for Black Queer Pleasure, Joy, and Intimacy”

Watch the panel I moderated at Harvard GSD’s Black in Design 2021 Conference, featuring Ashon Crawley, Leslie Wilson, Aneesah Ettress, and founder of Papi Juice Adam R.

Malcolm John Rio 9/6/21 Malcolm John Rio 9/6/21

RISD Architecture Faculty Conversation 3: Malcolm Rio and Germán Pallares-Avitia

Watch Social Equity and Inclusion Fellow Germán Pallares and I discuss racial and social justice in architectural education and the challenges of teaching architectural history through the lens of anitcoloniality/“decoloniality.”

Malcolm John Rio 2/27/21 Malcolm John Rio 2/27/21

“Anti-Racism in Thesis Workshop” at The Cooper Union

I will be a panelist on Cooper Union’s “Anti-racism in Thesis Workshop,” being held virtually Saturday, February 27, 2021, 10AM - 4PM.

Malcolm John Rio 1/18/21 Malcolm John Rio 1/18/21

The Anti-Racist School of Architecture Symposium 2021

The Architectural Initiative for Diversity (AID) will be kicking off The Anti-Racist School of Architecture Virtual Symposium 2021 with a discussion on "Justice & the Creator God" on Saturday the 16th while the main day will be the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday, Monday, January 18.

Malcolm John Rio 7/30/20 Malcolm John Rio 7/30/20

Buell Center: Green Reconstruction Curricular Workshop

On July 30, i will be moderating a workshop of twenty-six teachers from professional schools in the built environment gathered virtually with the Buell Center and additional faculty from Columbia GSAPP, for an online workshop on "Green Reconstruction," which studies the interconnectedness of today's crises of care, political economy, and climate.

Malcolm John Rio 3/30/19 Malcolm John Rio 3/30/19

“Black Production and the Space of the University,” at Columbia University

I will be a panelist at BSA+GSAPP’s symposium, “Black Production and the Space of the University” on Saturday, March 30, 2019, 10:00 A.M.