The project designed by David Adjaye is notable, just not in the ways it claims
The cantilevered “Affirmation Tower” designed by David Adjaye. Photo: Peebles Corporation In 1908, Howard University professor Kelly Miller — one of the most accomplished Black intellectuals of his day — observed that “the city Negro grows up in shade.” “As one walks along the streets of our great cities and views the massive buildings and sky-seeking structures,” Miller continued, “he finds no status for the Negro above the cellar floor.
Peebles heralds “Affirmation Tower,” as the project is called, as “emblematic of true equity in development,” touting the structure’s potential to serve as “a symbol for all who visit New York, cementing in brick and mortar that New York is serious about economic inclusion.” In even more bombastic terms, Rev. Dr. Charles Curtis Sr.
But it is unfair to single this particular project out for what is true of every other luxury project before it. This bid deserves no more skepticism than any other megastructure designed for the wealthy in Manhattan, Abu Dhabi, or Shanghai. This project is important, both symbolically and materially — just not necessarily in the grandiloquent ways its boosters insist.
The design includes an observation deck. Graphic: Courtesy of The Peebles Corporation When we turn to Adjaye’s proposed design for this structure, it suggests a canny awareness of its context and symbolism, as is the case with much of his work.
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