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MIAMI’S FUTURE It is architects and visionaries like Barnes who can help determine the future of Miami’s architectural integrity, and steer the city towards change and progress. “I am extremely interested in the Black enclaves within Miami. Coconut Grove, Opa-Locka, and Overtown. To build something identifiable, something that’s a signifier, that’s something I aspire to.” Miami is a city synonymous with the term “melting pot,” but to what extent realistically? As a realist, never leaning towards one spectrum of optimism or pessimism, Barnes is someone who is well on their way, if not there already,to help Miami change through the medium of architecture and design. “It’s my job to create a dialogue and a conversation of the things I see. How can I advocate on behalf of those who might not have the vocabulary to explain the things they see in their built in environment. If I have those skill sets I can act as a translator of sorts.” Upcoming projects from Barnes include an artistic installation in collaboration with Oolite Arts for Windows at Walgreens, located at 7340 Collins Avenue in Miami Beach. A renovation speculative gathering in Delray Beach. And Barnes will be featured at Chicago’s Biennale later this year, which is America’s largest architectural conference. He will soon begin his travels in Italy and North Africa researching non-white contributions to classical architecture, part of his awarded Wheelwright Prize. For more information about Germane Barnes and Studio Barnes please visit: germanebarnes.com for updates and announcements. Connect on Instagram: www.instagram.com/gmane16 Photos courtesy of Studio Barnes