2023
“Deanna Van Buren, Architect and Analogue Immersive Installation Artist, 2023 USA Fellow”
United States Artists
“Eliminating mass incarceration through architecture and design.”
Ellen McGirt, Design Observer
“Panel at Gensler, February 16, 2023
“Detroit Month of Design events for people who are overwhelmed by it all”
Randiah Camille Green, Detroit Metro Times, September 15, 2023
“100 Women: Architects in Practice”
Riba Publishing, January 12, 2023
“The Care(ful) Work of Abolishing Prisons”
Amanda Alexander and Deanna Van Buren, yes! Magazine, February 27, 2023
2022
“Oakland Architect And Activist Deanna Van Buren Uses Design As A Means For Restorative Justice”
Brandee Sanders, NewsOne, March 30, 2022
“This architect went from creating luxury malls to imagining a world without prisons”
Julianne Pepitone, MSNBC, March 29, 2022
“Reimagining NYC’s borough-based jails”
Andrea Pineda-Salgado, Epicenter-NYC, March 29, 2022
“Unbuilding racism: Activists confront injustice in Washtenaw County’s built environment”
Jaishree Drepaul-Bruder, Concentrate, February 16, 2022
“Black History Now: How Visionary Architect Deanna Van Buren Is Reimagining What Justice Looks Like”
Malcolm Venable, Shondaland, February 10, 2022
2021
“Do Prisons Deserve a Second Chance?”
Zach Mortice, Bloomberg CityLab, November 9, 2021
“Architects See Promise in Integrated Practice Models, Pre- and Post-Katerra”
Timothy A. Schuler, Architect Magazine, October 27, 2021
“Can Architects Help End Solitary Confinement?”
Nicole Capozziello, Solitary Watch, October 7, 2021
“Does Building Better Jails Go Far Enough?”
Liza Weisstuch, The New York Times, September 24, 2021
“Bay Area developer looks to address mass incarceration with Detroit buildings”
Aaron Mondry, Outlier Media, September 15, 2021
“Developers see new data analysis and gathering tools as key to more equitable development”
Jonathan Hilburg, The Architect’s Newspaper, August 9, 2021
“In New York City, New Jails Threaten Dreams For True Community Spaces and Restorative Architecture”
Tamar Sarai, Shadowproof, July 28, 2021
“Hosts Ethan Elkind and Grace Won, KALW’s State of the Bay, June 7, 2021 (Deanna’s segment starts at the 47:00 minute mark)
“Remodel, rebuild, reimagine: Group submitted plans to close, repurpose Atlanta city jail”
Matt Pearl and Lindsey Basye, NBC Atlanta’s 11 Alive, May 26, 2021
“Tamar Sarai Davis, Prism Reports, May 6, 2021
“Meet the architect imagining a world without prisons”
Helen Barrett, Financial Times, March 7, 2021
“Community know-how and design expertise reinforce one another at this Detroit hub for social justice”
Anjulie Rao, The Architect’s Newspaper, March 3, 2021
“Paying Community Members for Their Time”
Brittany Hutson, Shelterforce, February 26, 2021
“Patrick Sisson and Emily R. Pellerin, Oculus, AIA New York, Winter, 2021
“How Oakland architect Deanna Van Buren’s passion for restorative justice manifests in her work”
Donna M. Owens, NBC News, February 26, 2021
“Lydia Lee, Alta Journal, February 17, 2021
“Blue Walls, Big Windows: A New Generation of Justice-Oriented Spaces”
Justin Agrelo, California Magazine (CAL Alumni Association), January 27, 2021
2020
“Think Beyond the Stocking — AN’s 2020 Giving Guide”
The Editors, The Architect’s Newspaper, December 11, 2020
“Free your mind, and good design will follow”
(View PDF)
Ellen McGirt & Aric Jenkins, Fortune, December 1, 2020
“Archello, 2020
“Katie Gerfen, Architect Magazine, November 30, 2020
“Commentary: Decarceration and Designing to Divest”
Garrett Jacobs and Deanna Van Buren, Architectural Record, October 5, 2020
“AIANY Advises Members To Stop Designing Prison Projects, Focus Instead On Restorative Justice”
Elizabeth Fazzare, Forbes, September 30, 2020
“Atlanta’s Jail Will Close. Here’s How Organizers and Law Enforcement Agreed on What Will Replace It”
Emily Nonko, Next City, September 25, 2020
“Building Public Places for a Covid World”
James S. Russell, The New York Times, September 11, 2020
“Community voices come first in reimagining of downtown Atlanta detention center”
Matt Hickman, The Architect’s Newspaper, August 21, 2020
“How to Re-design the World for Coronavirus and Beyond”
Politico Magazine, July 3, 2020
“Why Justice in Design Is Critical to Repairing America”
Meaghan O’Neill, Architectural Digest, July 2, 2020
“Q&A: Oakland Architect Deanna Van Buren Is Building a World Without Prisons”
Violet Rawlings, Ms. Magazine, June 27, 2020
“‘A whole lot has to get built to end mass incarceration’ says Deanna van Buren”
Eleanor Gibson, Dezeen, June 25, 2020
“Racist monuments are coming down all over the U.S. What should replace them?”
Alex Gray, Fast Company, June 25, 2020
“This Atlanta jail will transform into a center for justice and equity”
Adele Peters, Fast Company, June 15, 2020
“Mass Decarceration and COVID-19”
Deanna Van Buren & F. Javier Torres-Campos, Stanford Social Innovation Review, June 9, 2020
“Designing Justice + Designing Spaces on ‘Unbuilding Racism’”
Antonio Pacheco, Archinect, June 5, 2020
“Designing for Decarceration in a Pandemic”
Cathleen McGuigan, Architectural Record, May 27, 2020
“Space for Restorative Justice” (PDF)
Impact Justice and Yale School of Architecture, May, 2020
“Can architecture slow gentrification? Restore Oakland wants to show that it can”
John King, San Francisco Chronicle, March 10, 2020
“What Would a World Without Prisons Look Like?”
Patricia Leigh Brown, The New York Times, March 6, 2020
“Making Space for Restorative Justice”
Amanda Abrams, Yes!, February 19, 2020
“8 Black Designers Whose Socially Impactful Work Challenges the Status Quo”
Stephen Zacks, Dwell, February 18, 2020
“Design for Equity” (download PDF, or view online)
Jen Krava and Jon Spayde, Public Art Review, Issue 59, January 14, 2020
2019
“10 Things We’re Talking About — 09: A Neighborhood Haven”
Tanya A. Christian, Essence Magazine, November 22, 2019
“Designing Justice + Designing Spaces builds infrastructure to end mass incarceration”
Shane Reiner-Roth, The Architect’s Newspaper, October 30, 2019
“Can a building help end mass incarceration?”
Diana Budds, Curbed San Francisco, October 24, 2019
“Antonio Pacheco, Archinect, October 8, 2019
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“This Ingenious New Community Center Is a Powerful Model for Change”Meaghan O’Neill, Architectural Digest, September 3, 2019
“Oakland’s Restorative-Justice Hub Wants to Redefine Public Safety”
Sarah Holder, CityLab, August 23, 2019
“Opinion: We Must Plan for a Decarceration Nation”Deanna Van Buren, Architect Magazine, May 7, 2019
“Rising Stars in Criminal Justice Reform”Amanda Winkler and Lise Metzger, Freethink, April 17, 2019
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“A socially minded Oakland architect who’s winning attention and awards”John King, San Francisco Chronicle, January 9, 2019
2018
““These Rising-Star Designers Are Making the World a Better Place”Meaghan O’Neill, Architectural Digest, November 6, 2018
“Upstart 50 Creatives: Redesigning justice, one step at a time”Fiona Kelliher, San Francisco Business Times, September, 2018
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“Workers in Progress – Deanna Van Buren and Kyle Rawlins”Elizabeth Greenspan, Architect Magazine, May, 2018
“Creating ‘A Service Economy That Actually Serves People, And A Justice System That Is Actually Just’”Eillie Anzilotti, Fast Company, January 3, 2018
2017
“Architecture in video games: How real-world designers are helping to build virtual worlds”
Steve Dinneen, City A.M., September 27, 2017
Steve Dinneen, City A.M., September 27, 2017
“Mobile classroom bus will steer adults toward a diploma“
Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, June 28, 2017
Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, June 28, 2017
2016
“Designing a Way out of Mass Incarceration”
City Lab, December 13, 2016
City Lab, December 13, 2016
“The Pop-Up Approach to Fighting Mass Incarceration”
Danya Sherman, Next City, October 27, 2016
Danya Sherman, Next City, October 27, 2016
“Deanna Van Buren: Building Worlds: From Gameplay to Peacemaking”
MIT Architecture, October 21, 2016
MIT Architecture, October 21, 2016
“Beauty, Justice and Alternate Finance”
Ebony McKinney, Grantmakers in the Arts, October 18, 2016
Ebony McKinney, Grantmakers in the Arts, October 18, 2016
“Community members and leaders discuss future of Oakland at Impact Hub”
Ryan Lindsay, Oakland North, September 30, 2016
Ryan Lindsay, Oakland North, September 30, 2016
“Kudos to Designing Justice + Designing Spaces”
Lynne Elizabeth, ADPSR, May 16, 2016
Lynne Elizabeth, ADPSR, May 16, 2016
“Designing for Peace: In Conversation with Deanna Van Buren”
Sasha Kosminsky, Skin Deep, Apr 27, 2016
Sasha Kosminsky, Skin Deep, Apr 27, 2016
“Deanna Van Buren Has a BIG Idea”
Barbara Epstein, Loeb Fellowship, February 8, 2016
Barbara Epstein, Loeb Fellowship, February 8, 2016
“Designing Justice + Designing Spaces”
Culturally Responsive Teaching
Culturally Responsive Teaching
“Artist as Activist: Deanna Van Buren”
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
Robert Rauschenberg Foundation
2015
“Panama, Prisons, and a Journey Towards Human Rights”
Raphael Sperry, Urban Fabrick, September 22, 2015
Raphael Sperry, Urban Fabrick, September 22, 2015
“Deanna Van Buren Is Making Space For A New Kind Of Justice”
Sanjena Sathian, Ozy, August 26, 2015
Sanjena Sathian, Ozy, August 26, 2015
“Criminal Justice and the Planner’s Role”
American Planning Association, April 18, 2015
American Planning Association, April 18, 2015
“A New Way to Design and Build Prisons”
Dianne Frazee-Walker, Prison Law Blog, January 8, 2015
Dianne Frazee-Walker, Prison Law Blog, January 8, 2015
2014
“Restorative Justice by Design: Using restorative justice values to design transformative spaces”
The Center for Justice & Peacebuilding, December 10, 2014
The Center for Justice & Peacebuilding, December 10, 2014
“What Would A Prison Designed By Inmates Look Like?”
Kathleen O’Brien, NationSwell, August 26, 2014
Kathleen O’Brien, NationSwell, August 26, 2014
“Great Read: What Kind Of Prison Might The Inmates Design?”
Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times, August 18, 2014
Lee Romney, Los Angeles Times, August 18, 2014
“Creating Restorative Spaces with Barb Toews and Deanna Van Buren”
Molly Rowan, Restorative Justice on The Rise, January 23, 2014
Molly Rowan, Restorative Justice on The Rise, January 23, 2014
2013
“Peace Building: Architecture and design as a restorative practice”
Joshua Wachtel, International Institute for Restorative Practices, August 27, 2013
Joshua Wachtel, International Institute for Restorative Practices, August 27, 2013
“Restorative Justice: An Interview with Deanna VanBuren”
Rory Stott, ArchDaily, August 26, 2013
Rory Stott, ArchDaily, August 26, 2013
Podcasts & Video
Essential Work: Designing the End to Mass Incarceration (Podcast)
Pendarvis Harshaw, KQED Rightnowish, November 13, 2020
The Design of Business | The Business of Design (Podcast)
Jessica Helfand + Ellen McGirt, Design Observer, October 20, 2020
New Restorative Justice Spaces Must Be Culturally Competent (Video)
Eddie Conway, Rattling the Bars, The Real News Network, July 15, 2020
Thinking Outside the Box: Do More Humane Prisons Exist? (Video Interview)
Eddie Conway, The Real News Network, March 16, 2020
Clio Cloud 2019: Restorative Justice through Architecture with Deanna Van Buren (Podcast)
Laurence Colletti, Legal Talk Network: On the Road, October 23, 2019
How Do We Design Resistance? (Podcast)
Deanna Van Buren & Raphael Sperry, Curry Stone Foundation, Social Design Insights, Episode 60–61
