Jerome Haferd is an architect and educator based in Harlem, NY. He is co-founder of the design and research practice BRANDT : HAFERD. Jerome’s work focuses on how architecture establishes a dialogue between contemporary phenomena and non-hegemonic histories, users and spaces. His writing on archaeology, blackness, and speculation has recently been published in Log and Project journals. Jerome is currently an adjunct professor at CCNY SSA, Columbia GSAPP and Barnard B+C/A. Jerome received his Master’s in Architecture at Yale University and his Bachelor’s in Architecture from The Ohio State University. He has worked in the offices of OMA/Rem Koolhaas and Bernard Tschumi Architects. His collaborative studio, BRANDT : HAFERD, were winners of the first annual 2012 Folly competition held by The Architectural League of NY. The practice was awarded the grand prize for the 2019 ZeroThreshold competition with a multi-abled, intergenerational housing prototype. The studio is one of the 2020 winners of the AIA New Practices New York award. His work has been exhibited widely, including AIA New York and The Storefront for Art and Architecture.