African American Cultural Center Replacement Program Statement
“Picture a new African American Cultural Center that continues to welcome, educate, and engage people from both the majority and minority cultures on campus as well as the larger community. The new center will link student life and academic elements of the University in functional and meaningful ways. Architectural elements and building features should reflect African American culture as well as the spirit of traditional African architecture. Decorations, patterns and the use of color, an inherent part of African and African American expression, should be reflected throughout the building. [....] This should be a dynamic space in constant evolution, which will always reflect the cultural significance within its interior and exterior spaces.”
—Excerpt from the Design Principles for the New BNAACC Replacement