Portland State University took the weird step of “using what its architecture firm calls a ‘Critical Race spatial lens,’ incorporating a ‘decolonized library’ and other spaces intended to expand how students engage with science, according to a Campus Reform report.
“BORA Architecture, the firm behind the project, describes the design as an effort to address “historical inequalities” in science education.”
In case there was any ambiguity as to what this was referring to, “BORA says it engaged black, indigenous, and other students of color in discussions that influenced its design decisions.”
“Our design process leveraged a Critical Race spatial lens to address historic inequalities in science education,” the firm states.
Apparently Portland State never got the message that “we don’t need to do this anymore.”
The era of Wokeness and CRT may be over in much of the country, but clearly that has not reached the so-called institutes of “higher learning”.
“BORA also describes a community gathering room, a food and plant teaching kitchen, and a “decolonized library” as spaces that “push beyond typical Westernized lab offerings.”
