Jerome W. Haferd

Jerome W. Haferd is a licensed architect, public artist, and educator based in Harlem, NYC. He is principal of the award winning JEROME HAFERD studio and co-founder of BRANDT : HAFERD Architecture. Haferd is assistant professor of architecture at City College’s Spitzer School of Architecture where he co-directs the new Place, Memory, and Culture Incubator. He is also a core initiator of Dark Matter U (DMU), and received a 2022 #BlackVisionaries award as part of a DMU cohort.

Haferd’s practice critically engages built environment projects in both urban and rural contexts, often looking to marginalized histories to unlock a new imaginary for architecture, design, and cultural infrastructure. His work on complex sites includes collaborations with the Harlem African Burial Ground, Roots to Sky Collective, The Park Avenue Armory, and the National Black Theatre. The studio is one of the first prize recipients for the International Africatown Design Competition in Mobile, AL.