Justin Garrett Moore

Justin Garrett Moore is the program director for Humanities in Place. His work focuses on advancing equity, inclusion, and social justice through place-based initiatives and programs, built environments, cultural heritage projects, and commemorative spaces and landscapes.

Prior to joining Mellon, Justin was the executive director of the New York City Public Design Commission, where he spearheaded initiatives to address social equity and sustainability through improved built environment design and public processes. He has led several urban design and planning projects for the City of New York, including the Greenpoint-Williamsburg Waterfront, Hunter’s Point South, and the Brooklyn Cultural District. Justin serves as an adjunct associate professor of architecture at Columbia University and has taught at Morgan State University, Tuskegee University, and the Yale School of Architecture. In 2021, he received the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Architecture and was named to the United States Commission of Fine Arts by President Joseph Biden.

He holds a BDes from the University of Florida, as well as an MArch and an MS in architecture and urban design from Columbia University.