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. 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 a 2025 United States Artist Fellow and 2026 Van Alen Vanguard Fellow. Haferd serves on the Board of Directors of The Architectural League of New York. Jerome Haferd Studio critically engages built environment projects at the intersection of preservation and design, often looking to marginalized histories to unlock a new imaginary for architecture, art, and cultural infrastructure. Haferd and his team’s work on complex sites includes collaborations with the Harlem African Burial Ground, NYCHA, The Park Avenue Armory, and the National Black Theatre. The studio is a first prize recipient for the International Africatown Design Competition and is working on a permanent public artwork and plaza for the East River Esplanade. Most recently, the team has completed Migration, the Exodus & Dance heritage artwork with Creative Urban Alchemy, NYCHA and PHCF.