Germane Barnes’ research and design practice investigates the connection between architecture and identity, examining architecture’s social and political agency, he examines how the built environment influences black domesticity. His design and research contributions have been published and exhibited in several international institutions. Most notably, The Museum of Modern Art, The New York Times, Oolite Arts, DesignMIAMI/ Art Basel, The Swiss Institute, Metropolis Magazine, and The National Museum of African American History.