Macken, Jared2024-10-092024-10-092024-03-14Macken, J. (2024). Ordinary form, radical ideology: An exhibition that decolonizes the historical narratives of America's expansion. 112th ACSA Annual Meeting Proceedings, Disruptors on the Edge.https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14446/345052The exhibition "The Legend of the Town Center" delves into the historical and architectural underpinnings of colonization in Indian Territory. Through case studies, detailed plans, and speculative models, the exhibition examines how towns in Oklahoma were designed and constructed to impose new power structures and ideologies on Tribal lands. By analyzing the main streets of these towns, the exhibition reveals how architectural forms and narratives were instrumental in erasing Indigenous cultures and replacing them with pioneer narratives. This work serves as a starting point for retelling American expansion history through the lens of architectural knowledge, challenging dominant narratives and highlighting the significance of Indigenous perspectives.application/pdfThis material has been previously published. In the Oklahoma State University Library's institutional repository this version is made available through the open access principles and the terms of agreement/consent between the author(s) and the publisher. The permission policy on the use, reproduction or distribution of the material falls under fair use for educational, scholarship, and research purposes. Contact Digital Resources and Discovery Services at lib-dls@okstate.edu or 405-744-9161 for further information.10.35483/ACSA.AM.112.51Conference proceedingshistorically Black townsarchitectural formideologyarchitectural urbanismmain streetORCID: 0000-0002-0696-8085 (Macken, Jared)