He has co-authored three books on his teaching and research activities which explore overlaps and adjacencies between architecture and landscape. His work along the Murray River, Australia's longest and most agriculture-intensive watercourse, is a sustained investigation into the impacts of floods on the riverbanks and towns along the river. His proposed designs are based on sustainable solutions for the health of both the river system and its residents. Black’s drawings and maps from this project are the first architectural works to be archived in the Center for Art + Environment Archives.