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Saturday Open Thread: African-American Architects

October 6, 2018 by pragobots 168 Comments

Paul Revere Williams, FAIA (February 18, 1894 – January 23, 1980) was an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. He practiced largely in Southern California and designed the homes of numerous celebrities, including Frank Sinatra, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, Lon Chaney, Barbara Stanwyck and Charles Correll. He also designed many public and private buildings. … [Read more...] about Saturday Open Thread: African-American Architects

Friday Open Thread: African-American Architects

October 5, 2018 by pragobots 205 Comments

McKissack & McKissack is an American architecture and engineering firm based for many years in Nashville, Tennessee, and now based in New York City and Washington, D.C. Founded in 1905, it was the first African-American-owned architectural firm in the United States and is the oldest minority-owned architecture and engineering firm in the country. The firm was founded by … [Read more...] about Friday Open Thread: African-American Architects

Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Architects

October 3, 2018 by pragobots 191 Comments

A new generation of young African American female architects are on the horizon. These architects have enthusiastic ties to their communities, and they understand the need to reassess architectural practices and the existing built environment that affect people, neighborhoods, domestic housing and public spaces in order to create integrated functional design. June Grant … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Architects

Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Architects

October 2, 2018 by pragobots 234 Comments

Beverly Loraine Greene (October 4, 1915 – August 22, 1957) was an American architect. According to architectural editor Dreck Spurlock Wilson, she was "believed to have been the first African American female licensed as an architect in the United States." She was registered as an architect in Illinois in 1942. … [Read more...] about Tuesday Open Thread: African-American Architects

Monday Open Thread: African-American Architects

October 1, 2018 by pragobots 235 Comments

The National Council of Architectural Registration Boards estimates as of the end of 2013 that there are 105,847 licensed architects in the United States. Of these, 2,006, or about 2%, are self-identified as African American, and listed in the Directory of African American Architects; only 343 of these are African American women. "If there is any kind of profession that's … [Read more...] about Monday Open Thread: African-American Architects

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