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
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Monday Open Thread: African-American Architects
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