{"id":931,"date":"2014-02-15T17:27:14","date_gmt":"2014-02-15T17:27:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maischna.de\/?p=931"},"modified":"2014-02-23T10:30:08","modified_gmt":"2014-02-23T10:30:08","slug":"black-architects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/lafritude.com\/?p=931","title":{"rendered":"Black Architects"},"content":{"rendered":"

Black architects are rarely mentioned in articles or books, their achievements are sometimes completely ignored.<\/p>\n

Here is a list of black architects and their work.<\/p>\n

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Paul Williams<\/strong> (1884-1980),
\nHe is also known as the \u201cArchitect of the Stars\u201d in Hollywood, designed homes for Frank Sinatra, Nat \u201cKing\u201d Cole, Bill \u201cBojangles\u201d Robinson etc.
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\"Vertner

Vertner Woodson Tandy<\/p><\/div>\n

Vertner Woodson Tandy<\/strong> (1885-1949)
\nNew York’s first registered architect, had offices on Broadway in New York City and one of his project is the Phillips Episcopal Church in New York City.<\/p>\n

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J. Max Bond, Jr.<\/p><\/div>\n

J. Max Bond, Jr.<\/strong> (1935-2009)
\nAmerican architect and educator, designed a number of significant buildings and played a key role in the design of the museum section of the National September 11 Memorial and Museum at the site of the World Trade Center in New York City.
\nHe gained international recognition while working in Ghana, where he designed the Bolgatanga Regional Library.<\/p>\n

Other projects are the Audubon Biomedical Science and Technology Park for Columbia University, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta; the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture in Harlem, the Birmingham (Ala.) Civil Rights Institute.<\/p>\n

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\"Norma

Norma Merrick Sklarek<\/p><\/div>\n

Norma Merrick Sklarek<\/strong> (1928\u2013)
\nEarned her architectural degree from Columbia University in 1950 and is the first Black woman to receive a license as an architect in the U.S.<\/p>\n

She worked at a California firm and became first female director. One of her major projects is Terminal One at the Los Angeles International Airport and the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo.<\/p>\n

Currently, she is a partner in Siegel, Sklarek, Diamond one of the largest firms in the USA.<\/p>\n

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\"Harvey

Harvey Gantt<\/p><\/div>\n

Harvey Gantt<\/strong> (1943\u2013)
\nPolitician and the first African-American mayor of Charlotte, North Carolina.
\nEarned a master\u2019s degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in urban planning, from 1965 to 1970 he worked in architectural firms in North Carolina and established his own firm, Gantt-Huberman in 1971.<\/p>\n

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\"Bradford

Bradford Grant<\/p><\/div>\n

Bradford Grant <\/strong>
\nInterim Dean of the Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Sciences at Howard University.
\nHe is also the director of the School of Architecture and Design and was chair of the Architecture Department at Hampton University.
\nGrant received his master\u2019s degree in architecture with a concentration on social and cultural factors from the University of California at Berkeley.<\/p>\n

He is a registered architect with extensive experience in housing and community design.<\/p>\n

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Howard Sims<\/p><\/div>\n

Howard Sims<\/strong>
\nOne of the leading Black architects in the USA.
\nHe directed individual and team projects in the realm of culture, institutions, residential and transportation.
\nOne of his projects includes the expansion of the University of Michigan campus in Dearborn and the historic Stroh River Place Development in Detroit.
\nSims counts major projects at airports all over the nation, including Detroit Metropolitan Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, and Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to his portfolio.<\/p>\n

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\"Harold

Harold R. Varner<\/p><\/div>\n

Harold R. Varner<\/strong>
\nVarner was Howard Sims\u2018 former partner and the CEO and chairman of the United States Solar & Wind.
\nHe was also founder of Varner & Associates, one of the leading architectural firms in the state of Michigan and the Director of the City of Detroit\u2019s Housing and Urban Redevelopment Department for several years.<\/p>\n

One of his biggest achievement is the Charles H. Wright Museum of African-American History<\/p>\n

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\n\"Tenika-Felder\"Tenika Felder <\/strong>
\nProject Manager at Enviro Design in Lanham, Maryland and owner of the Redlef Group Architects LLC.
\nHer company is currently in the process of completing designs on elevators and shafts in residential buildings in Prince George\u2019s County.<\/p>\n

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David Adjaye<\/p><\/div>\n

David Adjaye, architect -Tanzania<\/strong>
\nHead of Adjaye\/ Associates.
\nHe received his Masters in architecture in 1993 from the Royal College of Art.
\nHis work strives to create a sense of dialogue between the building and its space.
\nDavid Adjaye also gives lectures around the world and has worked for the BBC.<\/p>\n

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Melanie Boyd <\/strong>
\nsenior architect at Cleveland State University and member of the City of Cleveland Planning Commission.
\nHer main fields are the restoration and development of several historic districts in Cleveland, including the Warehouse, Mall, Playhouse Square and Prospect Avenue.<\/p>\n

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Riccardo Ferguson<\/strong>
\nPrincipal Architect at Solomon-Ferguson ( Solana Beach, California).
\nHis main fields are diverse set of markets, expressing an expertise in architect and design for commercial, residential, and retail projects.
\nFerguson arned his master\u2019s in architecture from the University of Maryland in 1984; among his projects are the design of chapels, which he has completed in Japan and Hawaii.