The Directory of African American Architects

Jul 16, 2018 An interesting statistic: Since 1/1/18 we have added 37 newly licensed this year plus 28 who were licensed before 2018. This means there are more people out there who we've not listed yet as we don't know about them. Check the Directory if you know of someone not listed.You are our best source. Thank you, Brad and Dennis

Mar 11, 2018 With heavy hearts, AIA New York learned that Percy Griffin, AIA, passed away in August (2017). He was 84. Mr. Griffin was the owner of his own firm and was also a professor at NYIT. Prior to starting his own practice, he also worked in the office of Philip Johnson. Jack Travis wrote of him, ".... he was a giant of a man who seemed to be so approachable. Percy Griffin greatly supported and mentored young architects. He taught devoted students at NYIT until the very end".

Feb 24, 2018 Prof. Brad Grant and I would like to congratulate the 2018 FAIA inductees; Dina A. Griffin (Chicago); Melody L. Harclerode (Atlanta); Zena K. Howard (NC Research Triangle); and Ronnie W. McGhee (Washington DC).

May 10, 2017 The first licensed women architects were Louise Harris Brown(IL), Beverly L. Green (IL), NormanSklarek (NY), Henrietta V. Harney (IL), Roberta Washington (NY), Sharon E. Sutton (NY), Marilynn Stanley (NY), Donna DeJongh (Vir. Isl.) and Marcia Roberts (OH).

Jan 21, 2007 We are proud to announce that THE DIRECTORY OF AFRICAN AMERICAN ARCHITECTS has received a 2007 AIA Award for Collaborative Achievement. The Directory of African American Architects, established in 1991 by two faculty, Professor Bradford Grant, chair of Architecture at Hampton University, and Dennis Mann, Professor of Architecture at the University of Cincinnati, have garnered an Institute Honor for Collaborative Achievement for its success in advancing “the visibility, representation, and contributions of African-American architects,” in the words of its founding collaborators. The directory lists more than 1,500 African-American architects who practice in the private and public sectors, teach in higher education, or work outside the profession and still maintain licensure. The listing, with its series of highlight studies, continues to expand and now includes a Web site [http://blackarch.uc.edu] and a comparable listing of landscape architects. Noting the directory’s immediate usefulness, J. Max Bond Jr., FAIA, writes in support of the nomination: “The Directory’s existence helped give a presence to African-American architects. It helped people contact each other and thus helped to reinforce the creation of a community of Architects.”