The Directory of African American Architects

Feb 13, 2012 Congratulations to Stacy Bourne (US Virgin Islands), Rainy Hamilton (Detroit), Carlton Smith (San Francisco), and Fred Powell (San Francisco) for being elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects in the Class of 2012.

Dec 5, 2011 Architect Wendell Harp of New Haven, CT., passed away Dec. 1. Please see the following article for a full description of Wendall's many accomplishments: http://www.newhavenindependent.org/index.php/archives/entry/lunch_with_wendell/id_42659

Sep 4, 2011 We have been informed of the passing in the last few years of Georgia architects David Augustus Swan and Michael A. Few. We appreciate this new information and are saddened to hear of the loss of two African American Architects.

Jul 20, 2011 LSU School of Architecture Professor Julian T. White passes away Julian White died Tuesday after a long battle with cancer. He joined the LSU faculty as a professor of architecture in 1971, breaking the color barrier on campus. After 33 years of service, he retired in 2003. His architectural footprint can be found on schools and churches across the country. Funeral services will be held Saturday at noon at the First Union Historic Baptist Church, 601 Lee Street, Alexandria, LA., where he was born, raised and also operated W.A. White Funeral Home. A memorial service will be held at a later date at University Baptist Church in Baton Rouge. In lieu of flowers the family asks that donations be made to the Julian T. White Memorial Scholarship fund. Checks should be made payable to the LSU Foundation (memo line Julian T. White Memorial Scholarship) and sent to the LSU Foundation, c/o Michael D. Robinson, College of Art & Design, 102 Design Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70803. Donations may also be made to the American Cancer Society.

Aug 22, 2009 See this comprehensive image gallery of many of the African American Architects who have been movers and shakers in the profession over the past (at least) thirty years: http://archrecord.construction.com/community/diversity/0905/breakthroughs/slide_1.asp

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.”