The Directory of African American Architects

May 1, 2009 Mr. Irvin William Fuller, Jr., AIA, an architect in Los Angeles, passed away April 25, 2009. He was born in Berwick, Louisiana in 1927 and was a graduate of Tuskegee. His architectural career spanned over fifty years including service as a commissioner for the California State Board of Architects.

Apr 3, 2009 Our congratulations to James Washington, an architect in New Orleans and former President of NOMA, who will be elevated to Fellowship in the American Institute of Architects at their annual convention in San Francisco in May.

Mar 17, 2009 We were sorry to hear that Kenneth Owens, FAIA, passed away on March 7, 2009. Ken was one of the pioneers among Black architects in the South. He will be sorely missed by his family, friends, and colleagues. More information can be found at http://blog.al.com/spotnews/2009/03/birmingham_architect_ken_owens.html

Feb 19, 2009 We were very saddened to hear of the passing of architect J. Max Bond, Jr., FAIA, a partner in the New York firm Davis Brody Bond Aedas. Mr. Bond was a superb educator, a talented architect, a gentleman, and a man of the highest integrity. We remember Max as always willing to support our work, as being never too busy to answer an Email or write a letter of recommendation for a project that Brad and I were pursuing for this web site, or being a mentor for minorities entering the profession. Our sympathies go to his family. He will be missed. For more information see:http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/19/arts/design/19bond.html?_r=1

Nov 13, 2008 Architect William E. Brazley, FAIA, passed away Saturday November 8, 2008. While very accomplished as an architect, businessman, and community leader, perhaps he will be best remembered as a mentor to young architects. Those for whom he was a role model will remember his firm as the their first job in architecture and Mr. Brazley as their teacher. His obituary can be found at http://www.suntimes.com/news/obituaries/1274208,CST-NWS-XBRAZ12.article.

Sep 16, 2008 Mr. Joseph W. Robinson, Sr., FAIA, founder of J. W. Robinson & Associates in Atlanta passed away on September 14, 2008. We were sorry to learn of his loss to his family, his many fiends and colleagues, and the community of Atlanta.

Jul 31, 2008 We are sorry to learn that Atlanta Architect, Ollis Townes, Jr. passed away July 24th. The services will be held on Friday, August 1, 2008 at Cascade United Methodist Church at 11am. The Wake will be held on Thursday, July 31, 2008 at Watkins Funeral Home. Our condolences to his family.

Jul 14, 2008 We were very saddened to learn of the passing of Wendell Campbell, FAIA and one on the founders of NOMA. Our deepest condolences to his wife, June, and daughter Susan. I met Mr. Campbell at my first NOMA meeting in Atlanta in the early 1990s. As a "white guy" working with my friend and colleague Brad Grant, Mr. Campbell treated me as a new friend and was always willing to help me in my work. I especially remember having dinner with him at the NOMA conference in Miami. When the check came I reached for my wallet to pay my share and he would have nothing of it. Mr. Campbell was a gentleman and like his good friend, Harold Williams, he was a modest person who respected everyone. I wish there were more Wendell Campbells in the world.

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.”