Related resources
List of programs and resources related to African-Americans in architecture
– listing maintained as a public service to promote an awareness of African American architects and where they are located.
Type | Year Started | Program | Contact person |
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Organization | 1968 | National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) | Executive Director |
Archive | 1985 | International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA) – to document the history of women’s contributions to the built environment | Archivist |
Book, Website | 1991 | The Directory of African American Architects managed by NOMA as of 2020 |
Founders – Dennis Mann, Brad Grant |
Print and Traveling Media Exhibit |
2017 | Say It Loud | Pascale Sablan |
Print and Media Exhibit | 2017 | Now What?! | Architexx |
International Organization – based in London |
2019 | Black Females In Architecture (BFA) – network and enterprise founded to increase the visibility of black and black mixed heritage females within architectural industry and other built environment fields. |
Executive Team |
International Organization – based in Australia | 2015 | Parlour – research-based advocacy organisation working to improve gender equity in architecture and the built environment professions. |
Board |
International Organization – based in London | 2019 | XXAOCC – a crowdsourced, online database to record the work of female architects of colour. |
Sarah Akigbogun |
Organization | 2020 | Neighborhood Architects – provides access to architects, designers and engineers of color in your local communities. – raises funds to support students |
Teri Watson |
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