ARCH_IVE
IS AN ANTI-RACIST GUIDE TO ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
| Name | Years | Location |
|---|---|---|
| Georgia Louise Harris Brown | 1918-1999 | USA |
| Beverly Loraine Greene | 1915-1957 | USA |
| Norma Merrick Sklarek | 1926-2012 | USA |
| Minnette de SIlva | 1918-1998 | Ceylon / Sri Lanka |
| Paul R. Williams | 1894-1980 | USA |
| John Warren Moutoussamy | 1922-1995 | USA |
| Walter T. Bailey | 1882-1941 | USA |
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IS AN ANTI-RACIST GUIDE TO ARCHITECTURAL HISTORY
ARCH_IVE is a digital repository centered around the work of BIPOC architects.We must reject the predominantly Western, White, Male-centric curricula of Architectural education.To be truly anti-racist, we must acknowledge, study, and discuss the work of BIPOC designers and thinkers who have been overlooked by the discipline.Consider this your new and improved syllabus!
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Georgia Louise Harris Brown
1918-1999, USA
BIO
Georgia Louise Harris Brown (1918–1999), a pioneering African American architect practicing in Chicago and Brazil from the 1940s to the 1990s, is recognized as the second African American woman licensed as an architect in the United States. She forged an impressive career in industrial architecture in Brazil, where she may have immigrated in the hope of escaping racial prejudice, though she was rarely credited as the designer in publications about these works. (Generally, it was the engineering firms that received the credit.)
1. https://pioneeringwomen.bwaf.org/norma-merrick-sklarek
RESOURCES
| Projects |
|---|
| The Promontory Apartments, Chicago, Mies van der Rohe, 1946–49, structural calculations |
| 860 Lake Shore Drive, Chicago, Mies van der Rohe, 1948–51, structural calculations |
| Lunt Lake Apartments, Chicago, Holsman, Holsman, Elekamp and Taylor Architects, 1949–51, structural calculations |
| Prairie Court Apartments, Chicago, Keck and Keck, Architects, ca. 1950–51, structural calculations |
Beverly Loraine Greene
1915-1957, USA
BIO
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RESOURCES
| Books & Articles |
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| Beverly Loraine Green & Stuy Town, New York |
| Buildings & Projects |
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| UNESCO Building, Paris |
Norma Merrick Sklarek
1926-2012, USA
BIO
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RESOURCES
| Books & Articles |
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| Pioneering Women |
| PIN UP: Remembering Norma Merrick Sklarek |
| Bob Somol, Green Dots 101 (re: the Pacific Palisades Center) |
| Obituary |
| Major Buildings |
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| California Mart, Los Angeles, 1963, Gruen Associates |
| Fox Plaza, San Francisco, 1966, Gruen |
| Park Center Commercial Complex, San Jose, Calif., 1970–85, Gruen |
| San Bernardino City Hall, San Bernardino, Calif., 1972–73, Gruen |
| Commons-Courthouse Center, Columbus, Ind., 1973, Gruen |
| The United States Embassy, Tokyo, Japan, 1976, Gruen |
| Pacific Design Center, Los Angeles, 1978, Gruen |
| Terminal One at the Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, 1984, Welton Becket Associates |
| Mall of America, Minneapolis, Minn., 1992, Jerde Partnership |
Minnette de Silva
1918-1998, Ceylon/Sri Lanka
BIO
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RESOURCES
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Paul R. Williams
1894-1980, USA
BIO
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RESOURCES
| Books & Articles |
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| Architect Magazine Profile on Paul R. Williams |
| Projects |
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John Warren Moutoussamy
1922-1995, USA
BIO
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RESOURCES
| Books & Articles |
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| Ebony Magazine Offices |
| Projects |
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| Johnson Building |
Walter T. Bailey
1882-1941, USA
BIO
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