From the Ground Up: Black Architects and Designers
February 4 through April 30, 2023
Partners
Venue
Museum of History & Industry
860 Terry Avenue North, South Lake Union, Seattle
From the Ground Up: Black Architects and Designers celebrates the enduring innovation and impact of Black architects across the United States. This traveling exhibit highlights individual architects and designers from the late 1800s to today who have broken barriers formed by racism and have created spaces and places that support communities and culture with projects ranging from public housing, to places of worship, museums and universities. Visitors will recognize iconic landmarks from across the country and experience stories of people who paved the way for future generations.
Visitors will also learn about historic and contemporary Black architects and designers from the Seattle-area who have had a local impact, such as Benjamin F. McAdoo Jr., the first Black architect registered in Washington.
Black architects continue to bring their designs to life as a creative response to ever-changing needs, and as a testimonial to a rich heritage. In this exhibit, learn about past and present influential Black architects, hear from Black leaders in the architecture and design fields in video interviews, and engage with tactile interactives. From the Ground Up: Black Architects and Designers encourages guests to discover how Black architects and designers respond to the ever-changing needs of humanity and not only make changes to their communities but the world.
Other architects highlighted in this exhibit include:
Georgia Louise H. Brown: First Black woman to earn a Bachelor of Science in architecture engineering by Kansas University and second to become a licensed architect in the U.S.
Philip G. Freelon: Founder of The Freelon Group and the first African American architect to join the U.S Commission of Fine Arts.
Roberta Washington: Founder/principal of Roberta Washington Architects and responsible for designing new and modernized public schools, housing projects, health care facilities and office buildings.
Upcoming Dates
- Sat, Mar 25, 2023 All Day
- Sun, Mar 26, 2023 All Day
- Mon, Mar 27, 2023 All Day
- Tue, Mar 28, 2023 All Day
- Wed, Mar 29, 2023 All Day
- Thu, Mar 30, 2023 All Day
- Fri, Mar 31, 2023 All Day
- Sat, Apr 1, 2023 All Day
- Sun, Apr 2, 2023 All Day
- Mon, Apr 3, 2023 All Day
- Tue, Apr 4, 2023 All Day
- Wed, Apr 5, 2023 All Day
- Thu, Apr 6, 2023 All Day
- Fri, Apr 7, 2023 All Day
- Sat, Apr 8, 2023 All Day
- Sun, Apr 9, 2023 All Day
- Mon, Apr 10, 2023 All Day
- Tue, Apr 11, 2023 All Day
- Wed, Apr 12, 2023 All Day
- Thu, Apr 13, 2023 All Day
- Fri, Apr 14, 2023 All Day
- Sat, Apr 15, 2023 All Day
- Sun, Apr 16, 2023 All Day
- Mon, Apr 17, 2023 All Day
- Tue, Apr 18, 2023 All Day
- Wed, Apr 19, 2023 All Day
- Thu, Apr 20, 2023 All Day
- Fri, Apr 21, 2023 All Day
- Sat, Apr 22, 2023 All Day
- Sun, Apr 23, 2023 All Day
