AFRICAN AMERICAN ARCHITECTURE
EMERGENCE OF
PIONEER AFRICAN AMERICAN ARCHITECTS
Robert Robinson Taylor was born in 1868 in Wilmington, North Carolina, where his father, who was a carpenter and his mother were former slaves. Taylor furthered his architectual education at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and later became the first African American graduate on 1892. After graduation, Taylor was approached by Booker T. Washington to become the campus architect, planner, and construction supersivor.
JULIAN ABELE
Born in Los Angeles, CA into a foster family, Williams learned at an early age the importance of eduacation. After completing his education in school and gaining some professional experience in his field, Williams became a licensed architect and his practice in Southern California. In 1923, he became the first African American of the American Institute of Architects and later opened up his own firm.
​ROBERT ROBINSON TAYLOR
Julian Abele was born in Philadelphia, PA. and was the first African American gradaute at the program at the University of Pennsylvania. Abele was most known for his work at Duke University, a university which at the time did not accept African American students. Abele was resposible for designing the Duke Chapel and various momental complexes around the university.
​PAUL REVERE WILLIAMS
ALBERT IRVING CASSELL
Albert Irving Cassell born in Towson, Maryland, where he was born to a father, who was a coal truck driver and mother, who washed laundry. At a young age, Cassell learned the importance of hard work and before completing his education, he served in the United States Army during World War I. After his stint with the US Army, he returned to architectural school and earned his bachelor degree at Cornell University. Soon after school, Cassell joined the staff at Howard University and during that he designed multiple buildings on campus.
