TY - BOOK ID - 78138446 TI - African-American architects PY - 2004 SN - 1135956294 1280157631 0203493125 9780203493120 9780415929592 0415929598 9781135002329 1135002320 0415929598 9781135956295 9781135956240 1135956243 9781135956288 1135956286 PB - New York Routledge DB - UniCat KW - African American architects KW - Afro-American architects KW - Architects, African American KW - Architects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:78138446 AB - African-American architects have been designing and building houses and public buildings since 1865. Although many of these structures survive today, the architects themselves are virtually unknown. This unique reference work brings their lives and work to light for the first time. Written by 100 experts ranging from architectural historians to archivists, this book contains 160 biographical, A-Z entries on African-American architects from the era of Emancipation to the end of World War II. Articles provide biographical facts about each architect, and commentary on his or her work. Practical a ER -