African American Architects

A Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945
Erscheinungsjahr 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-92959-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 568 Seiten, Format (B × H): 216 mm x 280 mm, Gewicht: 1520 g

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 and accessible, this reference is complemented by over 200 photographs and includes an appendix containing a list of buildings by geographic location and by architect.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Wilson, Dreck Spurlock

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architekten & Architekturbüros
• Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Enzyklopädien, Nachschlagewerke, Wörterbücher
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Architektur: Allgemeines
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Geisteswissenschaften Architektur Gebäudetypen

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Preface to The New Don’t Blame Mother, Acknowledgments, 1 Getting Started, 2 Such Love, Such Rage, 3 Mother-Blaming, 4 Mother–Daughter Barriers: The Perfect Mother Myths, 5 The Bad Mother Myths, 6 Feeling Safe: Going Beyond the Myths, 7 Mending the Relationship, 8 What Mothers and Daughters Have Done, 9 It Is Only a Door, Appendix A, Appendix B, Notes, Bibliography, Index, About the Author

Über Autor(innen)

Dreck Spurlock Wilson is an African-American architect and holds an M.A. in Urban Studies from the University of Chicago. Wilson has contributed to historical journals and books on African-American history, art, and architecture.