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Paul Revere Williams: Architect To The Stars

February 18, 2021
Written by Jickie Torres

When Paul Revere Williams was a high school student in Los Angeles, California, in the 1910s, his teacher discouraged him from considering a career in architecture because as the teacher…

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Architecture + Renovation
Designers + Craftsmen

Norma Sklarek: An Unprecedented Black Female Architect

February 18, 2021
Written by Dana Mauer

Norma Sklarek had become the first licensed African American female architect in New York and California, passing the exam on her first try.

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Architecture + Renovation
Designers + Craftsmen

Georgia Louise Harris Brown: An Intrepid Architect

February 7, 2021
Written by Jolene Nolte

Born 1918 in Topeka, Kansas, Georgia Louise Harris Brown would grow up to become only the second female African American architect. (Curious who was the first? Read about Beverly…

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