Designer Paul Wellington, based in Milwaukee, United States, is the author of Black Built: History and Architecture in the Black Community, a book that documents more than 40 works of architecture ...

Fewer than a quarter of the nearly 120,000 licensed architects in the United States are women ... professions help shape what is built in this country, and architecture is not the only one ...

Black designers account for only two percent of the total population of licensed architects working in the United States ... April 1 at the Center for Architecture, was put together by NYCOBA ...

It’s no secret that much of this country was built on the backs ... slaves worked with free Black and white laborers on the construction of the United States Capitol building.

“Their contributions helped shape the modern architecture movement in the U.S., fueling innovation and experimentation, while also pushing the limits on how individuals live within their built ...

“Hair salons are often places of collectivity and connection—which is another way for us to rethink how we create architecture ... in the United States, we’ve seen Black neighborhoods ...