Since the publication of the first Directory of African American Architects in 1991, we have continued to update our original data. We maintain a broad network of contacts with African American architects nationwide and with the organizations that represent them. The revised directory includes newly licensed architects and architects not included in the first directory; it has removed architects who have passed away since the first directory was issued; it has eliminated errors discovered in the first directory; it includes new and changed addresses and additional information. In addition, in the spring of 1995 we conducted a new survey which addressed the professional status of the African American architect. The results of this survey, entitled "The Professional Status of the African American Architect," will be reported elsewhere and will be published by the Center for the Study of Practice.
In the revised directory, we have confirmed that all architects listed are licensed in one or more states. We confirmed licensure through state registration rosters. We obtained addresses through direct contact with the architect; by survey or by consulting state registration rosters.
The AIA Minority Resources Committee supplied additional names. We received and reviewed membership rosters from the Robert Taylor Society of Black Architects in Boston; the Directory of African American Design firms, compiled annually by the San Francisco Redevelopment Authority; Colorado Blacks in Architecture; the New York Coalition of Black Architects (NYCOBA); Bay Area Black Architect (BABA); African American Architects of Detroit; National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) chapter lists (Philadelphia, North Carolina and Los Angeles) as well as NOMA's national roster; lists of architecture alumni from a number of schools; and numerous private lists from architects and architectural educators around the country. These resources permitted us to cross check our data.
The present roster represents the most current addresses, places of employment, and telephone numbers that we could find. In some cases, we list a place of residence, in others a place of employment. Our roster lists only one state of registration, usually the state in which the architect resides and practices.
The second edition of this directory does not represent 100 percent of the African Americans licensed to practice architecture in the USA and its territories, although it lists a significant majority. Any roster such as this is in a constant state of change. People change careers, relocate, retire, or pass away; others become newly licensed. In respect of such changes we have set out to publish a roster every three years, supplemented by occasional addenda, which we will send to our subscribers.
To those African American architects who have fallen outside of our broad network and have not been listed in this directory, we apologize. Let us hear from you. We will include you in the third edition.
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The Directories of Diverse Architects and Designers is the child of the Directory of African-American Architects, and is a project of NOMA, the National Organization of Minority Architects. The DDAD's goal is to catalog, educate and enlighten.
