Written by Shiny Varghese |Updated: April 8, 2019 8:04:32 am
A UN exhibition on the works of architects of African descent presented ideas of equitable spaces and overcoming biases
An exhibition titled “Remember Slavery: Say It Loud” that was recently held in the Capital marked the annual International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which is observed on March 25.
On June 25, 1968, black activist Whitney M Young Jr made a speech at the American Institute of Architects (AIA) Convention, where, to a large audience of mainly white professionals, he exhorted: “You are not a profession that has distinguished itself by your social and civic contributions to the cause of civil rights… you are distinguished by your thunderous silence and your complete irrelevance.” The year witnessed political tumult in the US. Martin Luther King Jr was assassinated, there were protests all across the country against the Vietnam War, and architecture students all the way from New York to Paris were calling for a change in the design curricula. On the strength of all this was born the National Organisation of Minority Architects (NOMA), headquartered in Washington DC. Twelve African-American architects from across the US met during the AIA National Convention in Detroit in 1971, and saw the need for an organisation that would develop and advance the needs of minority architects.
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