Most people don't know what the Negro Building was or the huge role it played in the shaping African American Culture, Atlanta, and America. It is in many ways the seed from which the Civil Rights movement flowered three quarters of century later. Its an excellent example of how space can be designed with a latent power which citizens can harness in order to advocate for their rights. Richard Dagenhart, along with Mable Wilson, Annabelle Jean-Laurent, and other's want to change that through the Negro Building Remembrance Competition.
ADC is very proud and honored to be a sponsor along with the Georgia Tech School of Architecture, The National Association of Minority Architects, and the Center for Civil and Human Rights. Richard Dagenhart explains more about the competition and the history of the Negro Building in this installment of Shoptalk.
If your interested in getting involved the competition committee is still looking for support. Oh, and submit your ideas!
Also, Sorry for the sound quality. The acoustics in the "New" architecture building are terrible, and they would not stop blowing leaves.
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