Melvin L. Mitchell has been in practice in Washington, DC for 45 years, a past president, DC Board of Architecture, former director, the Institute (now school) of Architecture & Planning at Morgan State, and former full-time faculty member at Howard and University of the District of Columbia.
His first book, The Crisis of the African American Architect: Conflicting Cultures of (Black) Power and Architecture, 2nd Edition was published in 2002.
His architecture degrees are from Howard University and the Harvard Graduate School of Design.
Black MD’s, Lawyers…and Architects; Part 2, Thu, Sep 23 '21
Black America’s need over the next several generations is for an “apostate architect” wing [to complement the budding generalist design and theory architect wings]. The apostate wing must be capable of and motivated to play a vital role in the business of wealth creation-centered community ...
Black MD’s, Lawyers…and Architects; Part 1, Fri, Nov 20 '20
In the eyes and minds of Black America the two professions of medicine and law sit at the apex of respect, envy, and essentiality – as well they should. In my book, African American Architects: Embracing Culture and Building Urban Communities, 2020 (and several published summarizing articles) I ...
Build Something Big! One Million New Affordable Housing Units, 2020-2030, Fri, Sep 4 '20
The USA has an ever-growing affordable housing problem. For Black Americans, however, this problem has been a chronic condition that desperately requires a solution. As DC-based architect and author Melvin L. Mitchell discusses in this op-ed, the work needed to fix this must involve Black ...
