{"product_id":"julian-abele","title":"Julian Abele, Architect and The Beaux Arts","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eEdited by Dreck Spurlock Wilson\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eJulian Abele, Architect and the Beaux Arts\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the life of one of the first \u003ci\u003ebeaux arts\u003c\/i\u003e trained African American architects. Overcoming racial segregation at the beginning of the twentieth century, Abele received his architecture degree from the University of Pennsylvania in 1902.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eWilson traces Abele’s progress as he went on to become the most formally educated architect in America at that time. Abele later contributed to the architectural history of America by designing over 200 buildings throughout his career including the Widener Memorial Library (1913) at Harvard University and the Free Library of Philadelphia (1917).\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!-- [if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--\u003e\u003cbr style=\"mso-special-character: line-break;\"\u003e\u003c!--[endif]--\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eArchitectural history is a valuable resource for those studying architecture. As such this book is beneficial for academics and students of architecture and architectural historians with a particular interest in minority discussions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eProduct Details: \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003eISBN 9780367662219\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e240 Pages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003ePublished September 30, 2020 by Routledge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cu\u003eAbout Dreck Spurlock Wilson: \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDreck Spurlock Wilson, ASLA, NOMA is a graduate of Iowa State University and the University of Chicago. He was formerly an Associate Professor of Architectural History at Howard University and Lecturer in Landscape Architecture at Morgan State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDreck is a licensed landscape architect and principal of Landscape Consortium, Ltd. in Washington, D.C. with design credit for the restoration of FLO’s Jackson Park in Chicago, public R.O.W. Baltimore Inner Harbor, Carter G. Woodson Plaza, Washington, D.C., Wafa Wa Amal Hospital, Cairo, Egypt and King Faisal Military Cantonment, Khamyis Mushayat, Saudi Arabia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-bottom: 0in;\" class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eDreck is the editor and contributing author of the \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBiographical Dictionary of African American Architects, 1865–1945\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e, written by 100 experts ranging from architectural historians to archivists. This book contains 160 biographical, A-Z entries on African-American architects, landscape architects and civil engineers from Emancipation to the end of World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Group, LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44568262705197,"sku":"9780367662219","price":62.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1160\/7368\/files\/Julian-Abele-Beaux-Arts.jpg?v=1769539078","url":"https:\/\/designshop.aia.org\/products\/julian-abele","provider":"AIA Design Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}