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Buffalo NY Architecture + Advocacy Robert Traynham Coles Memoir JFK Rec Center
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A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear.
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Located in: Tonawanda, New York, United States
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Very Good
- Seller Notes
- Book Series
- NONE
- Original Language
- English
- Features
- Illustrated
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- United States
- Type
- Trade Paperback
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Edition
- First Edition
- Signed
- No
- Intended Audience
- Adults, Young Adults
- Signed By
- N/A
- Vintage
- No
- Inscribed
- No
- Personalized
- No
- Ex Libris
- No
- Personalize
- No
- Era
- 2010s
- Number of Pages
- 124
- ISBN
- 9780997874105
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Buffalo Society of Artists
ISBN-10
0997874104
ISBN-13
9780997874105
eBay Product ID (ePID)
247351152
Product Key Features
Book Title
Architecture + Advocacy
Language
English
Topic
Personal Memoirs, General, Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publication Year
2016
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Architecture, Biography & Autobiography
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
16.5 Oz
Item Length
11 in
Item Width
8.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
The illustrated memoir of noted African American architect, Robert Traynham Coles, FAIA, advocate for minorities and women., This richly-illustrated book is a success story of inspiration and hope that carried Buffalo-born Robert Traynham Coles, the African American son of a postal worker, through a 50-year career as an architect. When a high school teacher sought to discourage him, telling him there were no opportunities for Negroes in architecture, Coles became determined to prove him wrong. His native ability and perseverance propelled him through a master's degree from M.I.T. to opening his own firm in 1963 and leading to senior positions in the American Institute of Architects (AIA) and the AIA College of Fellows. Coles battled racial discrimination throughout his career, leading him to commit to "an architecture of social conscience" and making his profession "look more like the society it has to serve." His efforts won Coles numerous awards, including the AIA's Whitney M. Young, Jr. Citation for service to the profession. He was the first AIA Vice-President for Minority Affairs, a founding member of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA), and the first African American Chancellor of the AIA's College of Fellows. Coles' continual goal was to create more humane, inspiring urban spaces. His buildings ranged from small, residential structures to major, public, developments. Some, including his home, placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011, and his master's thesis, the John F. Kennedy Recreation Center in Buffalo, have been described as gems of mid-century modern architecture. Other commissions ranged from transportation complexes, to schools, to municipal administration buildings. Coles' book, written in collaboration with historian friend William Siener and based on articles about his career, personal recollections and extensive records of his firm, documents his architectural legacy. A correspondingly important purpose is to continue his campaign to inspire more young minorities and women to follow a career in architecture.
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