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ORCID
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6781-2332
Access Type
Campus-Only Access for Five (5) Years
Document Type
thesis
Degree Program
Architecture
Degree Type
Master of Architecture (M.Arch.)
Year Degree Awarded
2022
Month Degree Awarded
May
Abstract
Because African American architecture has not been recognized as culturally significant within academia, this thesis is an attempt to expand the architectural discourse. I will do this by answering the question: what is black architecture? To answer this question, we will examine the history of six houses specific to African American architecture: the barrack, the slave cabin, the shotgun house, public housing, the black suburban house, and the gentrified house. I will discuss the repercussions of each style, societal goals in establishing each style, and the policies or laws passed that instigated their creations. Importantly, I will explore how these styles are connected and how each style changed overtime. This historical narrative is not written to produce a survey report on the history of black architecture, but to be a basis to propose a design solution that could be implemented on Wells Avenue in Memphis, TN.
DOI
https://doi.org/10.7275/28875616
First Advisor
Ann Marshall
Second Advisor
Jordan Kanter
Recommended Citation
Osayamen, Esosa, "Reimagining Black Architecture" (2022). Masters Theses. 1212.
https://doi.org/10.7275/28875616
https://scholarworks.umass.edu/masters_theses_2/1212