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Roberta Washington FAIA, NOMA, is an American architect. She founded the firm Roberta Washington Architects in 1983,[1] which, at the time, was one of very few architecture firms in the United States led by an African-American woman.[2] She was a Commissioner of the New York City Landmarks Preservation Commission from 2007 to 2015.[3][4] She is a past President of the National Organization of Minority Architects (1997)[5] and is a Director and Treasurer of the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA) Foundation.[6] She has been a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects since 2006.[7]
Roberta Washington | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Howard University Columbia University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Practice | Roberta Washington Architects |
Washington received her Bachelor of Architecture degree in 1970 from Howard University.[8][9][10][11] She completed a Master of Architecture degree at Columbia University in 1971.[12] She received a full scholarship from Columbia University along with 25 other African-American students as a response to its campus riots in 1968.[13] After earning her master's degree, she spent four years working on hospital and housing projects in Mozambique.[14]
During her education, she was active in organizations including the Women's Caucus at the American Institute of Architects and Alliance of Women in Architecture.[15] Forming bonds with fellow architects helped inspire Washington to work to ensure legacies of Blacks and women aren't lost. She has been researching and writing about architects Beverly Loraine Green[16] and Georgia Louise Harris Brown since 1997.[17]
Washington was elected to the board of directors of the Society of Architectural Historians in 2021.[18] She is a member of the Board of Directors of Save Harlem Now.[19] She served on Community Board 10 in Central Harlem where she was chair of the Housing Committee and co-chair of the Land Use Committee.[20]
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