Remembering Phil Freelon, a visionary architect who championed diversity
Freelon has died at the age of 66. He worked tirelessly to make architecture more diverse and inclusive—and designed some of the most influential American architecture of the 21st century.

Architecture needs to be more inclusive LOL.


Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Washington, DC
Looks like an upside down Kangz Pyramid with the top chopped off.

Phil Freelon, the renowned architect behind the National Museum of African American History and Culture and many other influential projects, has died. The NorthStar Church of the Arts, the arts and spirituality space that Freelon cofounded with his wife, jazz singer Nnenna Freelon, confirmed his death in a post on Facebook. He was 66.

It’s hard to top President Obama’s tribute to Freelon’s African American history museum, which Obama delivered at the building’s opening in September, 2016. In it, the president—who also appointed Freelon to the National Commission of Fine Arts, which he served on until 2016—described watching the building rise over the course of his time in office:

National Center for Civil and Human Rights, Atlanta, Georgia

“Phil will often speak about bringing high-quality design to groups or communities that can’t normally afford high-quality design—they sort of get the leftovers,” said longtime Freelon collaborator Kenneth Luker. “I like to describe it as, we do architecture that matters. It matters that it’s there and it would matter very much if it wasn’t there.”

Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Jackson, Mississippi

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Five projects by architect Philip Freelon that champion diversity and inclusion

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