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Diversity in the NYSID Book Collection: Black and African American Designs & Designers

Black and African American Designs and Designers

 

Adjaye: Works 1995-2007; Houses, Pavilions, Installations, Buildings

by: David Adjaye

Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America

by: Sean Anderson, editor, and Mabel Wilson, editor

*This book is based on a MOMA exhibit of the same name*

 

The New Bohemians: Cool & Collected Homes

by: Justina Blakeney

 

The New Bohemians Handbook: Come Home to Good Vibes

by: Justina Blakeney

 

Furnishing Forward

by: Sheila Bridges

 

The New Traditional: Reinvent, Balance, Define Your Home

by: Darryl Carter

Hip-Hop Architecture

by: Sekou Cooke 

Foreword by: Eric Dyson 

 

Urban Diaries

by: Walter Hood

 

Black Landscapes Matter

by: Walter Hood and Grace Mitchell Tada

 

Paul R. Williams, architect: a legacy of style

by: Karen E Hudson

*Paul R. Williams was the first African American member and Fellow of the American Institute of Architects*

 

Swahili Chic: The Feng Shui of Africa

by: Bibi Jordan 

 

Contemporary Design Africa

by: Tapiwa Matsinde

Harlem Style: Designing for the New Urban Aesthetic

by: Roderick N. Shade and Jorge S. Arango

Book Blurb: "“It was there [Harlem], in the historic and still reigning capital of African America, where a powerful, post World War I black identity combined with the influences of European Modernist movements to change, irrevocably, the way people approach the design of their interiors.”

Black Built: History and Architecture in the Black Community: Wellington,  Paul A: 9781732965102: Amazon.com: Books

Black Built: History and Architecture in the Black Community

by: Paul Wellington

Book Blurb: "Though architecture is often not associated with Black Culture, it is an integral aspect in defining a community and requires careful consideration of design, context. and resident relationships."

 

Paul R. Williams : a Collection of House Plans.

by: Paul R. Williams

Julian Abele: Architect and the Beaux Arts

by: Dreck Spurlock Wilson 

Mid-Century Modernism and the American Body: Race, Gender, and the Politics of Power in Design

by: Kristina Wilson

Book Blurb: "Mid-Century modernism and the American Body is the first investigation of how race and gender shaped the presentation and marketing of Modernist decor in postwar America. Examining advice manuals, magazine advertisements, furniture, art, and more, author Kristina Wilson offers a powerful look at how codes, race, gender, and identity, influenced - and were influenced by- Modern design and shaped its presentation to consumers."