February 18, 2022

Celebrate Black History Month With The Story of Paul Revere Williams, FAIA

On Thursday, February 17, 2022, the Architects League of Northern NJ shared with their members the film Hollywood’s Architect: The Paul R. Williams Story. After the viewing, Section President Ryan Moran, AIA, moderated a discussion with the directors, Royal Kennedy Rodgers and Kathy McCampbell Vance. 

This captivating film of a remarkable architect is available for all to view HERE.

According to AIA.org, Paul Revere Williams, FAIA was an American architect based in Los Angeles, California. With a client list that reads like a who’s who of Hollywood history, Paul Revere Williams, FAIA, developed an incredible portfolio of nearly 3,000 beautiful buildings during his five-decade career that was marked with a number of broken barriers. An architect whose work carried the glamour of classic Southern California style to the rest of the world, Williams was among the first black students admitted to the Beaux-Arts Institute of Design, the first black architect to become a member of the AIA, and, later, the first black member to be inducted into the Institute’s College of Fellows. In 2017, AIA awarded Williams the Gold Medal, AIA’s highest annual honor, recognizing individuals whose work has had a lasting influence on the theory and practice of architecture.

Read more about Mr. Williams from AIA HERE.

Search Mr. Williams’ archive HERE.     

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