Robert T. Coles: Architecture + Advocacy (Alumni Books Podcast), 2017

Robert Traynham Coles MArch '55 discusses his book, Architecture and Advocacy (Buffalo Arts Publishing, 2016). The memoir traces Coles's journey to becoming one of Buffalo's most prominent architects and reflects on the continued dearth of African Americans in the field of architecture today.

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Timeline: 2010s

School: School of Architecture and Planning

Department: Architecture

Career: CommunityGovernment & Law

Object: Audio

Collection: Activism, Critical Mass 1955-1968, Rising Voices 1995-Present

External Link: https://alum-mit-edu.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/slice/alum-books-podcast-architecture-and-advocacy

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