Tag Archives: Robert R. Taylor

Robert R. Taylor in the news

Posted ago by akhaminwa

A foundation for building How MIT’s first African-American graduate, Robert Taylor, became a prominent architect and brought the MIT philosophy across regional and racial barriers. Peter Dizikes, MIT News Office Read More: http://web.mit.edu/newsoffice/2011/timeline-taylor-0202.html PIONEERING BLACK ARCHITECTS IN NORTH CAROLINA Today …

Biography: Who Was Robert Robinson Taylor?

Posted ago by tanu

Robert R. Taylor from MIT to Tuskegee:  A Black Architect’s Journey Robert Robinson Taylor (1868-1942), the first academically trained African-American architect, entered the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1888 and graduated in 1892.  Booker T. Washington, searching for professionally educated faculty …