- Abele, Julian FrancisChief designer responsible for over 30 Duke University buildings and major East Coast institutional landmarks1881-1950
- Bailey, Walter T.First African American graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign's architectural engineering program1882-1941
- Bartholomew, Joseph M. Sr.Pioneering Black golf course designer in New Orleans1888-1971
- Bates, Robert CharlesFirst African American author of an architecture textbook; first Black architecture teacher at an HBCU1869-1950
- Bond, J. Max Jr.Became a partner in the major architectural firm Davis Brody Bond1935-2009
- Brent, CalvinGenerally considered the first African American architect to practice in Washington, D.C.1854-1899
- Brown, Georgia Louise HarrisConsidered the second African American woman to become a licensed architect in the United States1918-1999
- Campbell, Wendell JeromeCo-founded and served as first president of the National Organization of Minority Architects1927-2008
- Cassell, Albert IrvinDesigned buildings for Howard University, Morgan State University, and Virginia Union University1895-1969
- Cassell, Alberta JeannetteOne of the first two African American women to graduate from Cornell University in 1948; naval architectunknown
- Chase, John S.Co-founded the National Organization of Minority Architects; first African American licensed to practice architecture in Texas1925-2012
- Cooke, William WilsonFirst African American to obtain an architect's license in Indiana (1929); among the first African Americans employed in the U.S. Treasury's Office of the Supervising Architect1871-1949
- Dykes, DeWitt Sanford Sr.Designed numerous Methodist churches nationally1903-1991
- Edwards, Gaston AlonzoFirst Black licensed architect in North Carolina1875-1943
- Foster, George WashingtonAmong the first African American architects licensed by the states of New Jersey and New York1866-1923
- Fry, Louis Edwin Sr.Former chair of Howard University's architecture department; registered architect in five states1903-2000
- Gantt, Harvey BernardArchitect and urban planner; first Black student admitted to Clemson University1943-
- Garrott, James HomerSecond African American admitted to the American Institute of Architects in Los Angeles1897-1991
- Greene, Beverly LorraineFirst Black woman licensed as an architect in the United States; contributed to UNESCO headquarters design1915-1957
- Hazel, William AugustusFirst dean of architecture at Howard University (1919); a pioneering Black stained-glass artist who completed what is regarded as the first historic-preservation project by a Black architect (restoration of Frederick Douglass's Cedar Hill, 1922)1854-1929
- Lankford, John A.First professionally licensed African American architect in Virginia and Washington, D.C.1874-1946
- Love-Stanley, IvenueCo-principal of the Atlanta-based architecture firm Stanley, Love-Stanley, PCunknown
- Mackey, Howard HamiltonWorked in Howard University's architecture department for 50 years as architect, educator, and administrator1901-1987
- Madison, Robert P.First African American to graduate from the Western Reserve University (now Case Western Reserve) School of Architecture (1948), and the first to earn an architecture degree in the state of Ohio; founded Robert P. Madison International, Ohio's first Black-owned architecture firm1923-
- McAfee, Charles F.One of the first African American registered architects in Kansas (1963); FAIA and recipient of the AIA Whitney M. Young Jr. Award; founded Charles F. McAfee Architects, Engineers & Planners and pioneered modular affordable-housing manufacturing1932-
- McKissack, Calvin LunsfordCo-founded McKissack & McKissack, the oldest minority-owned architectural-engineering firm in the United States1890-1968
- McKissack, Moses IIICo-founded McKissack & McKissack, the oldest Black-owned architectural firm in America1879-1952
- Moses, William Henry Jr.Founded the architecture program at Hampton Institute (now Hampton University)1901-1991
- Moutoussamy, John W.Designed the Johnson Publishing Company headquarters, the first high-rise in Chicago designed by a Black architect1922-1995
- Persley, Louis H.First African American to register with the Georgia State Board of Registered Architectsc.1888-1932
- Pittman, William SidneyFirst African American to receive a federal architectural design contract1875-1958
- Purnell, Marshall E.The first African American president of the American Institute of Architects (elected 2006; served as 84th president, 2008); design principal and co-founder of Devrouax + Purnell Architects and Planners in Washington, D.C.; former president of the National Organization of Minority Architects (1985-1986)1950-
- Rayfield, Wallace A.Designed over 400 buildings across 20 states, including offering mail-order architectural plans nationwide1873-1941
- Robinson, HilyardDesigned the Langston Terrace Dwellings public housing project and the Tuskegee Army training base1899-1986
- Ryder, Donald P.Co-founded Bond Ryder & Associates; designed Black heritage sites1927-2021
- Sablan, PascaleFounded Beyond the Built Environment, a platform amplifying women and people of color in architecture globally1983-
- Sims, HowardFounded the architecture firm SDG Associates in Detroit1933-2016
- Sklarek, Norma MerrickFirst Black woman licensed as an architect in both New York and California; co-founded the largest woman-owned architecture firm of its era1928-2012
- Stanley, William J. IIIFirst African American graduate of the Georgia Tech School of Architecture; co-founded Stanley, Love-Stanley, PCunknown
- Tandy, Vertner WoodsonCo-founded Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity in 1906; designed landmark Harlem church and Madam C.J. Walker's estate Villa Lewaro1885-1949
- Taylor, Robert RobinsonFirst accredited Black architect in the United States; designed and constructed numerous Tuskegee Institute buildings1868-1942
- Thompson, Martha CassellOne of the first two African American women to graduate from Cornell University in 1948; chief restoration architect for the Washington National Cathedralunknown
- Washington, RobertaFounded Roberta Washington Architects, a full-service architectural design and planning firm in New York Cityunknown
- Wigington, Clarence 'Cap'First Black municipal architect in the United States1883-1967
- Williams, Paul RevereDesigned thousands of buildings including iconic Los Angeles landmarks; developed innovative drafting and design adaptations1894-1980
- Wilson, John Louis Jr.Designed the Harlem River Houses public housing project; one of the first African American architects registered in New York State1898-1989