Bond, J. Max Jr.
1935-2009 · Contribution: 1990-1996
Architect
Became a partner in the major architectural firm Davis Brody Bond
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1935
- Active since
- 1990
- Category
- Architecture & Design
- Best known for
- Partner, Davis Brody BondInstitutional & memorial designBond Ryder & Associates
Impact on the world
Bond brought a civil-rights consciousness to major American institutional and memorial architecture, shaping how the nation builds spaces of memory and culture.
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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