Mackey, Howard Hamilton
1901-1987 · Contribution: 1930s-1980s
Worked in Howard University's architecture department for 50 years as architect, educator, and administrator
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Impact on the world
Dedicated five decades of his career to Howard University's architecture department, shaping generations of Black architecture students as an educator, academic administrator, and practicing architect, while also working as a painter.
Life & background
An architect, educator, academic administrator, and painter, Mackey worked at Howard University's architecture department for 50 years, leaving a multi-generational impact on the training of Black architects through his teaching and administrative leadership.
Sources
- Wilson, *African American Architects* (2004)
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