Robinson, Hilyard
1899-1986 · Contribution: 1936-1941
Designed the Langston Terrace Dwellings public housing project and the Tuskegee Army training base
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Impact on the world
Designed the Langston Terrace Dwellings, a celebrated 1936 public housing project, and designed the Army training base used by the Tuskegee Airmen during World War II.
Life & background
An architect best known for designing the Langston Terrace Dwellings, a notable public housing project completed in 1936, Robinson also designed the Army training base at Tuskegee, Alabama, the facility where the celebrated Tuskegee Airmen received their flight training during World War II.
Sources
- Wilson, *African American Architects* (2004); The Cultural Landscape Foundation (TCLF); Columbia University GSAPP; National Register of Historic Places (Langston Terrace Dwellings, NPS)
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