Robinson, Hilyard
1899-1986 · Contribution: 1936-1941
Architect
Designed the Langston Terrace Dwellings public housing project and the Tuskegee Army training base
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Quick facts
- Born
- 1899
- Active since
- 1936
- Category
- Architecture & Design
- Best known for
- Langston Terrace DwellingsDesigned Tuskegee Airmen's baseModernist public housing
Impact on the world
Robinson reimagined public housing as dignified, humane modern architecture, and built the airfield where the nation's first Black military pilots trained.
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