The project set a standard for low-income housing,through its low-structure,community rooms,spacious plazas and apartments designed for privacy and confort.He was one of the architects of the Harlem River Houses at 151st Street and the Harlem River Drive.Now designated a landmark,the Harlem River Houses,which were finished in 1937,were the first federally financed housing project.
Among his other designs were the Morris apartments,a housing project for the elderly,and the Throgs Neck Public Library.Mississippi Native.
In the mid-1950's,John was a founder and president of the Council for Advancement of Negroes Architecture,which later merged with the American Institute of Architects.From 1967-1970,John was chairman of the institutes's equal opportunities committee and helped raised money for a scholarship to help minority group members study architecture.Born in Meridian Mississippi John graduated from what is now Dillard University and from the Columbia School of Architecture.He worked for the New York City Department of Parks until 1960 and also maintained a private practice.
John was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.In 1980,he was honored by the New York Coalition of Black Architects for his works.In 1984 he receive the A.I.A.'s Whitney M.Young Jr. citation. He was a trustee of the Emanuel Pieterson Historiical Society,an educational organization.
He is survived by a daughter,Judith W.Rogers of Washington,chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of appeals,and two sisters,Deliah Gulley of Ashdown Arkansas,& Emma Strother of Philadelphia.
Among his other designs were the Morris apartments,a housing project for the elderly,and the Throgs Neck Public Library.Mississippi Native.
In the mid-1950's,John was a founder and president of the Council for Advancement of Negroes Architecture,which later merged with the American Institute of Architects.From 1967-1970,John was chairman of the institutes's equal opportunities committee and helped raised money for a scholarship to help minority group members study architecture.Born in Meridian Mississippi John graduated from what is now Dillard University and from the Columbia School of Architecture.He worked for the New York City Department of Parks until 1960 and also maintained a private practice.
John was a fellow of the American Institute of Architects.In 1980,he was honored by the New York Coalition of Black Architects for his works.In 1984 he receive the A.I.A.'s Whitney M.Young Jr. citation. He was a trustee of the Emanuel Pieterson Historiical Society,an educational organization.
He is survived by a daughter,Judith W.Rogers of Washington,chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of appeals,and two sisters,Deliah Gulley of Ashdown Arkansas,& Emma Strother of Philadelphia.
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