Ronald E. Frazier
Ronald E. Frazier I is businessman and retired architect based in Miami, Florida. He collaborated on plans for Miami's Heritage Trail under a highway.[1] He is Chairman and CEO of BAC Funding Corporation. He was the second black registered architect in Florida. He incorporated symbolism from Adinkra and Kente cloth designs into his architecture.[2] He served as president of the Miami-Dade Chamber of Commerce.[3] He was an associate professor of architecture at the University of Miami.[4]
Life
Frazier was born in Houston, Texas. He graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from Howard University and received a Masters in Urban Design and Planning from Catholic University of America. He was as an assistant professor of architecture and planning at Howard University and the University of Miami.[5]
The film The Intention of Design - Building a Legacy was made about his work designing the MLK Office Plaza.[6]
Works
- Historic Overtown Folklife Village in Overtown (Miami), masterplan[7][8]
- Enoch D. Davis Center (1981) in St. Petersburg, Florida (named for Enoch Davis
- Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Office Plaza (MLK Office Plaza)
References
- ^ Writer, Samantha Morell Miami Times Staff (May 17, 2022). "Black architects feel pushed out of Underdeck planning". The Miami Times.
- ^ "The 2024 Black Achievers Awards Recognizes Local Leaders for their Remarkable Contributions to South Florida • JM Family".
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/1983/01/16/us/economic-trouble-of-miami-s-blacks-is-major-issue-facing-prospering-city.html
- ^ https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/c/c9/Miami_Dade_County_Public_Library_Design_Competition%2C_1974.pdf
- ^ "Ronald E. Frazier Appointed to the Transportation Surtax Oversight Board".
- ^ "The Beautiful Works — The Intention of Design". The Beautiful Works.
- ^ "FRAZIER COMMITTED TO LEADING HIS RACE". April 16, 1995.
- ^ Associates, Ronald E. Frazier & (November 14, 1989). "The Historic Overtown Folklife Village: Master Plan Urban Design Guidelines" – via Google Books.