This resource guide was initially created as a topical booklist entitled Race and Diversity which was prepared for the Society of Architectural
Historians by Barbara Opar, Helena Dean (SAH), Anna Curtis, Hannah Deichler, Dhvani Doshi and Julia Kazubowski. That list can be viewed at :
This category of the guide highlights major histories, encyclopedias and directories
African-American Architects in Current Practice by 
African American Architects by 
African American Architects by 
Architecture in Black by Architecture series--bibliography. by The Black Architects of Washington, D.C., 1900-present / Harrison Mosley Ethridge
Building Antebellum New Orleans by 
Cabin, Quarter, Plantation by 
The Crisis of the African-American Architect by Directory, African American architects by 
Diversity among Architects by 
Reconstructions: Architecture and Blackness in America by 
Structural Inequality by 
Amaza Lee Meredith Imagines Herself Modern by 
An Architecture of Education by 
David Adjaye: a House for an Art Collector by New chocolate city : hip-hop architecture in Washington, DC by 
Paul R. Williams, Architect by 
Robert R. Taylor and Tuskegee by 
The Architectural Legacy of Wallace A. Rayfield by 
The Small Home of Tomorrow by 
Regarding Paul R. Williams by 
Moody Nolan Design Volume 2 by Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church by 
Responsive Architecture by 
Adjaye - Works 1995-2007: Houses, Pavilions, Installations, Buildings by 
African Metropolitan Architecture by The Architect's work II by The architecture of Demas Nwoko / John Godwin and Gillian Hopwood. by 
David Adjaye: Constructed Narratives by 
David Adjaye Adam Pendleton by Francis Kéré : Primary Elements.
Francis Kéré: Radically Simple by 
Francis Kéré and Iwan Baan: Momentum of Light by Books
Critical Race Theory, First Edition by 
Designing for Diversity by 
Landscape and Race in the United States by 
Little White Houses by 
Race and Racism in Modern Philosophy by 
Race and Real Estate by 
Toward a Global Idea of Race by 
What Can and Can't Be Said by Book Chapters and Periodical Articles
An Exchange with David Rusk by Architecture and The History of Race. The Story of the African American Experience can be Powerfully Reflected in the Environment. by The Architecture of Racial Phenomena by An Interior of Inclusion or the Illusion of Inclusion by A Note on Race and Architecture by Blackness in Practice: Toward an Architectural Phenomenology of Blackness by Black Placemaking: Celebration, Play, and Poetry by Black Vernacular: Architecture as Cultural Practice. by The Cultural Burden of Architecture by Designers Confront Structural Racism in the Profession by Enough is Enough: Architects Must Respond To The Ongoing Crisis of Racism in America. by 50 Years and Fighting: the Origins and Legacy of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by Lipsitz, George. “The Racialization of Space and the Spatialization of Race: Theorizing the Hidden Architecture of Landscape.” Landscape Journal 26, no. 1 (2007), 10-23. by Opinion: Only Equity Can Beget Equity by Opinion: Dismantle and Rebuild by 
Places Through the Body by 
Places Through the Body by Race & Architectural History: An Appeal by Race Diversity Survey: Is Architecture in Denial? by Seeing the Invisible: Reexamining Race and Vernacular Architecture by Suburban-and Poor: The Changing Landscape of Race and Poverty in the U.S. by Ten Short Notes on Color, Anthropology, and Makeup by What does race have to do with Architectural Education?: Sharon Sutton on why Columbia University’s story should matter to students — and architects — today by Books
Dismantling Race in Higher Education: Racism, Whiteness, and Decolonizing the Academy. by 
Diversity Across the Curriculum: A Guide for Faculty in Higher Education by 
Research Methods for Social Justice and Equity in Education by Strategies for Attracting African Americans to Schools of Architecture and Environmental Design by 
When Getting along Is Not Enough by 
We Shall Independent Be by 
New Orleans under Reconstruction by 
Spatializing Blackness by As a term, “social justice” is vague and often misunderstood. To become a reality in every part of society – healthcare, education, employment, etc – social justice needs clearly-defined goals. With clear goals, solutions for change and progress are possible. A definition must consider four principles: access, equity, participation, and human rights. (Four Principles of Social Justice | Human Rights Careers)
The resources included in this category include publications which present the issues of social justice as well as potential solutions.
Altruism by Design by 
Architecture and Resilience by 
Architectures of Spatial Justice by 
The Architecture of Change by 
The Arsenal of Exclusion and Inclusion by 
By the People: Designing a Better America by 
Defining Landscape Democracy by 
Design Like You Give a Damn {{2}} by 
Designing for Diversity by Design Like You Give a Damn {{2}} by 
Design As Future-Making by 
Diversity and Design by 
The Dream Revisited by 
Ethics for Architects by 
Expanding Architecture: Design As Activism by 
Hip-Hop Architecture by 
Housing for Hope and Wellbeing by 
How Racism Takes Place by 
Mapping Possibility by 
The Paradox of Urban Space by 
Social housing--housing the social : art, property and spatial justice by 
Spatializing Justice by 
Storytelling for Social Justice by 
Strategies of Segregation by 
Tactics for Racial Justice by Altruism, Ethics, and Planning by Basing Transport Planning on Principles of Social Justice by Bending the Future Historic Preservation by Between Economic and Social Justice: Exposing the Ethico-politics of Planning by Black People in a White Landscape: Social and Environmental Justice by Economies of Empathy: Obama, Neoliberalism, and Social Justice by Heritage, Human Rights, and Social Justice by James Baldwin vs. William F. Buckley: A Legendary Debate from 1965Opinion: Does Design Perpetuate Injustice by Razing Lafitte: Defending Public Housing from a Hostile State by Reontologising Race: The Machinic Geography of Phenotype by Social Justice for Disabled people by A Tipping Point for Systemic Injustice: We Can No Longer Be Complacent by Books
Black Geographies and the Politics of Place by 
Building character : the racial politics of modern architectural style by 
The Earth, the City, and the Hidden Narrative of Race by 
Race and Modern Architecture by 
Racism: a short history by 
The roots of urban renaissance : gentrification and the struggle over Harlem by 
The Aesthetics of Equity by 
Black Skin, White Masks by 
When Ivory Towers Were Black by 
White Papers, Black Marks by 
