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
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]- 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)
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