Black History Month: Histories Built – Legacies Being Built

Black History Month: Architect Samuel Oboh

Feb 26, 12 • 926 Views • Black History Month: Histories Built - Legacies Being Built • sixty7 Architecture Road • 5 Comments

After graduating with his Masters of Architecture from Ahmadu Bello University in Zaria, Nigeria in 1996, Samuel Oboh worked on various projects in Africa and North America. In 2003, he immigrated to Canada with his family and began to establish his...
Black History Month: Architect Maggy Apollon

Feb 18, 12 • 991 Views • Black History Month: Histories Built - Legacies Being Built • sixty7 Architecture Road • No Comments

Maggy Apollon is a highly regarded architect in Montreal’s architectural community. As the former Vice-President of the Ordre des Architectes du Quebec, she has sat on the jury for architectural competitions and has spoken at various conferences. She...
Black History Month: Architect Weber Laurent

Feb 10, 12 • 1465 Views • Black History Month: Histories Built - Legacies Being Built • sixty7 Architecture Road • No Comments

Architect Weber Laurent has been running his small practice, Groupe Lauvac Architecture Inc., in Montreal since 1990. The firm is known as one of the first in Montreal to be led by an architect of Caribbean descent. As the principal architect for Groupe...
Black History Month – The poor land development and housing of Black Refugees in early 1800’s Nova Scotia

Feb 4, 12 • 915 Views • Atlantic Canada, Black History Month: Histories Built - Legacies Being Built • sixty7 Architecture Road • 3 Comments

In the early 1880’s, Black Refugees from the United States came to Nova Scotia in search of freedom and land. At least they were promised as much. However, their financial circumstances were so dire that their freedom was reduced to becoming indentured...
sixty7 Architecture Road celebrates Black History Month

Feb 4, 12 • 765 Views • Black History Month: Histories Built - Legacies Being Built • sixty7 Architecture Road • No Comments

For the month of February, sixty7 Architecture Road will be celebrating Black History Month by posting short articles about the development of black commununites in Canada and current Black Canadian architects...