Hello guys and welcome back to another Sunday blogging. As you guys know it is February which is also Black history month. To celebrate the African American heritage I want to take a trip down memory lane and talk about two African American figures that have influenced architecture in big ways..

First, I want to talk about Paul Revere Williams, who was the first African American member of the American Institute of Architects(AIA). Paul Revere Williams was born on February 18, 1894 in Los Angeles, California. Williams experienced little prejudice since California was pretty well integrated although he was the only black student in his Elementary school. Even though he had little prejudice he still had his struggles when becoming an architect. Williams never gave up on his big dream and became a licensed architect in 1921. Williams has designed homes for so many big names such as Bill “Bojangles” Robinson and Frank Sinatra.

The next person I want to talk about is Norma Sklarek who was the first African American woman licensed as an architect in the United States. Sklarek was born on April 15, 1926 in Harlem, New York. Sklarek attended an all-girls magnet school where she gained a love for the arts, science, and math. She made sure to reach her goal by attending Columbia University’s school of Architecture. Sklarek breezed through her classes and shocked everyone when she passed her final licensing exam on the first try.  Sklarek moved to L.A to make her dreams become reality and in 1980 Sklarek became the first African American to receive a fellowship by the American Institute of Architects.

Hope you guys enjoyed this information today. Remember to always make history for yourself and keep being the architects I know you are.

Hello guys welcome back to another Sunday Blogging (even though it’s Friday). Today I’m going to be speaking on a totally new form of architecture. I’m talking about Floating Cities! This new phenomenon has come up to prevent flooding within cities. It has taken the world by storm and has even been described as what can save humanity.

The Seasteading Institute has been conducting research for five years to figure out exactly how these cities will function in the real world.  The plan has been to use the territorial waters of an existing nation such as the United states to make sure the cities can remain where they are without any hassle. The researchers are now looking for a host nation to start with as it’ll be more cost efficient and it will become popular since residents are already in the nation and will have a way to easily travel to the newfound city. A host nation can also provide good legal framework which will make the process of building the city much easier.

Researchers have also been trying to find ways to make the city beneficial for the host nation such as trying to find a way to create jobs for economical exchange to help with substantial political independence. Researchers have concluded that the first floating city may be established in 2020 which is pretty soon.

I personally believe that this is great idea simply because it expands human territory which gives humans better chances of not only survival but of living skills. A lot of countries such as Japan and China have so many people in their countries that they regulate their population to prevent overcrowding. Building these floating cities can reduce the need of population control. The floating cities will allow us to learn more about the world and how we can change it for the better.

Hope you guys found today’s blog interesting, and please feel free to look more into it yourself at https://www.seasteading.org/floating-city-project/