Paul Revere Williams

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
architect
gptkbp:awardReceived gptkb:AIA_Gold_Medal
gptkb:Omega_Psi_Phi_Man_of_the_Year
gptkbp:birthDate 1894-02-18
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Inglewood_Park_Cemetery
gptkbp:children gptkb:Norma_Lucille_Williams
gptkb:Paul_Revere_Williams_Jr.
gptkbp:deathDate 1980-01-23
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California,_United_States
gptkbp:designedBy over 2,000 buildings
residences, public buildings, commercial buildings
gptkbp:designedFor gptkb:Barbara_Stanwyck
gptkb:Frank_Sinatra
gptkb:Lucille_Ball
gptkb:Lon_Chaney
gptkbp:education gptkb:University_of_Southern_California
gptkbp:ethnicity gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:firstAfricanAmerican AIA Fellow
gptkbp:honor gptkb:Posthumous_AIA_Gold_Medal_(2017)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Paul Revere Williams
gptkbp:influenced African American architects
gptkbp:knownFor innovative architectural solutions
luxury homes for celebrities
gptkbp:legacy First African American to win the AIA Gold Medal
Pioneered inclusive design in segregated America
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:American_Institute_of_Architects
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:American
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:LAX_Theme_Building_(collaborator)
gptkb:La_Concha_Motel_(Las_Vegas)
gptkb:St._Jude_Children's_Research_Hospital_(Memphis)
gptkb:Beverly_Hills_Hotel_(renovation)
gptkb:Los_Angeles_County_Courthouse
gptkbp:occupation architect
gptkbp:residence gptkb:Los_Angeles,_California
gptkbp:signature gptkb:Streamline_Moderne
gptkb:Southern_California_Modernism
Spanish Colonial Revival
Known for drawing upside down for clients
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Della_Mae_Givens
gptkbp:subjectOf gptkb:Book:_'Paul_R._Williams,_Architect:_A_Legacy_of_Style'
PBS documentary 'Hollywood's Architect'
gptkbp:yearsActive 1920s–1973
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:AIA_Gold_Medal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4