Donald Ryder, architect of Black heritage sites, dies at 94 By Sam Roberts New York Times,Updated April 16, 2021, 2 hours ago Email to a Friend Donald Ryder (center), along with J. Max Bond Jr., (left) and Nathan Smith circa 1969. Ryder, whose firm Bond Ryder & Associates designed important repositories of Black culture and social history in becoming one of the nationâs most prominent partnerships of Black architects, died on Feb. 17.VIA DAVIS BRODY BOND, LLP/NY Donald P. Ryder, whose firm designed important repositories of Black culture and social history in becoming one of the nationâs most prominent partnerships of Black architects, died Feb. 17 at his home in New Rochelle, New York. He was 94.