Donald Ryder, architect of Black heritage sites, dies at 94
By Sam Roberts New York Times,Updated April 16, 2021, 2 hours ago
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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.
Donald P. Ryder, Architect of Black Heritage Sites, Dies at 94
His firm, which he formed with J. Max Bond Jr., designed public works commemorating the civil rights movement as well as the Schomburg Center in Harlem.
The architects Donald P. Ryder, center, J. Max Bond Jr., left, and Nathan Smith in about 1969. Mr. Ryder and Mr. Bond’s New York firm designed prominent repositories of Black culture and social history. Credit.via Davis Brody Bond, LLP
April 14, 2021Updated 3:55 p.m. ET
Donald P. Ryder, whose firm designed important repositories of Black culture and social history in becoming one of the nation’s most prominent partnerships of Black architects, died on Feb. 17 at his home in New Rochelle, N.Y. He was 94.