Durham, North Carolina
Featured Project: Center for Civil and Human Rights
A native of Philadelphia, Freelon attended Hampton University in Virginia before transferring to North Carolina State University, from which he graduated in 1975 with a bachelor of environmental design degree in architecture. He earned his master’s degree in architecture from MIT and at age 25 was the youngest person to pass the Architecture Registration Exam in North Carolina.
-Perkins + Will
Other Notable Projects:
- National Museum of African American History and Culture | Washington, DC
- Reginald F. Lewis Museum | Baltimore, MD
- Harvey B. Gantt Center | Charlotte, NC
- Emancipation Park | Houston, TX
*The Freelon Group is now part of Perkins + Will