Leon Bridges FAIA (born August 18, 1932, in Los Angeles) is an American architect, and professor at Morgan State University.
[1] Bridges was born in the East Los Angeles, California neighborhood of Boyle Heights to a mother who was a postal worker and a father who worked various jobs.
He met his mentor, architect Paul Williams, while a student at Adams Junior High School.
[6] After semi-retiring in 2005, he became an assistant professor at Morgan State University School of Architecture and Planning.
In 1998, Bridges received the AIA Whitney Young Award for his “unselfish service to the betterment of the profession, to the health of the community and to the encouragement for future architects.” [9]