Roger Williams Margerum, FAIA (May 14, 1930 – June 21, 2016), was an African-American architect, known for pioneering modernist design.
At the age of 10, Margerum was enrolled in the Art Institute of Chicago for drawing class on Saturday.
[2] He began his career with Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, where he was a member of the design team that created modernist buildings for the Air Force Academy campus in Colorado Springs.
[6] In 1974, he opened his own architectural firm, and his clients included the State of Michigan, Ford Motor Company, Detroit Public Schools, and United Airlines.
[3] In 1984, Margerum became an American Institute of Architects College of Fellows, the AIA's highest membership honor, for his exceptional work and contributions to architecture and society.