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Robert T. Coles
Robert Traynham Coles (FAIA) was an architect, activist, and educator. In 1963, he opened his firm Robert Traynham Coles, Architect.

Coles co-founded the National Organization of Minority Architects (NOMA).

[Comment -- https://noma.net/history/ does not list him among the founders]

Education
Coles attended Hampton University in 1947 before transferring to the University of Minnesota in 1949, where he earned a Bachelor of Art in 1951 and a Bachelor of Architecture in 1953. Coles received his Masters of Architecture from MIT in 1955.

Projects

 * Robert T. Coles House and Studio, Buffalo NY (1961)
 * Lindbergh Center Station, Atlanta GA (1983)
 * Frank Reeves Municipal Center, Washington DC (1986)
 * Ambulatory Care Project for Harlem Hospital, Harlem NY (1998)

Awards and honors

 * 1977 Doctor of Letters (Honorary), Medaille College, Buffalo, NY
 * 1981 Whitney M. Young, Jr. Citation, AIA
 * 2004 James Williams Kideney Gold Medal Award, AIA New York State
 * 2009 Robert and Louise Bethune Award, Buffalo/WNY AIA
 * 2011 Fellows Award, Honors Awards Jury AIA New York State
 * 2016 Diversity Award, Buffalo/WNY AIA
 * 2019 Edward C. Kemper Award, AIA

Publications
Architecture + Advocacy, Buffalo Arts Publishing (2016)