Jacqueline Taylor

Jacqueline Taylor, PhD, is an architectural and art historian working at the intersection of race, gender and the urban environment. Her experience ranges across public and private practice and academe, with a focus on Modern architecture and art. She has taught courses from the global architectural survey to specialized seminars on black architects, black women artists, gender in the urban context, and the role of segregation in shaping populations. Her recent book Amaza Lee Meredith Imagines Herself Modern: Architecture and the Black American Middle Class was published with the MIT Press in November 2023. In her capacity as a cultural heritage professional, Jacqueline seeks to highlight the contributions of underrepresented groups, specifically African Americans and women, to the built environment. Recently, she was the lead historian at the City of Detroit Department of Planning and Development working to regenerate the historic urban environment. Jacqueline is a former board member of Docomomo US/Michigan. She is currently a cultural landscape historian with AECOM, based in Arlington, Virginia.