What is Philip Freelon?
'''Philip Freelon''' (March 26, 1953 – July 9, 2019), was an [[Americans|American]] [[architect]]. He was born in [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Freelon was best known for leading the design team (with [[J. Max Bond, Jr.]] of [[Davis Brody Bond]], and [[David Adjaye]]) of the [[Smithsonian Institution]]'s [[National Museum of African American History and Culture]]. He was also known for his designs for [[National Center for Civil and Human Rights]] and [[Museum of the African Diaspora]]. Freelon died on July 9, 2019 at his home in [[Durham, North Carolina]] from problems caused by [[amyotrophic lateral sclerosis]] at the age of 67.<ref>[https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/phil-freelon-architect-who-helped-design-smithsonians-african-american-museum-dies-at-66/2019/07/09/00bcb822-a280-11e9-bd56-eac6bb02d01d_story.html Phil Freelon, Architect Who Helped Design Smithsonian's African-American Museum, Dies at 67]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{US-bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Freelon, Philip}} [[Category:1952 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from motor neurone disease]] [[Category:American architects]] [[Category:Educators from Philadelphia]] [[Category:Businesspeople from Philadelphia]]