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Thursday, October 29, 2026
6:30 PM - 8:00 PM
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Fulton County Library System — Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA
The first biography of a preeminent postwar architect who championed the cause of freedom through architecture and transformed Black history and modernism. A Cappella Books and the Auburn Avenue Research Library welcome author Brian D. Goldstein in honor of his new book, “ Max Bond: The Life and Work of the People's Architect .” Goldstein will appear in conversation with preservation architect and historian Arthur J. Clement and founder of the Atlanta Design Roundtable and Rough Draft Atlanta columnist Melody Harclerod . This event is free and open to the public; copies of the book will be available for purchase. About the Book J. Max Bond Jr. (1935–2009) was a civil rights activist, educator, and architect who shaped such iconic structures as the King Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, DC, and the 9/11 Memorial & Museum in Manhattan. Driven by the concerns of the civil rights movement, he insisted on a practice centered on deep social engagement during years when his profession became preoccupied with celebrity and spectacle. Harvard educated and son of an eminent African American family, Bond designed housing, cultural institutions, community centers, and campuses amid an era of sweeping changes in architecture, urbanism, and American culture. He expressed an architectural vision that was democratic and inclusive, international in orientation, and celebratory of c Listed from Fulton County Library System's public calendar. Details and registration: https://fulcolibrary.bibliocommons.com/events/6a9719cc4cb69d003e24f7bb
Fulton County Library System — Auburn Avenue Research Library, 101 Auburn Avenue NE, Atlanta, GA
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