Mackey Building (Howard Mackey Building- College of Engineering & Architecture)

Howard University's Howard Mackey Building houses classroom, offices, meeting rooms, and lab space for Howard's College of Engineering and Architecture. It features numerous classrooms,  offices, student lounge spaces, and other venues, including:

• The 184-seat Hilyard and Helena Robinson Auditorium
• The George T. Silcott Gallery for exhibits and final design jury presentations
• Design studios
• Contours Student Lounge
• Innovation Space
• Fabrication Space
• Advanced Graphics Lab

About the Building's Name

The Howard Mackey Building is named for the legendary former dean of the School of Architecture and City Planning, Howard Hamilton Mackey Sr. Howard became the first HBCU to have an accredited architecture program under Mackey’s leadership as director, and the program grew from three students to 164 students from across the globe. Mackey was referred to by colleagues and students as “the Father of Black architects.” He served in numerous faculty and leadership roles from 1924-1973. He was inducted into the American Institute of Architects' College of Fellows in 1962 in recognition of "architectural excellence" and he received the organization's prestigious Whitney M. Young, Jr. Award in 1983 for his influence on African American architects.

Learn More

Explore: Howard H. Mackey Papers Housed at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center

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