Charles Fleming UC ' 61 | 2024 Awards for Distinction

Charles E. Fleming, AIA, UC ‘61, is the first African American to own a full-service architecture firm in Missouri and has contributed many significant projects to St. Louis and beyond. In 1965, he co-founded the Urban Housing Foundation, dedicated to ending racial discrimination in housing.

The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis recognized Fleming as one of seven honorees during the 2024 Awards for Distinction. The annual ceremony recognizes Sam Fox School alumni, friends, and leaders in their fields for professional achievement in architecture, art, and design and/or for service to their profession, the community, or the Sam Fox School and Washington University.

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The Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis is a leader in architecture, art, and design education. We are advancing our fields through innovative research and creative practice, excellence in teaching, a world-class university art museum, and a deep commitment to addressing the social and environmental challenges of our time. Through the work of our students, faculty, and alumni, we are striving to create a more just, sustainable, humane, and beautiful world.

The school encompasses four academic units — the College of Architecture, Graduate School of Architecture & Urban Design, College of Art, and Graduate School of Art — and the Mildred Lane Kemper Art Museum, each of which has its own unique history. We offer more than a dozen unique degree programs for both graduate and undergraduate students, supplemented by a number of creative research centers, including Island Press and the Office for Socially Engaged Practice. We have an enrollment of over 800 students and draw on the expertise of over 100 faculty who expand our connections to contemporary global practice.