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John Moutoussamy

1922–1995

United States

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John Warren Moutoussamy (January 5, 1922 – May 6, 1995) was an American architect, best known for designing the headquarters building of the Johnson Publishing Company in downtown Chicago, Illinois. He was the first African-American architect to design a high-rise building in Chicago.

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