Jack Travis
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Jack Travis is an American interior designer, architect, author and educator based in Harlem
, New York City
. He designed Spike Lee
's home and was the architectural consultant for Lee's film Jungle Fever
. He has mentored students at the Charter High School for Architecture. Travis wrote African American Architects in Current Practice (1991)
Harlem
Harlem is a neighborhood in the New York City borough of Manhattan, which since the 1920s has been a major African-American residential, cultural and business center. Originally a Dutch village, formally organized in 1658, it is named after the city of Haarlem in the Netherlands...
, New York City
New York City
New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and...
. He designed Spike Lee
Spike Lee
Shelton Jackson "Spike" Lee is an American film director, producer, writer, and actor. His production company, 40 Acres & A Mule Filmworks, has produced over 35 films since 1983....
's home and was the architectural consultant for Lee's film Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever
Jungle Fever is a 1991 American drama film directed by Spike Lee, starring Wesley Snipes and Annabella Sciorra. It was Lee's fifth feature-length film. The film mainly explores interracial relationships...
. He has mentored students at the Charter High School for Architecture. Travis wrote African American Architects in Current Practice (1991)