He will march for the young architects and designers he mentors, who want to live in Hampton Roads, make a living and raise families. The 70-year-old African-American architect will march in solidarity with others who hope for a better future - one with equal opportunities for minorities and better opportunities than those he had.
Green plans to join a coalition of religious leaders from the region on Saturday as they walk up Atlantic Avenue, the main thoroughfare on the resort strip. The event will begin at Rudee Loop and end at 40th Street near The Cavalier Hotel. For Green, whose career has spanned 46 years, the march is personal because he says he has experienced his own set of frustrations trying to win work for the city.
In 2010, Green said the city asked him to apply for a contract to provide ongoing architecture and engineering services. After spending nearly $2,000 putting together a proposal, he said he was not selected. Three firms that qualified as finalists were well-respected larger companies that had previously done work for the city or school division.
Green plans to join a coalition of religious leaders from the region on Saturday as they walk up Atlantic Avenue, the main thoroughfare on the resort strip. The event will begin at Rudee Loop and end at 40th Street near The Cavalier Hotel. For Green, whose career has spanned 46 years, the march is personal because he says he has experienced his own set of frustrations trying to win work for the city.
In 2010, Green said the city asked him to apply for a contract to provide ongoing architecture and engineering services. After spending nearly $2,000 putting together a proposal, he said he was not selected. Three firms that qualified as finalists were well-respected larger companies that had previously done work for the city or school division.
