A New Book Celebrates the Work of Architect John S. Chase Chase was the state’s first licensed Black architect and the first Black person to receive a master’s degree from the University of Texas. John S. Chase with sons Anthony and John Jr. University of Texas Press Chase was the state’s first licensed Black architect and the first Black person to receive a master’s degree from the University of Texas. John S. Chase with sons Anthony and John Jr. University of Texas Press Lise Olsen Dec 17, 2020, 10:00 am CST John S. Chase is the Texas architect you wish you knew about—or perhaps should have already heard of. Inspired by the work of Frank Lloyd Wright with his own postmodern twists, Chase’s work has left a mark in East Austin, on the Texas Southern University and University of Texas campuses, and in churches all over the state. Now, a new University of Texas Press book,