Hilde Westrom, Germany, 1912-, was among the few women enrolled in architectural studies at the Berlin-Charlottenburg Polytechnic in 1932. In 1952, she won a national competition for elderly housing in Berlin and by 1957 joined the Berlin Internationale Bauausstellung, or Interbai, to develop dwelling-types for Germany. Over the next 30 years, Westrom completed more than 800 housing units (condominiums, rental apartments, social housing, private houses) and won numerous design competitions.