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History of Women in Architecture

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources

Found in 78 Collections and/or Records:

Sally Waldner Bould Stan Architectural Collection

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: Ms-2001-015
Abstract

This collection documents the architect Sally Waldner Bould Stan. She lived from 1917 to 2008, spending most of her life in Lafayette, California. Over the course of her life, Sally designed around 2000 homes as well as numerous notable commercial projects before retiring in 1998. Her collection is comprised of biographical notes as well as drawings for 55 of her professional projects. One standard and five oversized folders.

Dates: 1940-1997, undated

Elisabeth Whitworth Scott Photograph

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2024-053
Abstract

The collection consists of one black-and-white photograph of Elisabeth W. Scott, designer of the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre (now called the Royal Shakespeare Theatre), dated 1928.

Dates: 1928

Sena Sekulić-Gvozdanović Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-1998-009
Abstract Sena Sekulić-Gvozdanović (d. 2002) architect in Zagreb, Republic of Croatia. She was a professor (1946-1986) and the first female Dean of Architecture (1979-1982) at the University of Zagreb. In 1983, she was awarded the Viktor Kovacic Award for Lifetime Achievement. Sekulić-Gvozdanović's collection contains published and unpublished works, personal correspondence, photographs, slides, and lectures pertaining to her research concerning women in architecture. Materials range in date from...
Dates: 1963 - 2002

Anna Alexandrovna Shchetinina Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2007-031
Abstract Anna Alexandrovna Shchetinina (1958-present) graduated from the Moscow Architectural Institute in 1982. Anna Shchetinina founded her architecture studio, TERRA, in 1991. Anna Schetinina serves as the Head of the Studio. TERRA focuses on interior design as well as larger projects. Some projects of note include Anna's work on the interior design for the cinema "Drummer" and restaurants in Ostankino tower. Anna Shchetinina is a member of the Union of Architects of Russia and the Russian...
Dates: 2001 - 2005

Anna P. Sokolina Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2002-051
Abstract

Anna P. Sokolina is an architectural historian. The majority of the collection consists of her publications, professional documentation, conferences participation, exhibit catalogs, teaching materials, and materials related to her involvement in the International Archive of Women in Architecture.

Dates: 1924 - 2019

Brinda Somaya Architectural Collection

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2003-005
Abstract

The Brinda Somaya Architectural Collection (2000-2001) comprises The Hecar Foundation's exhibit "Women in Architecture - 2000 Plus" and publications. Somaya is an architect and conservationist in India.

Dates: 2000 - 2001

H. May Steinmesch Papers, 1915 - 1975 (bulk 1915-1950)

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2023-122
Abstract Henrietta May Steinmesch was born in St. Louis, Missouri, in 1893. After graduating from the University of Washington in St. Louis, she worked on local governmental and residential projects; during World War II she worked for the Army of Engineers and Air Force, drafting maps and plotting airfields. In 1943, she moved West to California, where she remained until her death in 1979. Materials in the collection consist of watercolors, sketches, block prints, photographs, taped interviews,...
Dates: 1915 - 1975

Kimiko Suzuki Architectural Collection,

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2013-089
Scope and Content

The collection contains 3 sets of drawings and a publication for the Susume Abe residence completed in 1967. Abe was a famous education critic in Japan.

Dates: 1963-1967, 2013

Rutsu Tanimura Drawings

 Collection
Identifier: Ms-2002-032
Abstract

Rutsu Tanimura is an architect in Nagoya City, Japan. The collection comprises two drawing panels for Asahidai House by Tanimura. The panels demonstrate the design for a house on a sloping site in Aichi-pre.

Dates: n.d.