History of Women in Architecture

The Society of Architectural Historians Women in Architecture Affiliate Group Records are a set of electronic text and image files documenting the history, membership, and activities of the affiliate group of the long-standing international professional organization dedicated to studying the built environment.

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.

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.

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.

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.

This collection includes a traveling exhibit created by the American Architectural Foundation of the American Institute of Architects about women in American architecture. The exhibit starts with Louise Bethune, who in 1888 was the first woman to join the AIA. Materials include exhibit panels, planning documents and research for the creation of the exhibit.

The collection consists of plans and information about 15 demonstration houses in a model village at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.

The Reiko Tomita Architectural Collection consists primarily of sketches (27 total), made with various media applied to different substrates. Other materials include a design printed on a hand-dyed piece of fabric and a curriculum vitae.