History of Women in Architecture
Found in 85 Collections and/or Records:
Anna P. Sokolina Architectural Collection
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.
Brinda Somaya Architectural Collection
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.
H. May Steinmesch Papers, 1915 - 1975 (bulk 1915-1950)
Susana Torre Architectural Collection, 1830-2003 (Ms1990-016)
Kimiko Suzuki Architectural Collection,
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 Drawings
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.
"That Exceptional One: Women in American Architecture, 1888-1988," Exhibition
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 Town of Tomorrow and Home Building Center Souvenir Folder,
The collection consists of plans and information about 15 demonstration houses in a model village at the 1939 World's Fair in New York.
Reiko Tomita Architectural Collection, 1970-2019
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.
Susana Torre Architectural Collection
After earning her degree in architecture in Buenos Aires, Argentinean Susana Torre arrived in New York in 1968 to study and practice architecture. Women's place in architecture and renovation of buildings are topics of particular interest to her. The Susana Torre collection consists of professional correspondence, project files, architectural drawings and sketches of some of her works, research notes, published articles about and by Torre, and teaching notes.