In Memoriam Archive

  • (1912--2011) Elizabeth “Lisl” Scheu Close died in Minneapolis on November 29, 2011 at the age of ninety-nine. Close specialized in the design of residential architecture, laboratories and medical facilities.

    Elizabeth Scheu Close, FAIA, In Memoriam

    Posted on March 19, 2012 | 1 Comment
    (1912--2011) Elizabeth “Lisl” Scheu Close died in Minneapolis on November 29, 2011 at the age of ninety-nine. Close specialized in the design of residential architecture, laboratories and medical facilities.

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  • Read Roberta Washington's "In Memoriam" piece on Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first black woman to be licensed as an architect in New York and California and the first black woman to be inducted into the AIA College of Fellows (1980).

    Norma Merrick Sklarek, FAIA, In Memoriam

    Posted on March 19, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Read Roberta Washington's "In Memoriam" piece on Norma Merrick Sklarek, the first black woman to be licensed as an architect in New York and California and the first black woman to be inducted into the AIA College of Fellows (1980).

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  • Anne Griswold Tyng (1920-2011) FAIA architect, designer, and theorist, whose exemplary work explored the relevance of geometrical form to the built environment and human psyche, dies at age 91. Photo Credit: Joy Wulke

    Anne Griswold Tyng, FAIA

    Posted on January 26, 2012 | 1 Comment
    Anne Griswold Tyng (1920-2011) FAIA architect, designer, and theorist, whose exemplary work explored the relevance of geometrical form to the built environment and human psyche, dies at age 91. Photo Credit: Joy Wulke

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  • Milka Tcherneva Bliznakov (1927-2010) Photo Credit: The International Archive of Women in Architecture

    Milka Tcherneva Bliznakov

    Posted on February 28, 2011 | No Comments
    Milka Tcherneva Bliznakov (1927-2010) Photo Credit: The International Archive of Women in Architecture

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