Women in Architecture and Construction

I became the youngest African American inductee of the AIA College of Fellows.

• Roni Savage

• Pascale Sablan

• Neri Oxman

I was one of the first women architects in the U.S., and I designed more than 700 buildings.

• Zaha Hadid

• Julia Morgan

• Sophia Hayden

I am an award-winning engineer. My focus is providing my clients with high quality, high value, expedient, engineering solutions with an emphasis on delivery.

• Maya Lin

• Anne Keichline

• Roni Savage

I designed the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.

• Maya Lin

• Zaha Hadid

• Elizabeth Diller

I became tone of the first licensed African American female architects in the U.S.

• Norma Merrick Sklarek

• Denise Scott Brown

• Elizabeth Diller

My work by architectural design reflected historical preservation. I often did not receive credit for my work completed with Robert Venturi.

• Norma Merrick Sklarek

• Denise Scott Brown

• Maya Lin

I am known for incorporating biology and materials engineering into my designs.

• Neri Oxman

• Sophia Hayden

• Julia Morgan

I was known for my "time-and-motion-saving" designs of kitchens and interiors.

• Julia Morgan

• Anna Keichline

• Roni Savage

I was known for my radical deconstructivist and innovative designs.

• Sophia Hayden

• Maya Lin

• Zaha Hadid

I was the first female graduate to get a bachelor's degree from MIT. I won a building design competition at the Chicago World's Fair.

• Sophia Hayden

• Anna Keichline

• Denise Scott Brown