Shahira Fahmy (born 1974), founded her own firm in 2005Eugenie Dorothy Hughes, (1910–1987) first Kenyan and first East African female architectErica Mann, (1917-2007), town planner and architect, Architect LaureateEmma Miloyo, partner in Design Source in Nairobi, first woman to chair the Architectural Association of Kenya (AAK) Architects' Chapter.Stella Nsolo Ugbode (b. 1932), First Nigerian female architect.Olajumoke Adenowo (b. 1968), described as "the face of architecture in Nigeria"Fifi Ejindu, architect, businesswoman, philanthropistSarah Calburn (b. 1964), own practice, residential projects and Johannesburg's Momo GallerySophia Gray (1814–1871), first female architect in South AfricaLinda Mvusi (born c.1955), actress, architect, owns her own firmKate Otten (b. 1964), own practice, community libraries, the waterfront development at TzaneenAnya van der Merwe, Cape Town architectUganda
Assumpta Nnaggenda-Musana, architect, urban planner and academicDenise Scott Brown (b. 1931), born in Northern Rhodesia; educated in South Africa and London; lives and works in the USGulnara Mehmandarova (born 1959), researcher in connection with UNESCO sitesKhaleda Ekram, architect, educator, researcherHuang HuiLin Huiyin (1904–1955), first known Chinese female architectJing Liu (b. 1981), co-founder of the New York design office SO-ILLu Wenyu, who's husband Wang Shu won the Priztker Prize for the work the duo completed together in their firm (and who's sole attribution of the prize generated some controversy)Urmila Eulie Chowdhury, (1923–1995) first woman to qualify as an architect in AsiaShimul Javeri Kadri (born 1953), own firm in MumbaiRanjini Kalappa, architecture firm with her sister Brinda Somaya (below)Revathi Kamath (born 1955), pioneer of mud architectureAnupama Kundoo (born 1967), innovative architect working in AurovillePravina Mehta (c.1924–c.1990), urban planner and architectPerin Jamsetjee Mistri (1913–1989), believed to be the first woman to graduate in architecture in IndiaSonali Rastogi (born 1967), founding partner of MorphogenesisSheila Sri Prakash (b. 1955), first woman in India to have started her own architectural firmSamira Rathod, architect, furniture designer, educator, own partnership since 1995Brinda Somaya, UNESCO prize for restoring St Thomas Cathedral in MumbaiChitra Vishwanath, established her own firm in 1991, working in India and Africa.Annet Bincy Edwin,(born 1991, Nigeria) urban planner and architect established her own firm in 2013; working in India, Somalia, Uganda and Nigeria.Zaha Hadid (1950–2016), Iraqi-British; founder of Zaha Hadid Architects in London; first woman to win the Pritzker Architecture PrizeFarshid Moussavi (b. 1965), Iranian-British founder of Farshid Moussavi ArchitectureDora Gad (1912–2003), influential interior designerAda Karmi-Melamede (b. 1936), Supreme Court of Israel, numerous educational buildingsNitza Metzger Szmuk, conservation work in Tel AvivRivka Oxman, academicItsuko Hasegawa (b. 1941), own firm since 1979Masako Hayashi (1928–2001), first woman to win Architectural Institute of Japan AwardKazuyo Sejima (b. 1956), co-founder of SANAA, Pritzker prize winner in 2010Nobuko Tsuchiura (1900–1998), first woman architect in JapanAmale Andraos, dean of the Colombia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation.Biambasuren Luvsandamdingiin (b. 1955), urban plannerHisila Yami (b. 1959), also a government ministerChandra lekha Kayastha, Jyoti Sherchan, Dan Heera Tuladhar, Sudha Shrestha, Anju Malla, Bindu Shrestha, Rajani Joshi, Ira shrestha,.........more than 300 numbers.. Smita Shrestha Munu Pandey Shrestha
Yasmeen Lari (b. circa 1941), the country's first female architectSuad Amiry (b. 1951), author and architectNadia Bakhurji, interior architect, holds several administrative positionsCheong Koon Hean (b. 1957), award-winning urban planner and architect.Minnette De Silva (1918–1998), first Sri Lankan female architect.Aruna Govindan Kotteyil Set up the first ethical practice in 1993.Xiu Zelan (b. 1925), Taiwan's first female architectThailand
Patama Roonrakwit, practising architect, focus on under-privileged housingMualla Eyüboğlu (1919–2009)Zeynep Fadillioglu (1955), redesigned Istanbul's Şakirin Mosque to wide international acclaimLily Isabel Maude Addison (1885–1968), early female architect in QueenslandRuth Alsop (1879–1976), first woman qualified as an architect in the state of VictoriaBrit Andresen, Norwegian born, first woman in Australia to be awarded the RAIA Gold MedalWinsome Hall Andrew (1905–1997)Eva Buhrich (1915–1976), architect, editor and writer who migrated from GermanyKaren Burns (b. 1962), architectural historian, theorist, activist and educatorStroma Buttrose (b. 1929), first female Planning Assistant in South AustraliaJustine Clark, New Zealand-born architectural editor, writer, speaker and researcherKerry Clare, architect and joint recipient of the Australian Institute of Architects Gold MedalLouise Cox (b. 1939), architect, Officer of the Order of Australia for services to architectureEleanor Cullis-Hill (1913–2001), Sydney architectSuzanne Dance, Melbourne-based architectMaggie Edmond (born 1946), principal at Melbourne-based Edmond and CorriganHarriet Edquist (born 1940s), architectural historian, educator and writerZahava Elenberg (b. 1973), co-director of Elenberg FraserCassandra Fahey (b. circa 1972), architect and interior designerElizabeth Farrelly architecture critic, author and columnistMargaret Feilman (b. 1921), Perth architect and town plannerMargaret Findlay (b. 1916), first female in Tasmania to qualify as an associate of the Royal Australian Institute of ArchitectsAbbie Galvin Principal of BVN ArchitectureJill Garner Principal of Garner Davis, Associate Government Architect, Office of the Victorian Government ArchitectEli Giannini, architect; director of McGauran Giannini Soon; Life Fellow of the Australian Institute of ArchitectsEileen Good (1893–1986), Australia's first female architecture academicElizabeth Grant (b. 1963), architectural anthropologist, research in indigenous architectureKristin Green, director of KGA ArchitectureMarion Mahony Griffin, one of the first registered female architects in the worldLaura Harding (b. 1975), practitioner and criticEllison Harvie (1902–1984), first Australian woman to graduate with a Diploma of Architectural Design; first female Fellow of the Royal Victorian Institute of Architects; first woman elected to an Australian Architectural Institute council; first Australian woman to become a partner in a large firmBeatrice Hutton (1893–1990), first female architect accepted into an Institute of Architects in AustraliaShelley Indyk, architectMary Ann Jackson (born 1960), architect, planner and access consultant from MelbourneSandra Kaji-O'Grady, professor and head of architecture at the University of QueenslandLouise St John Kennedy (born 1950), practices in Claremont, Western AustraliaHelen Lochhead, architect and urban designerRuth Lucas, works with her husband Bill Lucas, known for the Glass House in CastlecragNellie McCredie (1903–1968), an Australian architect and potterKirsteen Mackay, South Australian Government ArchitectKooi-Ying Mah, architect, designer, and principal of Kooi-Ying ArchitectsGill Matthewson, academic, researcher and architectAlison Mears, dean of the School of Design Strategies at Parsons The New School for DesignMargaret Pitt Morison (1900–1985), early female architect in Western AustraliaElina Mottram (1903–1996), British-born, Queensland's first and longest practicing female architectPhyllis Murphy (b 1924), architect known for the 1956 Olympic Pool in Mlebourne (with John Murphy) along with conservation projects.Rachel Neeson, architect and urban designer, principal of Neeson Murcutt ArchitectsAndrea Nield (born 1951), founded Emergency Architects AustraliaRachel Nolan, a founding director of Kennedy Nolan, a Melbourne-based practiceEllice Nosworthy (1897–1972), early female architect in New South WalesAlexis Ord, architect, activist and Melbourne's first female Lord MayorShelley Penn architect, urbanist and advocateChristine Phillips, academic, architect, advocateSusan Phillips, award-winning second-generation architect based in AdelaideCaroline Pidcock, advocate of sustainable development, based in SydneyElizabeth Pilcher (b 1920), B. Arch from University of Sydney in 1945Kelly Rattigan, founder and managing director of Formworks ArchitectureDimity Reed (b. 1942), first female president of RAIA (Victoria); founding member of the Association of Women in ArchitecturePenelope Seidler (born 1938), director of Sydney-based Harry Seidler and associatesLouise St John Kennedy, West Australian architect, recipient of the 1984 Robin Boyd AwardMary Turner Shaw (1906–1990), pioneering female architectNaomi Stead (b 1975), architectural academic, critic and writerMuriel Stott (1889–1985), probably the first woman with her own architectural firm in AustraliaFlorence Mary Taylor (1879–1969), born in England but emigrated as a child; Australia's first qualified female architectJennifer Taylor (b. 1935), architect, professor, critic and authorCynthia Teague MBE (1906–2007), pioneering Australian architect and public servant.Kerstin Thompson (b. 1965), Melbourne-based architect; professor of design at Victoria University of Wellington, New ZealandBeverley Ussher (1868–1908)Yvonne von Hartel, co-founder of the urban planning firm PeckvonhartelSuzannah Waldron, a founding director of the Melbourne-based architectural practice Searle x WaldronCindy Walters (born 1963), active in London at Walters & CohenEmma Young, director of PhooeyNew Zealand
Kate Beath (1882–1979), probably the first female architect in New ZealandGill Matthewson (fl from 1984), architect, educator, writerValentina Pistoli (born 1928), first Albanian female architectMaria Auböck (born 1951), architect, educator, specializing in landscape architectureElla Briggs (1880–1977), early Austrian female architect and interior decoratorMargarete Schütte-Lihotzky (1897–2000), first Austrian female architectLilia Skala (1896–1994), graduated in and practiced architecture before becoming an actressLaura P. Spinadel (born 1958), principal at BUSarchitektur & BOA büro für offensive aleatorikSilja Tillner (born 1960), principal at Architekten Tillner & WillingerLiane Zimbler (1892–1987), possibly the first European woman to graduate in architecture, in Austria; practiced in the United States from 1938 to age 90Lyubow Demeetriyevna Oosava (1921), state architect who helped restore the City of Minsk after WWIIChristine Conix (b. 1955)Simone Guilissen (1916–1996), an early female practitioner, she built residential villas and a large sports centreDita Roque-Gourary (1915–2010)Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dijana Alić (born 1950s), architect and academic living in AustraliaVesna Bugarski (1930–1992), first female architect in Bosnia-HerzegovinaSelma Harrington (b. 1955), interior design, president of the Architects' Council of EuropeVictoria Angelova (1902–1947), first female architect of Bulgaria.Milka Bliznakov (1927–2010), founder of the International Archive of Women in ArchitectureDina Stancheva (born 1925), 1985 recipient of the Gold Badge of the Bulgarian Union of ArchitectsRajka Vali (1926–2011), also pop singerEva Jiřičná (b. 1939), moved from Czechoslovakia to London in 1968Milada Petříková-Pavlíková (1895–1985), first female architect in CzechoslovakiaPia Bech Mathiesen (born 1962), designer, executive, head of the Universe science amusement partEllen Braae (born 1965), landscape architect, educatorKaren Clemmensen (1917–2001), functionalist educational institutionsInger Exner (b. 1926), partnership with her husband Johannes, churches and restorationMette Kynne Frandsen, CEO of Henning Larsen ArchitectsRagna Grubb (1903–1961), one of the first to have her own businessGunver Hansen (born 1943), architect specializing in lighting designMalene Hauxner (b. 1942), Modernist landscape architectureAnna Maria Indrio (b. 1943), architect with C. F. MøllerKristine Jensen (born 1956), landscape architectHelle Juul (born 1954), urban planningBodil Kjær (b. 1932), interior design and office furnitureHanne Kjærholm (1930–2009), own firm, professor at Danish AcademySigne Kongebro (born 1972), partner at Henning Larsen Architects with responsibility for sustainabilityEva Koppel (1916–2006), Brutalist style public buildingsDorte Mandrup-Poulsen (b. 1961), own practice in CopenhagenMette Lange (graduated 1990), mobile schools for nomad children in GoaElna Møller (1913–1994), principal editor of Danmarks KirkerLise Roel (b. 1928), based in Halmstad, SwedenLene Tranberg (b. 1956), since 2000: high-profile buildings in CopenhagenSusanne Ussing (1940–1998), experimental approaches with new materialsLone Wiggers (b. 1963), partner at C. F. Møller ArchitectsYoko Alender (b. 1979), architect, civil servant and politicianDora Gordine (1895–1991), Estonian-born sculptor, architect, active in England, remembered for Dorich HouseKatrin Koov (b. 1973), large public projects since 2000Marika Lõoke (b. 1951), office buildingsMargit Mutso (b. 1966), apartment buildingsErika Nõva (1905–1987), Estonia's first female architectMaarja Nummert (b. 1944), schoolsValve Pormeister (1922–2002), highly influential in Soviet eraMai Šein (b. 1946), housing and university addition, has own businessHilda Taba (1902–1967), took up work in New York, USA because Tartu University would not employ a woman.Meeli Truu (1946–2013), active in TallinnVeronika Valk (b. 1976), various large buildings, also lectures widelySiiri Vallner (b. 1972), installations and various building projectsFinland
Aino Aalto (1894–1949), first wife of Alvar Aalto using the Functionalist style, later turning to interiorsElissa Aalto (1922–1994), second wife of Alvar Aalto, with whom she designed the opera house in EssenElsa Arokallio (1892–1982), after her husband died, ran her own businessElsi Borg (1893–1958), after graduating in 1919, designed a hospital and a churchHilda Hongell (1867–1952), possibly the first woman in Finland to run her own practiceSigne Hornborg (1862–1916), possibly the first qualified female architect in the worldEva Kuhlefelt–Ekelund (1892–1984)Kristiina Lassus (born 1966), designerWivi Lönn (1872–1966), several notable buildings; first woman to be granted title of professor by Finnish AssociationMartta Martikainen-Ypyä (1904–1992), designed many public buildings alone or with husband Ragnar YpyäRaili Pietilä (b. 1926), closely cooperated with husband Raili PietiläKaija Siren (1920–2001), worked with her husband Heikki SirenKatherine Briçonnet (ca. 1494–1526), supervised the construction of Château de ChenonceauIwona Buczkowska (b. 1953), award-winning architect and urban plannerAnne Debarre (b. 1957), academic and researcherOdile Decq (b. 1955), award-winning architectAnne Démians (born mid-1960s), established her own firm in Paris in 2004Françoise Fromonot (born 1958), architectural criticCatherine Furet (born 1954), specializes in social housingRenée Gailhoustet (b. 1929), social housing in Paris suburbsManuelle Gautrand (b. 1961), versatile modern architect working in many areasDominique Gauzin-Müller (b. 1960), architect and architectural criticÉdith Girard (b. 1949), practicing architect in the area of social housingPascale Guédot (b. 1960), awarded the Prix de l'Équerre d'ArgentSolange d'Herbez de la TourFrançoise-Hélène Jourda (b. 26 November 1955), educator and proponent of sustainable architectureMarine Miroux (b. 1977), French architect working in BerlinCharlotte Perriand (1903–1999), visionary designer and architect who inspired Le CorbusierMarion Tournon-Branly (b. 1924)Corinne Vezzoni (b. 1964), awarded the Prix Femmes ArchitectesKarola Bloch (1905–1994), emigrated to Vienna, Paris, Prague and New York before returning to GermanyElisabeth Böhm (b. 1921), wife of the better known Gottfried BöhmEva Buhrich (1915–1976), architectural commentator in AustraliaBrigitte D'Ortschy (1921–1990), architect, journalist, Zen masterKristin Feireiss (born 1942), architect, curator, writer, active in the NetherlandsCharlotte Frank (b. 1959), partner with Axel Schultes, BerlinDörte Gatermann (b. 1956), Triangle Tower in CologneAnna Heringer (b. 1977), award-winning proponent of sustainable architectureLucy Hillebrand (1906–1997), latterly educational buildingsMargrit Kennedy (b. 1939), specializing in ecological building techniquesAnna Klingmann (b. 1965), theorist of brandism, the connection of branding and architectureSigrid Kressmann-Zschach (1929–1990), first shopping mall in GermanyLilly Reich (1885–1947), German modernist designer, interior architectThekla Schild (1890–1991), Germany's second female architectural graduateBarbara Schock-Werner (b. 1947), Cologne cathedralAnnabelle Selldorf (b. early 1960s), founded her own agency in New YorkLotte Stam-Beese (1903–1988), helped with the post-war reconstruction of RotterdamGerdy Troost (1904–2003), Nazi architecture projectsEmilie Winkelmann (1875–1951), Germany's first independent female architectAlexandra Paschalidou-Moreti (1912–2010), designed pavilions for international exhibitionsEva Vecsei (b. 1930), see CanadaIceland
Högna Sigurðardóttir (b. 1929), first woman to design a building in IcelandIreland
Angela Brady (b. circa 1957), elected president of the UK's RIBA in 2011Yvonne Farrell (b. 1951), co-founder of award-winning Grafton Architects in DublinEileen Gray (1878–1976), lived and worked primarily in FranceSelma Harrington (b. 1955), see Bosnia and HerzegovinaCaroline O'Donnell (b. circa 1974), winner of PS1 MoMA's Young Architects Program (New York) 2013Sheila O'Donnell (b. 1953), co-founder of O’Donnell + Tuomey Architects; designed several award-winning buildings around DublinPaola Antonelli (b. 1963), senior curator of the department of architecture & design at The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York CityLuisa Anversa Ferretti (b. 1926), architect, interior designer, also academicMaria Laura Arlotti (b. 1955), founding partner of ABDR architectsGae Aulenti (b. 1927), architect, interior designer and industrial designerLina Bo Bardi (1914–1992), moved to Brazil after the war and became a naturalized Brazilian citizenCini Boeri (b. 1924), architect, interior designer and industrial designerPlautilla Bricci (1616–1690), architect and painter in and near RomeAnna Castelli Ferrieri, architect and industrial designerAlessandra Cianchetta (born 1971), founding partner of AWP Paris, large-scale urban redevelopmentUga De Plaisant, (1917–2004), architect, partner of Giuseppe PeruginiSilvana De Stefano, architect and sculptorDoriana Mandrelli Fuksas, founding partner of Fuksas Studio in RomeStefania Filo Speziale (1905–1988), first women to graduate from an architecture program in NaplesMaria Giuseppina Grasso Cannizzo, own studio in Vittoria, SicilyGiulia Guarino (1897–1985), see UruguayFranca Helg, (1920–1989), architect and designerAnna Maria Indrio (b. 1943), see DenmarkElena Luzzatto (1900–1983), first women to graduate from an architecture program in ItalyRosaria Piomelli (b. 1937), architect and academicGuendalina Salimei (b. 1962), own studio in Rome, also academicTeresa Sapey (b. 1962), own studio in Madrid, also academicAfra Scarpa (b. 1937), of Afra and Tobia ScarpaBenedetta Tagliabue (b. 1963), based in Barcelona, SpainLaura Thermes (b. 1943), own studio in Rome with Franco Purini, also academicPatricia Viel (b. 1962), founding partner of Antonio Citterio and PartnersPaola Viganò (b. 1961), architect and urban planner, own studio in MilanLauretta Vinciarelli (1943–2011), artist, architect, educatorTatiana Fabeck (b. 1970), large-scale university developmentArlette Schneiders (b. late 1950s), first woman in Luxembourg to have her own firmSvetlana Kana Radević, (1937-2000), first Montenegrin female architectNetherlands
Fleur Agema (born 1976), politician, former spatial designerCaroline Bos (b. 1959), co-founder of UNStudio, an award-winning architecture firm in AmsterdamLuzia Hartsuyker-Curjel (1926–2011), German-born Dutch architect remembered for her innovative housing designsFrancine Houben (b. 1955), founding partner of Mecanoo; visiting professor at Harvard UniversitySusanne Komossa (born 1956), associate professor at Delft University of TechnologyBarbara Kuit (born 1998), co-founder of Information Based ArchitectureJudith Ledeboer (1901–1990), see United KingdomHan Schröder (1918–1992), after establishing her own firm in Amsterdam, emigrated to the United States where she taught interior designMargaret Staal-Kropholler (1891–1966), first woman architect in the NetherlandsNathalie de Vries (b. 1965), co-founder of MVRDVTonny Zwollo (b. 1942), built 35 schools in Oaxaca, Mexico and the largest open air market in South America, in EcuadorKari Nissen Brodtkorb (born 1942), architect and educator, Houens fonds diplom for Stranden housing complex in OsloLilla Hansen (1872–1962), Norway's first female architectKristin Jarmund (born 1954), runs her own business, Kristin Jarmund ArkitekterHjørdis Grøntoft Raknerud (1878–1918), early Norwegian female architectKirsten Sand (1895–1996), first woman to graduate in architecture from the Norwegian Institute of TechnologyWenche Selmer (1920–1998), specialized in timber residential projects in the south of NorwayKirsten Sinding-Larsen (1898–1978), designed Sunnaas HospitalMaria José Marques da Silva (1914–1996), first female architecture graduate from Porto's School of Fine ArtsPoland
Barbara Bielecka (b. 1931), designed the Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lichen, Poland's largest churchKarola Bloch (1905–1994), worked in Austria, the United States and GermanyBarbara Brukalska (1899–1980), Functionalist architect, educatorAdrienne Górska (1899–1969), Russian-born Polish architect working in ParisBarbara Matynia-Łyżwińska (1922–2010), architect, educator, specializing in railway infrastructureMaria Cotescu, (1896–1980), one of the first women architects of Romania. Built the National railway industrial complex.Henrieta Delavrancea, (1897–1987) one of the first female architects admitted to the Superior School of Architecture in BucharestVirginia Andreescu Haret, (1894–1962), first female graduate in architecture and first female Romanian Architectural Inspector GeneralAnca Petrescu (b. 1949), architect and politicianNina Alexandrovna Aleshin (1924-2012) designer on 20 stations of the Moscow Metro and head of the Metro design department from 1981-1991Galina Balashova (born 1931), architect and designer associated with the Soviet space programAdrienna Gorska (1899–1969), born in Moscow of Polish extraction, early female graduate in Paris (1924) where she worked in the art deco styleTamara Katsenelenbogen (1894–1976), constructivist architect and urban plannerDita Roque-Gourary, see BelgiumRachel Bernstein Wischnitzer (1885–1989), born in the Russian Empire but moved to the USA in 1940Ksenija Bulatović (b. 1967), various educational and commercial buildings, also academicJelisaveta Načić (1878–1955), first female architect in SerbiaOlja Ivanjicki (1931–2009), versatile artist in sculpture, poetry, design, architecture and writingMarjetica Potrč (b. 1953), installations, researchLaura Alvarez (Madrid, 1977) architect working in AmsterdamRoser Amadó (b. 1944), architect working in BarcelonaMargarita Brender Rubira (1919–2002), Romanian-born architect active in BarcelonaMaría Francisca Lage de la Fuente (born 1954), specializing in urbanismMatilde Ucelay Maortúa (1912–2008), first woman licensed in architecture in SpainBeatriz Ramo (born 1979), Spanish architect working in the Dutch city of RotterdamCarme Pinós (b. 1954)Benedetta Tagliabue, see ItalyPatricia Urquiola (b. 1961), working in Milan, Italy since 1990Anna Branzell (1895–1983), Norwegian-born Swedish architect, first woman to graduate in architecture in SwedenLéonie Geisendorf (born 1914), Polish-born Swedish architect working in StockholmMia Hägg (b. 1970), her firm Habiter Autrement is based in ParisMargit Hall (1901-1937), first woman in Sweden to graduate in architecture as an ordinary studentAgnes Magnell (1878–1966), first woman accepted to the architecture program at the Royal Institute of Technology; was not allowed to graduate since she was accepted on exception; designed the water tower in Sala in 1903Greta Magnusson-Grossman (1906–1999), furniture designer and architectPernilla Ohrstedt (born 1980), London-based Swedish architectBrita Snellman (1901–1978), first woman to graduate in architecture at the Royal Institute of Technology (in 1924)Inga Varg (born 1952), working on urban planning, interior design and architectureIngeborg Wærn Bugge (1899–1991), early Swedish graduate, residential buildings, schools, renovationSwitzerland
Angela Deuber (b. 1975), architect, educatorLux Guyer (1894–1955), architect behind the SAFFA women's fair in BernInès Lamunière (born 1954), architect, educator, editorGret Loewensberg (b. 1943), works in domestic architectureFlora Steiger-Crawford (1899–1991), first Swiss woman to graduate in architectureLeman Tomsu (1913–1988), one of the first Turkish women to qualify as an architect in 1934Norah Aiton (1903–1988), early modernist architectJill Allibone (1932–1998), architectural historian, founder of the Mausolea and Monuments TrustJulia Barfield (born 1952), co-founder of Marks Barfield Architects with David Marks; known for designing the London EyeTeresa Borsuk, winner of Architects' Journal Woman Architect of the Year 2015Elizabeth Cadbury-Brown (1922–2002), American-born architect working in London with her husband H. T. Cadbury-BrownIsobel Hogg Kerr Beattie (1900–1970), perhaps the first female architect in regular practice in ScotlandElisabeth Benjamin (1908–1999), first generation of British female architectsCorinne Bennett (1935–2010), conservation and cathedral architectEthel Charles (1871–1962), first woman to be admitted to RIBAElizabeth Chesterton (1915–2002), architect and town plannerCatherine Cooke (1942–2004), academic and writer on Russian architectureSylvia Crowe (1901–1997), landscape architectJane Drew (1911–1996), architect, town planner, proponent of modernismJane Duncan (b. 1953), RIBA President-elect (2014)Kathryn Findlay (b. 1954), worked in Japan 1979 to 1999, before returning to the UKZaha Hadid, see IraqSimone de Gale (b. 1982), founding member of Simone de Gale ArchitectsSusannah Hagan (born 1951), educator, Royal College of Art School of ArchitectureEdith Gillian Harrison (1898-1974), one of the first four women students to graduate from the Architectural Association School of Architecture.Patty Hopkins (b. 1942), Royal Gold Medal winnerEdith Hughes (1888–1971), probably Britain's first female practicing architectLouisa Hutton (b. 1957), co-founder of Sauerbruch HuttonEva Jiřičná, see Czech RepublicJudith Ledeboer (1901–1990), designed schools, universities and public housingGertrude Leverkus (1899–1976), German-born architectAmanda Levete (b. 1955), co-founder of Future Systems, head of AL ASarah Losh (1785–1853), architect of St. Mary's Wreay, Cumbria 1840-42Kate Macintosh (born 1937), designed public housing in LondonKirsteen Mackay, in 2015 appointed South Australian Government ArchitectMary Medd (1907–2005), public buildings including schoolsMarian Peplar (1904–1997), architect, rug designerMonica Pidgeon (1913–2009), interior designer, Honorary Fellow of the RIBA, AIA and Architectural AssociationRuth Reed, first female president of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 2009-2011Diana Rowntree (1915–2008), architectural writerWinifred Ryle (born 1897), early female student at the Architectural Association School of ArchitectureFlora Samuel, head of the School of Architecture at Sheffield University since 2009Deborah Saunt, co-founder of DSHDA in LondonElisabeth Scott (1898–1972), first woman architect to win an international architecture competitionAlison Smithson (1928–1993), practitioner of brutalist architectureRosemary Stjernstedt (1912–1998), designed public housing in LondonSarah Susanka (b. 1957), best known for her Not So Big booksMary Townley (1753–1839), of Ramsgate; pupil of Joshua Reynolds; designer of Townley HouseJane Wernick (born 1954), architect, educator, associated with the London EyeSarah Wigglesworth founder of Sarah Wigglesworth Architects; multi-RIBA Award winner; Professor of Architecture at Sheffield UniversityLady Elizabeth Wilbraham (1632–1705), probably the first known female architectGeorgie Wolton (b. 1937), founding member of Team 4Esther Ayuso (1958), first female architect of Belize. Specializes in hospital design. was born in VenezuelaSue Courtenay (born mid-1970s), first female president of the Federation of Caribbean Association of ArchitectsAlexandra Biriukova (1895–1967), first woman to register with the Ontario Association of Architects.Evelyn Blankstein (1913-2001), B. Arch. University of Manitoba; worked for Hobbs GlassShirley Blumberg (b. 1952), partner of KPMB ArchitectsGiovanna Borasi (born 1971), Italian-born Canadian architect, curator of the Canadian Centre for ArchitectureAlison Brooks (b. 1962), moved to the UK in 1989; Stirling Prize winner 2008Pamela Cluff (b. 1931), accessibility designTeresa Coady (b. 1956), sustainability and energy-saving designLise-Anne Couture (b. 1959), see United States of AmericaMarie-Chantal Croft (b. ca 1970), Quebec architectBlanche Lemco van Ginkel (b. 1923), Modernist architectLennox Grafton (b. 1920), design and project architect for the Government of CanadaEsther Hill (1895–1983), first female architect to graduate in Canada, from Toronto University in 1920Jean Hall (1896–1982) B. Arch. University of Toronto 1923, first Canadian trained female architect to design a building in CanadaLily Inglis (b. 1926), Italian-born Canadian architectPatricia Kettner (b. 1927), B. Arch. University of Manitoba 1948Phyllis Lambert (b. 1927), architect and philanthropistMartha Stewart Leitch (fl. 2006), Toronto architect, Fellow of the RAIC Elizabeth Lord, B. Arch. University of Manitoba, 1939; first woman to register with the Manitoba Association of ArchitectsAlice Malhiot (1889–1968), first Canadian woman to receive a diploma in architectureJanet Leys Shaw Mactavish (1925–1972), university buildingsMarianne McKenna (born 1950), founding partner of KPMB ArchitectsPatricia Patkau architect and founder of Patkau Architects.Mother Joseph Pariseau (1823–1902), religious sister who designed buildings in the state of WashingtonHelga Plumb (b. 1939), Austrian-born architect and design criticBrigitte Shim (b. 1958), born in Jamaica, founding partner of Shim-Sutcliffe Architects. She is a tenured professor at the University of Toronto's John H. Daniels Faculty of Architecture.Alice Ross (1890-1963), first female architect (graduated in the US in 1910)Eva Vecsei (b. 1930), Hungarian-born architect active in MontrealCatherine Mary Wisnicki (b. 1919)Margot Taule (1920–2008), first registered professional engineer and architect in the Dominican RepublicNadine Isaacs, (1942–2004) first female head of the Jamaican Institute of Architects and Caribbean School of ArchitectureVerma Panton, (1936–2015) first female architect of Jamaica and of the Anglo-CaribbeanTatiana Bilbao (born 1972), best known for the Botanical Garden of Sinaloa in CulicánClara de Buen Richkarday (born 1954), metro stations in Mexico CityFernanda Canales (born 1974), architect, designer, curatorMaría Luisa Dehesa Gómez Farías (born 1912), first female architecture graduate in Mexico and Latin AmericaLaura Itzel Castillo (born 1957), architect, politicianRuth Rivera Marin, (1927-1969), first female graduate of College of Engineering and Architecture at the National Polytechnic InstituteSara Topelson de Grinberg (b. 1945), educational, commercial, and cultural buildings; professorTeresa Táboas (born 1961), architect, professor and Galician politician.Beatriz del Cueto (b. 1952 in Havana), conservation, academicThis list of United States women architects includes notable women architects with a strong connection to the United States, i.e. born in the USA, located in the USA, or known primarily for their work in the USA.
Constance Abernathy (1931–1994), architectural collaborator with Buckminster FullerRuth Maxon Adams (1883–1970), designer for Yelping Hill, ConnecticutDiana Agrest (b. 1945), architect and urban designer in New York CityNellie B. Allen (1874–1961), landscape architect known for her knot gardensMary Almy (1883–1976), one of three women who founded Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc. in BostonPaola Antonelli (b. 1963), see ItalyKathryn H. Anthony, architect, educator, writerAlice Constance Austin (1868–ca. 1930), designed houses to reduce domestic labor so as to promote gender equalityVioleta Autumn (1930-2012) Peruvian-born, Sausalito, California architect and city councilwomanElizabeth Ayer (1897–1987), pioneering woman architect in SeattleDiana Balmori, landscape and urban designerCarol Ross Barney (b. 1949), founder of Ross Barney Architects, 1981Nora Barney (1883–1971), civil engineer, architect and suffragistKatherine Bashford (1885–1953), landscape architect active in Southern CaliforniaKaren Bausman (b. 1958), has taught at both Harvard and YaleAnn Beha (b. 1950), Boston architectLaura Bennett (b. 1963), architect and fashion designerDeborah Berke (born 1954), founder of Deborah Berke & Partners Architects in New York CityBarbara Bestor, active in Los AngelesRebecca L. Binder, architect, designer, and educator, who was named a Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsLouise Blanchard Bethune (1856–1948), first American woman known to have worked as a professional architectPhyllis Birkby (1932–1994), practicing architect, educator and proponent of women's role in architectureNorma Bonniwell (1877–1961), worked with her father in North CarolinaIndia Boyer (1907–1998), first female architect in OhioLouise Braverman, New York based architect who is a Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsLilian Bridgman (1866–1948), active in California after World War ICornelia Brierly (1913–2012), worked with Frank Lloyd WrightSara Bronin, architect and historic preservationistAngela Brooks co-founder of Brooks-Scarpa in Los AngelesElizabeth Carter Brooks (1867–1951), African American architect, educator and activist.Daphne Elizabeth Brown (1948–2011), highly acclaimed Alaskan architectDebra M. Brown (b. 1963), judge, worked as an architect in Washington D.C.Denise Scott Brown (b. 1931), see ZambiaLori Brown, co-founder of ArchiteXX, educatorEmma Brunson (1887–1980), opened her own firm in MinnesotaKatharine Budd (1860–1951), pioneering woman architect admitted to the AIA in 1924 after practicing for 30 yearsCory Buckner, restoration architect in Los AngelesPamela Burton, landscape architectEmily Helen Butterfield (1884–1958), Michigan's first licensed female architectElizabeth Cadbury-Brown (1922–2002), American-born architect who practice in New York and LondonAlma Carlisle (b. 1927), African American architect who helped preserve historic structures in Los AngelesAlberta Jeannette Cassell (1926-2007), African American architect who worked for the U.S. Navy.Judith Chafee (1932–1988), architect, educator, residential buildings in ArizonaJosephine Wright Chapman (1867–1943), active in Boston, MassachusettsAnnie Chu Chinese American architect and educator in Los AngelesJane West Clauss (1907–2003), architect and educatorElizabeth Close (1912–2011), pioneering female architect in MinneapolisMarian Cruger Coffin (1876–1957), pioneering landscape architectElisabeth Coit (1897–1987), own firm in New York CityDoris Cole (b. 1938), co-founder of Cole and Goyette, Architects and Planners in Cambridge, MassachusettsMelissa Minnich Coleman (1917–2014), active in Pennsylvania, specialized in school buildingsMary Colter (1869–1958), chief architect of the Fred Harvey CompanyDana Hudkins Crawford (b. 1931), architectural conservation developer and preservationist for Downtown Denver, Colorado.Dana Cuff architecture theorist and educator and founder of CityLabMary Lund Davis (1922–1998), modernist architect from the Pacific NorthwestNatalie Griffin de Blois (1921–2013), partner for many years in the architectural firm of Skidmore, Owings and MerrillPeggy Deamer (born 1950), architect, educator, principal at Deamer, ArchitectsEdna Deakin (1871–1946), considered one of the earliest American women architectsKatherine Diamond (born 1954), first woman to be president of the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of ArchitectsElizabeth Diller, co-founder of Diller Scofidio + Renfro in 1979Julia Lester Dillon (1871–1959) Georgia landscape architect and columnistHenrietta Dozier (1872–1947), first female architect in GeorgiaWinka Dubbeldam (born 1966), Dutch-born American architect active in New York CityEna Dubnoff Southern California architectKeller Easterling (b. 1959), architect, urbanist and writerJudith Edelman (1923–2014), co-founder of Edelman Sultan Knox Wood/ArchitectsJulie Eizenberg FAIA, co-founded firm Koning Eizenberg in Santa Monica, California in 1981Merrill Elam, active in Atlanda, Georgia, co-founded her own firm in 1984Anne Fairfax (b. 1954), first female architect to receive Arthur Ross AwardBeatrix Farrand (1872–1959), landscape architectJessica FarrarRoberta M. Feldman, educator, University of Illinois, ChicagoKatherine Cutler Ficken (1911–1968), first licensed female architect in Maryland (1936)Elizabeth Hirsh Fleisher (1892–1975), first registered female architect in PhiladelphiaJean B. Fletcher (1915–1965), founding member of the Architects' CollaborativeHelen Liu Fong (1927–2005), Chinese-American architect and interior designer who practiced in Los Angeles, CaliforniaAnne Fougeron (b. 1954), active in CaliforniaHelen French (b. 1900), latterly based in San FranciscoMargaret Fritsch (1899–1993), first female architect in OregonEthel Furman (1899–1993), earliest African-American female architect in VirginiaJeanne Gang (b. 1964), award-winning leader of Studio Gang ArchitectsMary Gannon (b. 1867), co-founder of Gannon and HandsCarolyn Geise (b. 1935), Seattle-based architectElsa Gidoni (1901–1978), German-born architect and interior designerMadeline Gins (1941–2014), collaborated with Shusaku Arakawa on the Mechanism of MeaningJoan E. Goody (1935–2009), modern architecture in BostonRose Greely (1887–1969), first licensed female architect in Washington D.C.Beverly Loraine Greene (1915–1957) first registered African-American female architect in the USMarion Mahony Griffin (1871–1961), one of the first licensed female architects in the worldLeola Hall (1881–1930), first female architect in Berkeley, CaliforniaFrances Halsband (b. 1943), AIA design committeeAlice Hands, co-founder of Gannon and HandsSarah P. Harkness (b. 1914), president of the Boston Society of ArchitectsGeorgia Louise Harris Brown (1918–1999), second African American woman to become a licensed architect in the United StatesJane Hastings (b. 1928), in Seattle; first female chancellor of the AIA College of FellowsSophia Hayden (1868-1953) Chilean-born American architect, first woman architecture graduate from MIT, best known for designing the Woman's Building at the World's Columbian ExpositionMargo Hebald-Heymann, 1960s graduate, contributed to Terminal One, Los Angeles AirportMargaret Helfand (1947–2007), own firm in New York CityEdith Henderson (1911-2005), landscape architectFrances Henley (d. 1955), early female architect in Rhode IslandMargaret Hicks (1858–1883)E. E. Holman (aka Emily Elizabeth Holman) (fl. 1892-1915), early female architect in PennsylvaniaVictorine du Pont Homsey, founding partner in the firm of Victorine & Samuel HomseyMary Rockwell Hook (1877–1978), denied admission to AIA due to her genderLois Howe (1864–1964), founder of the all female firm in Boston, Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc.Elinor Mead Howells (1837–1910), artist, architect, aristocratAda Louise Huxtable (1921–2013), architecture criticJoyce Hwang, American architect and urban plannerElizabeth Wright Ingraham (1922–2013), architect and granddaughter of Frank Lloyd WrightHarriet Irwin (1828–1897), early female architect from North CarolinaMary Rutherfurd Jay (1872–1953), early landscape architectAlice E. Johnson (1862–1936), early architect from OhioMichelle Kaufmann, green architect and designerAnna Keichline (1889–1943), first registered female architect in PennsylvaniaFay Kellogg (1871–1918), "the foremost woman architect in the United States" in the early 20th centurySheila Kennedy, Professor of Architecture at MIT, winner of International Building Exhibition awardFlorence Knoll (b. 1917), architect and furniture designerRosalyn Koo (born 1929), Chinese-born American, manager at MBT Associates, San Francisco, also a philanthropistGertrude Kuh (1893–1977), landscape architect active in the Chicago areaCara Lee, co-founded a firm in Los Angeles in 2003Andrea Leers, founded the Boston-based firm Leers Weinzapfel AssociatesBrenda Levin, based in Los Angeles, advocate of historic preservationMaya Lin (b. 1959), designer of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.Ivenue Love-Stanley, first African-American woman licensed architect in the SoutheastFlorence Luscomb (1887–1985)Marion Manley (1893–1984), based in Florida, collaborated on the University of Miami campusElisabeth Martini (1886–1894), active in ChicagoSusan Maxman (1938–1997), first woman president of the American Institute of Architects (1992)Ida McCain (born 1884, date of death unknown), early female architect active on the West CoastMarcia Mead (1879–1967), partner in the early female firm Schenck & Mead in New York CityElise Mercur (1869–1947), early female architect in PennsylvaniaAmaza Lee Meredith (1895–1984), early African American architect, known for Azurest South.Harriet Moody (1891–1966)Julia Morgan (1872–1957), first woman to obtain an architecture degree at the École des Beaux-ArtsToshiko Mori (b. 1951), Japanese architect based in New York CityGertrude Comfort Morrow (ca. 1888–1983), opened her own office in San Francisco, contributed to the Golden Gate BridgeEdla Muir (1906–1971), designed residences in Southern CaliforniaLouise Caldwell Murdock (1857–1915), interior designer and architect active in Wichita, KansasSarah Nettleton (b. 1950), architect, landscape designer, active in MinneapolisEdith Northman (b. 1893), one of Southern California's first women architectsEleanor Manning O'Connor (1884–1973), partner in the female firm Howe, Manning & Almy, Inc. in BostonKathleen O'Donnell, Architect and founding Partner of Studio Gang/O'Donnell [Now Studio/Gang]Carole J. Olshavsky, own firm in 1975, state architect for OhioKate Orff, landscape architect, founder of SCAPEMary L. Page (1849–1921), first American woman to graduate in architecture in the United StatesCary Millholland Parker (1902–2001), landscape architect, worked with Rose Greely and Gertrude SawyerElizabeth Pattee (b. 1893)Juliet Peddle (1899–1979), first women architect licensed in IndianaMaria Pellot (b. 1971), Puerto-Rican American architect and urban plannerNelle Peters (1884–1974), prolific architect in Kansas CityCarolyn Peterson, Texas preservation architect and Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsEleanore Pettersen (1916–2003), one of the first female architects in New JerseyAlberta Pfeiffer (1899–1994), one of the first female architects in IllinoisMarjorie Pierce (1900–1999), architect who practiced in MassachusettsElizabeth Plater-Zyberk (b. 1950), co-founder of Miami's Duany Plater Zyberk & Company; academicLinda Pollari, active in Los AngelesMonica Ponce de Leon, (b. 1965), National Design Award Winner; practicing architect; founder of MPdL StudioEthel B. Power (1881–1969), writer on architecture and magazine editorAmy Porter Rapp (1908–2002), active in Portland, OregonEleanor Raymond (1888–1989), prominent architect in Boston and Cambridge, MassachusettsFlorence Kenyon Hayden Rector (1882–1973), first licensed female architect in OhioHilde Reiss (fl 1930s–1960s), German-born architect, active in MinneapolisLilian Jeannette Rice (1889–1938), worked in California in the Spanish colonial styleElizabeth Chu Richter, originally from Hong Kong but made her career in Texas. 2015 President of the American Institute of Architects and has designed notable buildings in the Corpus Christi area.Theodate Pope Riddle (1867–1946), first female licensed architect in both New York and ConnecticutJane Silverstein Ries (1909–2005), Colorado landscape architectLutah Maria Riggs (1896–1984), early female architect, active in Southern California, especially Santa BarbaraIsabel Roberts (b. 1874), member of the architectural design team in the Oak Park Studio of Frank Lloyd WrightAnnie Rockfellow (1866–1954), prolific architect in Tucson, ArizonaRocio Romero (b. 1971), Chilean-American architectKarla Rothstein (born 1966), German American architect, educator, active in New York CitySigrid Lorenzen Rupp (1943–2004), German-born architect in Silicon ValleyMarie Russak (1865–1945), singer, esotericist, also designed houses in Krotona, CaliforniaIda Annah Ryan (1873–1950), pioneering woman architectPatricia Saldaña Natke (born 1964), founding partner of UrbanWorks, ChicagoChristine Salmon (1916–1985), mainly residential, focus on housing for the disabledVerna Cook Salomonsky (1890–1950), mainly residential architectureAdèle Naudé Santos, based in San Francisco, focus on low-income housingGertrude Sawyer (1895–1996), early female architect in Maryland and Washington D.C.Cathy Simon, San Francisco Bay Area architectNorma Sklarek (1926-2012), first black female licensed architect in the USChloethiel Woodard Smith (1910–1992), architect and urban planner in Washington, D.C.Laurinda Hope Spear (b. 1950), co-founder of ArquitectonicaMargaret Fulton Spencer (1882–1966), second woman to become a member of the American Institute of ArchitectsLenore Thomas StrausSharon E. Sutton (b. 1941), African American architect and architectural educator and Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsPatricia Swan (1924–2012), active in Calgary, Alberta, and Denver, ColoradoHilda Taba (1902–1967), architect, theorist, and educatorMarilyn Jordan Taylor (b. 1949), partner of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill, founder of Transport and Airport Design Division *Jane Thompson, principal of Thompson Design GroupMartha Cassell Thompson (1925-1968) African-American architect and chief restoration architect for the National CathedralMartha Thorne (born 1953), educator, curator, writer, executive director of the Pritzker PrizeBillie Tsien, partner Tod Williams Billie Tsien ArchitectsAnne Tyng (1920–2011), close collaborator of Louis KahnMargaret Van Pelt Vilas (1905–1995), opened a practice in New Haven, Connecticut in 1958Shirley Jane Vernon (1930-2011), architect and architectural educator in Pennsylvania, was a Fellow of the American Institute of ArchitectsLauretta Vinciarelli (1943–2011), artist, architect, and architectural educatorRoberta Washington, founded one of the few architecture firms led by an African-AmericanHazel Wood Waterman (1865–1948), worked in Arts and Crafts style in Southern CaliforniaNelva Weber (1908–1990), landscape architect in New York CityJane Weinzapfel, co-founder of the Boston-based firm Leers Weinzapfel AssociatesCandace Wheeler (1827–1923), interior designerSarah Whiting, academic and authorBertha Yerex Whitman (1892–1984), first female architecture graduate from the University of Michigan, active in IllinoisLeila Ross Wilburn (1885–1967), one of the first female architects in GeorgiaEmily Williams (1869–1942), pioneering female architect in San Jose and San FranciscoBeverly Willis (b. 1928), influential in design development, active mainly in San FranciscoAlda Heaton Wilson (1873–1960), architect and civil engineer from IowaZelma Wilson (1918–1996), active mainly in CaliforniaMarjorie Wintermute (1919–2007), active in OregonCatherine Bauer Wurster (1905–1964), architect and urban social activistGeorgina Pope Yeatman (1902–1982), active in PhiladelphiaFlorence Yoch, (1890–1972), landscape architect active in CaliforniaMeejin Yoon, (b. 1972), Korean-American architect and designer, co-founder of Höweler+YoonHelen Binkerd Young (1877–1959), early New York architect and architectural educatorAstra Zarina (1929–2008), architect and academicZoka Zola, Croatian-born American architect, active in Chicago since 1990es:Carmen Córdova (1929-2011), architectDiana Agrest (b. 1945), co-founded Agrest and Gandelsonas Architects in New York, USASara Gramática (born 1942), co-founded GGMPU Arquitectos in Córdoba, ArgentinaCristina Álvarez Rodríguez (born 1967), various administrative positionsMartha Levisman, (born 1933), architect and archivistZaida Muxí (born 1964), architect, city plannerFilandia Elisa Pizzul (born 1902, date of death unknown), first female architecture graduate in ArgentinaGraciela Silvestri (born 1954), architect, educator, researcherSusana Torre (b. 1944), feminist with academic and practical experience, strong supporter of women's role in architectureItala Fulvia Villa, (1913-1991), Buenos Aires urban plannerMarina Waisman (1920–1997), Premio América laureate in 1987Lina Bo Bardi (1914–1992), Italian-born Brazilian modernist architectGeorgia Louise Harris Brown (1918–1999), an African American who spent most of her career in BrazilLota de Macedo Soares (1910–1967), self-taught architect and landscape architect emeritus, created the Parque do Flamengo, RJ.Sonia Tschorne Berestesky (b. 1954), architect and Chilean government ministerGlenda Kapstein Lomboy (1939–2008), worked in Spain before returning to Chile in 1980Rocio Romero, (b. 1971), Chilean born prefabrication, kit home designerLuz Amorocho (b. 1922) first woman to graduate with a degree in architecture in Colombia; Director of Planning at the National University of Colombia from 1966-1988Giulia Guarino (1897-1985), Italian-born architect, first woman architect in South America 