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A set of townhouses she designed in 1820 became the Regency Hotel and later included a language school. The building has recently been fully restored. An account written by her relative and tutor, the artist Sir Joshua Reynolds, praises Mary Townley's flair for architectural design, making her unique among women of her day. [1] [2]
Martin, Brenda; Sparke, Penny: Women's Places: Architecture and Design 1860–1960. Routledge, 2003. ISBN 978-0415284493; Matrix, Making Space: Women and the Man Made Environment. London: Pluto Press, 1984. [ISBN missing] Matrix, A Job Designing Buildings: For Women Interested in Architecture and Buildings.
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This list includes all occupiable structures over 50-metre (160 ft) tall, including spires, that were designed by women in the roles of primary architect or design coordinator. Note that many of these buildings are designed by larger teams that include the female architects listed.
Sophia 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 Exposition; Margo Hebald-Heymann, 1960s graduate, contributed to Terminal One, Los Angeles International Airport; Margaret Helfand (1947–2007), own firm in New York City
Elsie Owusu OBE RA RIBA FRSA is a Ghana-born British architect, a founding member and the first chair of the Society of Black Architects. [2] [3] [4] She is also known to have co-led the refurbishment of the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom in 2009 [2] and worked on Green Park tube station. [3]
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The earliest are Neolithic buildings and these are followed by those of ancient, medieval and modern times, all exemplifying the architecture of the United Kingdom. Below is a list of important buildings and structures from the beginning until Georgian times (18th and early 19th centuries).