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Elisabeth Whitworth Scott (20 September 1898 – 19 June 1972) was a British architect who designed the Shakespeare Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon, England. This was the first important public building in Britain to be designed by a female architect. [1] [2]
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.
Wivi Lönn (1872–1966), several notable buildings; first woman to be granted title of professor by Finnish Association; Martta Martikainen-Ypyä (1904–1992), designed many public buildings alone or with husband Ragnar Ypyä; Raili Pietilä (1926–1993), closely cooperated with husband Raili Pietilä
The castle overlooks the River Dee. In the castle complex are the remaining parts of the medieval castle together with the neoclassical buildings designed by Thomas Harrison which were built between 1788 and 1813. Parts of the neoclassical buildings are used today as Crown Courts and as a military museum. Chester Roman Amphitheatre: Amphitheatre
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).
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.
Mary Townley née Gosling (1753–1839) was an English architect who designed several buildings in Ramsgate in the late 18th century, making her one of England's earliest female architects. Her most notable building was Townley House. [1]
Queen Anne Style architecture flourished in England from about 1660 to about 1720, even though the Queen's reign covered only the period 1702–1714. Buildings in the Queen Anne style are strongly influenced by Dutch domestic architecture: typically, they are simple rectilinear designs in red brick, with an undemonstrative charm.