Architects - Women

• Clara Database of Women Artists

http://clara.nmwa.org

Compiled by the National Museum of Women in the Arts Library and Research Center in Washington, DC. Contains biographical data on some 18,000 women visual artists [including architects, designers, and craftswomen] of all time periods and nationalities. The amount information varies; usually includes date of birth/death, nationality and medium(s) in which they worked.


• FemBio

http://www.fembio.org/english/biography.php/woman/notable-women

A well-structured, easy-to-use German-based database. It currently [2010] contains records on over 7,600 women working in all fields, countries and periods. Search in Occupation box for terms such as artist, designer, architect. Some of the entries are very comprehensive. See, for example, Ray Eames. Text is in English and German. Translates well into English using the Google translation service.

• International Archive of Women in Architecture. Biographical Database

http://lumiere.lib.vt.edu/iawa_db/

The aim of the database is to document women’s involvement in architecture and landscape architecture. Professionals working in related areas including interior design, industrial design and urban planning are also included. The IAWA was established in 1985 and is a joint project of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech).