Lutah Maria Riggs FAIA
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: October 31, 1896
Date of Death: March 08, 1984
Resident City: Santa Barbara
Resident State/Province: California
Resident Country: United States
Notes: https://digital.lib.washington.edu/architect/architects/752/
Archive/Repository: IAWA Online Inventory at: http://spec.lib.vt.edu/iawa/inventories/Riggs.html
Sources: http://www.arvha.asso.fr/archi_fem/arvha_french/info_arvha/document_info/us-archi.html
Specialties
Subject: Andalusian influences and interpretations in buildings and landscapes
Description: documentation of works at University of California at Santa Barbara
Jobs
Employer: George Washington Smith Architect
Title: Draftsperson and lead designer
City: Santa Barbara
State: California
Country: United States
Start Date: January 01, 1921
End Date: January 01, 1980
Notes: http://www.arlisna.org/news/conferences/1999/proceedings/green.htm
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Fellow of the AIA
Description: First woman in California
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: Lockwood Cabin
City: Lake Arrowhead
State: California
Country: United States
Title: Vedanta Temple
City: Santa Barbara
State: California
Country: United States
Title: expansion to the El Paseo historic complex
City: Santa Barbara
State: California
Country: United States
Education
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Department: Architecture
Degree: BA
End Date: January 01, 1919
Notes: http://www.arvha.asso.fr/archi_fem/arvha_french/info_arvha/document_info/us-archi.html
Institution: University of California, Berkeley
Department: Graduate Studies
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
Organization: American Institute of Architects (AIA), Santa Barbara
Role: member/fellow
Start Date: January 01, 1936
Notes: Member 1936, Fellow 1960
Organization: California State Board of Architectural Examiners
Role: Member
Organization: California State Board of Architectural Examiners
Role: Commissioner
Publications By
Title: Picturing Tradition, Lutah Maria Riggs Encountes Mexican Arcchitecture
Co-author: Essay by Kurt G. f. Helfrich
Publication: First Edition, in printed wrappers
Publisher: CA University Art Museum, UC at Santa Barbara
City: Santa Barbara
State: California
Country: United States
Date Published: January 01, 2005
Url: http://www.jamespepperbooks.com/?page=shop/flypage&product_id=758742&CLSN_1227=12181227301227cc3b16d40dfe36eeb4
Publications About
Title: Lutah Maria Riggs: A Woman in Architecture, 1921-1980
Author: Gebhard, David
Publication: PaperbackI
Issue: ISBN 0884963527
Publisher: Capra Press
Country: United Kingdom
Date Published: December 01, 1992
Url: http://www.amazon.com/Lutah-Maria-Riggs-Architecture-1921-1980/dp/0884963527
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