Chloethiel Woodard Smith
General Information
Occupation: Architect, Designer
Date of Birth: January 01, 1910
Date of Death: December 30, 1992
Birth City: Peoria
Birth State/Province: Illinois
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: Washington
Resident State/Province: District of Columbia
Resident Country: United States
Notes: Smith was offended all of her life by the term "woman architect." She felt it demeaned her work and ability as an architect.
Archive/Repository: Library of Congress
Sources: Torre, Susana, ed. Women in American Architecture: a Historic and Contemporary Perspective. New York: Watson-Guptill Publications, 1977.
Specialties
Subject: Office Buildings
Subject: Large-scale residential projects
Jobs
Employer: Chloethiel Woodard Smith Associates
Title: Founder
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Employer: Satterlee and Smith Architects
Title: Founding partner
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Employer: Architectural Firm of Berla and Aber
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Employer: Keyes, Smith, Satterlee, and Lethbridge, Architects
Title: Founding partner
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Description: Fellow
Name: Distinguished Alumni Award
Description: Distinguished Alumni Awards recognize Washington University alumni for their outstanding achievements, contributions in area of public service, exceptional service to Washington University, or any combination of the three.
Notes: by Washington University
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: The Washington Square Building
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Title: The Blake Building
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Title: Harbour Square Apartment Towers
Description: one of the first mixes of one and two story apartments in a single building.
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Title: Capital Park
Description: One of the earliest and biggest residential complexes to be built as part of the southwest Urban Renewal area
City: Washington
State: District of Columbia
Country: United States
Education
Institution: University of Oregon
Degree: Bachelor of Architecture
End Date: January 01, 1932
Institution: Washington University
Degree: Master's degree in architecture and urban planning
End Date: January 01, 1933
Notes: in St. Louis Missouri
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
Organization: National Building Museum
Role: Founding trustee
Organization: American Institute of Architects
Role: Fellow
Notes: She was the sixth woman so honored
Publications By
Title: New town : philosophy and reality.
Co-author: John C. Morley, Robert E. Simon Jr., William J. Conklin, W.E. Finley, Thomas McDade, and Paul V. Lemkau
Publication: Building Research
Volume: 3
Issue: 1
Page: 9-34
Notes: January-February 1966
Publications About
Title: Recent South American building
Author: .
Publication: Architects' yearbook
Volume: 3
Page: 87-98
Notes: 1949
Title: Chloethiel Woodard Smith
Author: .
Publication: Progressive Architecture
Volume: 74
Issue: 3
Page: 21
Notes: March 1993
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