Louise Harris Brown
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: June 12, 1918
Date of Death: September 21, 1999
Birth City: Topeka
Birth State/Province: Kansas
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: Sao Paul
Resident Country: Brazil
Notes: Believed to be the second licensed African American female architect
Archive/Repository: Sarah Brown, Silver Springs, Maryland
Sources: relatives ; Rossell, E.G. Daves. "African American Architects: a Biographical Dictionary, 1865-1945." CRM: the Journal of Heritage Stewardship 2 (2005).
Specialties
No specialties on record
Jobs
Employer: Kenneth Roderick O'Neal Architect
Title: Drafter/designer
City: Chicago
Country: Brazil
Employer: Frank J. Kornacker & Associates
Title: In-house architect in engineering office
City: Chicago
Country: Brazil
Notes: Coordination of architecture and engineering drawings for Promontory and Lake Shore Apartments by Mies van der Rohe
Employer: Louise H. Brown Architect
Title: Principal
City: Sao Paulo
Country: Brazil
Notes: Residental and commercial projects
Employer: Charles Bosworth Architect
Title: Project manager
City: Sao Paulo
Country: Brazil
Notes: Projects included Ford Motors & Pfizer
Collaborators
No collaborators on record
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: Installations for the Fourth City Centennial
Description: Self-employed (Escandia Ltda.)
City: Sao Paulo
Country: Brazil
Title: Pfizer Corp. of Brazil
Description: Laboratories, manufacturing plant and offices, Employed by Hadeager Bosworth of Brazil, S.A.
City: Guarulhos
Country: Brazil
Title: Kodak Brasileira
Description: Camera production plant, Employed by Racz Construction
City: Sao Paulo
Country: Brazil
Title: Matarazzo Residence
Description: Large residence designed while self-employed (Louise H. Brown Architect)
City: Sao Paulo
Country: Brazil
Education
Institution: Washburn University
Start Date: September 30, 1936
End Date: September 30, 1937
Notes: Mother's alma mater
Institution: Armour Institute of Technology in Chicago (now Illinois Institute of Technology)
Department: Architectural
Notes: Took a design course taught by Mies van der Rohe
Institution: University of Kansas in Lawrence
Department: School of Engineering and Architecture
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Architetcure
End Date: September 30, 1944
Institution: Illinois Institute of Technology
Department: Civil Engineering
Degree: Structural Engineering, reinforced concrete design
Licensing
License: Licensed Architect #1003417
Organization: Department of Professional Regulations-State of Illinois
Date Awarded: July 19, 1949
Professional Affiliations
Organization: Alpha Alpha Gamma
Role: Member
Publications By
No publications by on record
Publications About
Title: Only Woman at Engineering Firm
Author: Unknown
Publication: Ebony
Title: Mother of Two Set to Do Business as an Architect
Author: Unknown
Publication: Topeka State Journal
Date Published: September 18, 1949
Title: Brazilian Santas Swelter Bravely in Summer Sun
Author: Unknown
Publication: Topekan State Journal
Date Published: December 17, 1958
Title: African American Women in Architecture: A History
Author: Vinson E. McKenzie
Publication: NOMA Notes