Natalie de Blois
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: April 02, 1921
Date of Death: July 13, 2013
Birth City: Patterson
Birth State/Province: New Jersey
Birth Country: United States
Resident City: Austin
Resident State/Province: Texas
Resident Country: United States
Notes: Died in Chicago, IL. http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/caohp/deblois.html
Archive/Repository: The University of Texas at Austin. Alexander Architectural Archive
Sources: http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utaaa/00047/00047.html
Specialties
No specialties on record
Jobs
Employer: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill (SOM)
Title: Draftsman/participating associate
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
End Date: January 01, 1961
Notes: 1961 Moved to the Chicago office and left in 1974
Employer: Neuhaus & Taylor (3-D International)
Title: Senior Project Designer
City: Houston
State: Texas
Country: United States
Employer: University of Texas
Title: Adjunct professor
City: Austin
State: Texas
Country: United States
Start Date: 1980
End Date: 1993
Notes: Taught Advanced Architectural Design, Visual Communication, and Technical Communication.
Employer: Ketchum, Gina, and Sharpe
Notes: Hired by Morris Ketchum, known for his modern designs.
Collaborators
Name: Jack G. Dunbar
Project: elevated lobby of The Union Carbide Building
Organization: Union Carbide chemical company
City: New York
State: New York
Country: United States
Url: http://www.greatgridlock.net/NYC/nyc3.html
Apprenticeships
No apprenticeships on record
Awards
Name: Fulbright fellowship
Description: to study at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts
Name: Edward J. Romieniec Award
Description: recognizing an outstanding architectural educator
Notes: by the Texas Society of Architects
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: Terrace Plaza Hotel
City: Cincinnati
Country: delete
Notes: served as basic design coordinator
Title: Connecticut General Life Insurance Company Building
City: Bloomfield
Country: delete
Title: Pepsi-Cola Building
City: New York
Country: delete
Notes: on Park Avenue
Title: Emhart Manufacturing Company Building
Country: delete
Education
Institution: Columbia School of Architecture
Department: Architecture
Start Date: June 01, 1940
Institution: Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio
Start Date: 1939
End Date: 1940
Notes: Transfered to Columbia after one year.
Licensing
No licenses on record
Professional Affiliations
Organization: American Institute of Architects Task Force on Women
Role: Member
Organization: American Institute of Architects
Role: Fellow
End Date: January 01, 1974
Notes: elected Fellow in 1974
Organization: Chicago Women in Architecture
Role: Founding Member
Publications By
No publications by on record
Publications About
Title: Natalie de Blois: Women in American Architecture: A Historic and Contemporary Perspective
Author: Judith Paine
Notes: 1977
Title: Natalie De Blois Oral History
Author: Interviewer: Betty J. Blum
Publication: Chicago Architects Oral History Project
Publisher: The Art Institute of Chicago
City: Chicago
State: Illinois
Country: United States
Date Published: March 01, 2001
Url: http://www.artic.edu/aic/libraries/research/specialcollections/oralhistories/deblois.html