Gertie Besosa-Silva
General Information
Occupation: Architect
Date of Birth: 1923
Date of Death: 1983
Birth City: Santurce
Birth State/Province: Puerto Rico
Birth Country: United States
Archive/Repository: Archive de Arquitectura y Construccion de la Universidad de Puerto Rico
Sources: "Panorama: Gertie Besosa-Silva" by Giovanna Riggio in 1999 ; http://www.periferia.org/3000/pgertie.html
Specialties
No specialties on record
Jobs
Employer: Henry Klumb
Title: Architect
City: San Juan
Notes: Authority of Homes of Puerto Rico
Employer: Division of Site Planning for Insular Authority of Homes
Title: Architect/leader
Employer: Department of the Interior of Puerto Rico
Title: Architect
Collaborators
Name: Rafael Carmoega
Project: Casino of Puerto Rico
City: San Juan
Apprenticeships
Awards
No awards on record
Exhibitions
No exhibitions on record
Notable Projects
Title: Design of new facilities of Casino of Puerto Rico
City: San Juan
End Date: 1944
Notes: First prize while at Cornell University (aid)
Title: Guerra-Mondrago'n Building
City: San Juan
Education
Institution: Cornell University
Department: Architecture
End Date: 1945
Notes: First Puerto Rican woman to earn this degree
Licensing
License: License
Organization: Government of Puerto Rico
Date Awarded: 1945
Professional Affiliations
Organization: "Evigol, honorary association of women architects at Cornell University"
Role: President
End Date: 1944
Organization: "Governing Body of the School of Architects, Engineers and Surveyors"
Role: First woman to belong to the governing body
End Date: 1945
Publications By
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Publications About
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