List of women architects


The following is a list of women architects by nationality – notable women who are well known for their work in the field of architecture.

Africa

Egypt

Ghana

  • Mae-Ling Lokko, associate professor and architectural scientist who focuses on renewable materials.

Guinea

  • Fatoumata Barry is known as Guinea's first woman architect, and is a former President of the Order of Architects of Guinea.

Kenya

Niger

Nigeria

Senegal

South Africa

Uganda

[|Zambia]

Asia

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bangladesh

China

India

Indonesia

  • Elora Hardy, Canadian-Indonesian architect who uses bamboo

Iran

[|Iraq]

Israel

Japan

Jordan

Korea

  • Sun-Young Rieh, practicing architect and professor at the University of Seoul

Lebanon

Mongolia

Nepal

Pakistan

Palestine

Qatar

Saudi Arabia

  • Nadia Bakhurji, interior architect, holds several administrative positions

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Taiwan

Thailand

Turkey

Australasia

Australia

New Zealand

Europe

Albania

Austria

Belarus

[|Belgium]

[|Bosnia and Herzegovina]

Bulgaria

Croatia

[|Czech Republic]

[|Denmark]

Estonia

Finland

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

[|Italy]

Luxembourg

Malta

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

Serbia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

  • Leman Tomsu, one of the first Turkish women to qualify as an architect in 1934

United Kingdom

North America

Belize

  • Esther Ayuso, first female architect of Belize, born in Venezuela; specializes in hospital design
  • Sue Courtenay, first female president of the Federation of Caribbean Association of Architects

Canada

Cuba

Dominican Republic

  • Margot Taule, first registered professional engineer and architect in the Dominican Republic

Jamaica

  • Nadine Isaacs, first female head of the Jamaican Institute of Architects and Caribbean School of Architecture
  • Verma Panton, first female architect of Jamaica and of the Anglo-Caribbean

Mexico

Puerto Rico

United States

This list of United States women architects includes notable women architects with a strong connection to the United States, i.e. born in the US, located in the US, or known primarily for their work in the USA.

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

N

O

P

R

S

T

V

W

Y

Z

  • Astra Zarina, architect and academic
  • Zoka Zola, Croatian-born American architect, active in Chicago since 1990

South America

Argentina

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Paraguay

  • Gloria Cabral, titular partner of the firm Gabinete Arquitectura

Uruguay

  • Charna Furman, urban planning architect noted for designing urban spaces for women and marginalized groups
  • Giulia Guarino, Italian-born architect, first woman architect in South America