Judith Chafee
| Judith Chafee | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
1932 Chicago |
| Died | 1998 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater |
Bennington College Yale University |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Awards | Fellowship to the American Academy in Rome |
| Buildings | Ramada House |
Judith Davidson Chafee (1932–1998) was an American architect known for her work on residential buildings in Arizona and for being a professor of architecture at the University of Arizona. She was a recipient of the National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship to the American Academy in Rome during the middle of her career and was the first woman from Arizona to be named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.
Biography
Chafee was born in Chicago in 1932. Her mother, Christina Chafee, had studied archaeology and anthropology. Chafee's biological father died before she was born, but had maintained investments for his family. The family moved to Tucson, Arizona when Chafee was five years old, shortly after her mother remarried.[1]
Chafee was educated at many institutions. She attended a boarding school in Chicago in the late 1940s, earned a visual arts degree at Bennington College in 1954, and enrolled in Yale University as the only woman in her architecture course.[1]
Major works
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Chafee's architectural work is predominantly located in Arizona. The Ramada House in Tucson is a modern residential building listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[2] The structure has both private rooms and public areas, and features a large shade structure constructed of rounded lengths of wood and two-by-fours.[3]
References
- 1 2 Regan, Margaret (3 February 2000). "Master Builder". Tucson Weekly. Retrieved 15 October 2015.
- ↑ "National Register of Historic Places Listings". NPS.gov. National Register of Historic Places Listings. Retrieved 16 October 2015.
- ↑ Nequette, Anne M.; Jeffery, R. Brooks (2002). A guide to Tucson architecture. Tucson, Ariz.: University of Arizona Press. ISBN 0816520836.