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","From 1968 to 1973 Rodeck worked as an architect for special research projects at the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, then from 1973 to 1980 as a coordinator for architectural research for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. She was a program manager of Radiological Emergency Preparedness Programs for the Federal Emergency Management Agency from 1980 to 1985 and designed guidelines to minimize or eliminate flood damage to buildings. She retired from federal government work in 1985.","Rodeck was a devout Catholic and in the 1960s established the Regina Institute of Sacred Art, an organization dedicated to aiding Catholic parishes in their design and decoration efforts.  The institute aimed to educate parishioners about the emotional impact of and psychological need for good design.    "],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Melita Rodeck Architectural Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (\u003ca href=\"https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\"\u003ehttps://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/\u003c/a\u003e).\u003c/p\u003e"],"odd_heading_ssm":["Rights Statement for Archival Description"],"odd_tesim":["The guide to the Melita Rodeck Architectural Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ )."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eResearchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder],  Melita Rodeck Architectural Collection, Ms1992-028, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va.\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["Researchers wishing to cite this collection should include the following information: [identification of item], [box], [folder],  Melita Rodeck Architectural Collection, Ms1992-028, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe processing, arrangement, and description of the Melita Rodeck Architectural Collection commenced and was completed in January 1998. 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Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. ","Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form:  http://bit.ly/scuareproduction . Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form:  http://bit.ly/scuapublication . 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","From 1971 to 1976 Piomelli taught at the City College of New York School of Architecture as Adjunct Associate Professor, and from 1974 to 1979 taught at the Pratt Institute, where she served as Chair of the Faculty from 1976 to 1979. In 1979 she returned to CCNY as a Distinguished Professor, and was appointed Dean of the CCNY School of Architecture in 1980, becoming the first woman to hold a deanship of any school of architecture in the United States. She served in this position until 1983. In 1984 she was Visiting Distinguished Professor at the University of California at Berkeley, and from 1985 to the present she has had the position of full Professor at CCNY.","Piomelli has spent much of her career promoting the work of women in architecture. In 1974, as director the Equal Opportunity Committee for the American Institute of Architects, she organized an exhibit of women architects' work. This exhibit generated a great amount of interest in the standing of women in the profession. She served as a member of the Board of Advisors for the International Archive of Women in Architecture from 1985 to 1995.","Piomelli earned her professional licensure when she became a registered architect of New York State in 1969. She became a member of the American Institute of Architects in 1970 and served on various AIA committees throughout the 1970s, including Commisioner of the Schools of Architecture Committee of the New York City chapter from 1977 to 1979, and Director of the New York City Executive Committee from 1977 to 1979.","Publications by Piomelli include \"Canary Wharf: London in the Third Millenium\" in the March 1991 issue of Zodiac and as translator (from English to Italian) for Jan Gehl's Vitta in Citta (1992). Publications about Piomelli include information about her work in Susana Torre's Women in American Architecture (1977) and Insegnare L'Architettura, by M. Vegeto (1994).","The guide to the M. Rosaria Piomelli Architectural Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 ( https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/ ).","The processing, arrangement, and description of the M. Rosaria Piomelli Architectural Collection commenced and was completed in October 1995. Additions to the collection were integrated in March 2011.","The collection consists of architectural drawings, correspondence, photographs, newspaper clippings, and files that chronicle the life and career of architect M. Rosaria Piomelli. The materials particularly focus on her architectural projects, mostly in the New York City area, and her tenure as head of the School of Architecture at the City College of New York from 1980 to 1983. Some of the literature and correspondence is in Italian.","Interview focuses on the problems women face in academia, and recounts times Piomelli had faced discrimination when she taught at CCNY.","Article about the AIA exhibit mounted by Piomelli at the AIA building in New York City.","Article about Piomelli being named the School of Architecture and Urban Studies first woman dean.","Article features Piomelli and the women in architecture exhibit she organized, \"Women in Architecture, An Exhibition of Work by Women.\"","Article about the building's development which Piomelli owned and renovated.","Correspondence relating to Artists Housing Coalition, Curriculum Vitae (c. 1978), artist's certification, Who's Who of American Women, AIA's exhibit on women in architecture, research proposals, tenure for Susana Torre, recommendation requests, curriculum vitae for various people, photocopies of articles, design reviews of several projects. Includes post cards and photographs. Many items in Italian.","Correspondence relating, but not limited, to faculty review, job notices, the Chancellor Distinguished Lectureship at the University of California at Berkeley, list of projects undertaken in private practice, the Deanship of School of Architecture, conference participation, consulting work for hotel design for JFK airport, requests for letters of recommendations, professional organizations, personal topics, Brooklyn Museum Master Plan Design Competition, grants, and photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles. Some photographs and post cards. Some correspondence in Italian.","Cassettes.  Description on front states: Rosaria Piomelli, Blanche van Ginkel, Professor Rodriguez; Fani Hansen; Professor Bliznakov.","Items related to the Seeley G. Mudd Learning Center [Library]. Includes numerous photographs of interior views, exterior views, and drawings. 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Some of the literature and correspondence is in Italian.","Interview focuses on the problems women face in academia, and recounts times Piomelli had faced discrimination when she taught at CCNY.","Article about the AIA exhibit mounted by Piomelli at the AIA building in New York City.","Article about Piomelli being named the School of Architecture and Urban Studies first woman dean.","Article features Piomelli and the women in architecture exhibit she organized, \"Women in Architecture, An Exhibition of Work by Women.\"","Article about the building's development which Piomelli owned and renovated.","Correspondence relating to Artists Housing Coalition, Curriculum Vitae (c. 1978), artist's certification, Who's Who of American Women, AIA's exhibit on women in architecture, research proposals, tenure for Susana Torre, recommendation requests, curriculum vitae for various people, photocopies of articles, design reviews of several projects. Includes post cards and photographs. Many items in Italian.","Correspondence relating, but not limited, to faculty review, job notices, the Chancellor Distinguished Lectureship at the University of California at Berkeley, list of projects undertaken in private practice, the Deanship of School of Architecture, conference participation, consulting work for hotel design for JFK airport, requests for letters of recommendations, professional organizations, personal topics, Brooklyn Museum Master Plan Design Competition, grants, and photocopies of newspaper and magazine articles. Some photographs and post cards. Some correspondence in Italian.","Cassettes.  Description on front states: Rosaria Piomelli, Blanche van Ginkel, Professor Rodriguez; Fani Hansen; Professor Bliznakov.","Items related to the Seeley G. Mudd Learning Center [Library]. Includes numerous photographs of interior views, exterior views, and drawings. This is work that Piomelli did in the office of Warner, Burns, Toan \u0026 Lunde, Architects, of New York City.","Building was converted to apartments. Materials present include building permit, newspaper article about school, photographs, and literature about building plans."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. \u003c/p\u003e\n","\u003cp\u003eReproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. 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Here she spent the majority of her professional career working closely with architect Gordon Bunshaft, earning notoriety within the architectural community as one of the top female architects in America.    ","Natalie de Blois is recognized for her work on a number of projects including, Lever House (NYC); Pepsi-Cola building (NYC); Union Carbide Corporation (NYC); Connecticut General Life Insurance (Hartford, CT); Lincoln Center (NYC); and the Hilton Hotel (Istanbul, Turkey).","After 30 years with SOM, she left to join the Houston firm of Neuhaus \u0026 Taylor as Senior Project Designer.  As  a working mother during the 1950's and 1960's de Blois was personally aware of the hardships and limitations faced by women in architecture, and in the 1970's she became active advocate for women in architecture joining the American Institute of Architects Task Force on Women, visiting architecture schools and talking to female students.","During the last thirteen years of her architecture career, de Blois taught at the University of Texas at Austin, retiring in 1993.  Natalie de Blois practiced architecture for fifty years.  de Blois died July 22, 2013.","Sources:","SOM Journal 4. 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She was instrumental in forming the Vancouver, WA chapeter of the AIA and served on the publications and women's committees of the New York chapter and the magazine committee of the South Carolina chapter. Treder was also involved in the Women's Equity Action League (WEAL) during the 1970s and held national and local offices.  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Contact Special Collections and University Archives for assistance in determining the use of these materials. Reproduction or digitization of materials for personal or research use can be requested using our reproduction/digitization form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuareproduction\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuareproduction\u003c/a\u003e. Reproduction or digitization of materials for publication or exhibit use can be requested using our publication/exhibition form: \u003ca href=\"http://bit.ly/scuapublication\"\u003ehttp://bit.ly/scuapublication\u003c/a\u003e. Please contact Special Collections and University Archives (specref@vt.edu or 540-231-6308) if you need assistance with forms or to submit a completed form.\u003c/p\u003e"],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["The copyright status of this collection is unknown. Copyright restrictions may apply. 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