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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. Interview with Natalie de Blois by Detlef Mertins, June 17, 2004.","Natalie de Blois collection, Alexander Architectural Archives, University of Texas Libraries, The University of Texas at Austin."],"odd_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eThe guide to the Natalie de Blois 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 Natalie de Blois 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], Natalie de Blois Architectural Collection, Ms2007-017, 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], Natalie de Blois Architectural Collection, Ms2007-017, Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Va."],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eA preliminary inventory of the Natalie de Blois Architectural Collection was completed in November 2007.  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Her avocational activities include involvement in Democratic Party political campaigns on all levels of government and work with the Ecumenical Association for Housing in Marin County, California.","Watkin passed away on December 19, 2010, at the age of 97, in La Jolla, CA.","The guide to the Rebecca Wood Watkin Architectural Collection by Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech, is licensed under a CC0 (https://creativecommons.org/share-your-work/public-domain/cc0/).","Processing of the collection was completed by J. Harlow, Student Assistant, under the supervision of L. K. Smith, Manuscripts Curator, in 1995; and by Jessica Caruthers, Student Assistant, under the supervision of Catherine G. OBrion, Manuscripts Archivist, in October 2002. 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In 1971, she and two other members of U Atelier, Hiroyasu Higuchi and Koichi Otake, left to start their own design practice, Atelier Zo, originally a pun on THO (the first letters of the founding members' last names), \"Zo\" means \"elephant\" in Japanese. In the 1980s Atelier Zo evolved into Team Zoo, a cooperative of loosely connected studios, each with its own animal iconography.","Reiko Tomita has taught at Tokyo University, Waseda University, and served as a visiting lecturer at Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Pennsylvania University. 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She spent the majority of her life living and working in New York state, and passed away on May 28, 2020, in her New York City apartment.","Green studied at the University of Michigan (1958), Barnard College (1959-), and the Yale School of Architecture (1964-1969), graduating with her B. Arch. in 1967, and her M. Arch. in 1969 [1].","Post-graduation, Green worked with and learned from her mentor Donald Cromley, who studied under Louis Kahn. Green and Cromley collaborated on Green's first project: her parents', Freeda and Bernard Green's, home, called 'La Costa' [2].","Green was described as having perfectionist tendencies in her work, a creative mind, a careful, serious, and dignified demeanor, and a compassionate soul. Her classmate described her in her obituary as having \"a crisp sense of style, and an idiosyncratic personality which served her well in Architectural Studio courses.\"","Green ran her own practice in NYC for most of her career. She worked both for clients, as well as bought properties for design-build-bid projects. Green primarily designed residences in rural upstate New York that \"combined a modern aesthetic with traditional vernacular farmhouse elements\" [3], allowing her completed buildings to fit into their settings, and \"project a visual calm.\"","Green was notably philanthropic in her lifetime, donating to various New York-based and architectural organizations. 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She studied at the École des Beaux Arts in France from 1964–65 and graduated from the University of California, Berkeley (Bach. Architecture 1971 , M.A. Architecture 1972). She designed private residential structures and supervised large-scale architectural projects for government contracts. Bertrand managed an Architectural Branch and an Engineering Division for the U.S. Navy (1973-1991) and held the position of engineering supervisor in the Western Region (5) Office of the U.S. Forest Service (1991-1994). Bertrand served in a variety of leadership roles throughout her career, including chair of the Quality of Worklife Committee for the U.S. Navy Public Works Center, examiner for her local Board of Architectural Examiners, and rating panelist for the City and County of San Francisco. She was an active participant in the Society of American Military Engineers and helped found the Organization of Women Architects and Design Professionals. 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