Sarah P. Harkness
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Sarah Pillsbury Harkness (born July 8, 1914) is an American
architect. She was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts
.
She attended the Smith College
Graduate School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in 1940. She was a founder, in 1945, and now Principal Emeritus of the Architects' Collaborative
(TAC). She was President of the Boston Society of Architects, a chapter of the AIA, in 1985. She is the author of Sustainable Design for Two Maine Islands, The Architects Collaborative Encyclopedia of Architecture, and co-edited The Architects Collaborative Inc., 1945-1965 with Walter Gropius
. Her papers are stored at the International Archive of Women in Architecture
.
She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts
, at Six Moon Hill
, a community dwelling designed by TAC. Harkness received a D.F.A. from Bates College
in 1974.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
architect. She was born in Swampscott, Massachusetts
Massachusetts
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. It is bordered by Rhode Island and Connecticut to the south, New York to the west, and Vermont and New Hampshire to the north; at its east lies the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2010...
.
She attended the Smith College
Smith College
Smith College is a private, independent women's liberal arts college located in Northampton, Massachusetts. It is the largest member of the Seven Sisters...
Graduate School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture in 1940. She was a founder, in 1945, and now Principal Emeritus of the Architects' Collaborative
The Architects' Collaborative
The Architects' Collaborative was an American architectural firm formed by Walter Gropius and seven younger architects in 1945 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The other partners were Norman C. Fletcher , Jean B. Fletcher , John C. Harkness , Sarah P. Harkness , Robert S...
(TAC). She was President of the Boston Society of Architects, a chapter of the AIA, in 1985. She is the author of Sustainable Design for Two Maine Islands, The Architects Collaborative Encyclopedia of Architecture, and co-edited The Architects Collaborative Inc., 1945-1965 with Walter Gropius
Walter Gropius
Walter Adolph Georg Gropius was a German architect and founder of the Bauhaus School who, along with Ludwig Mies van der Rohe and Le Corbusier, is widely regarded as one of the pioneering masters of modern architecture....
. Her papers are stored at the International Archive of Women in Architecture
International Archive of Women in Architecture
The International Archive of Women in Architecture was established in 1985 as a joint program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries at Virginia Tech....
.
She lives in Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington, Massachusetts
Lexington is a town in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 31,399 at the 2010 census. This town is famous for being the site of the first shot of the American Revolution, in the Battle of Lexington on April 19, 1775.- History :...
, at Six Moon Hill
Six Moon Hill
Six Moon Hill is a residential community dwelling that was designed by The Architects' Collaborative and is located in Lexington, Massachusetts....
, a community dwelling designed by TAC. Harkness received a D.F.A. from Bates College
Bates College
Bates College is a highly selective, private liberal arts college located in Lewiston, Maine, in the United States. and was most recently ranked 21st in the nation in the 2011 US News Best Liberal Arts Colleges rankings. The college was founded in 1855 by abolitionists...
in 1974.