Marjorie Wintermute

Marjorie Wintermute (1919–2007) was an American architect in Oregon. She was educated at the University of Oregon as an interior designer, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1941. Following her graduation, she worked at the Bonneville Power Administration and then for Standard Oil in San Francisco as a drafter, after which she returned to Oregon to work for Pietro Belluschi's office in Portland.[1] She received her architect's license in 1945.[2]

Career

Wintermute left Belluschi's office upon her marriage in 1947, and continued to work on residential projects from her home while raising her two children. In 1970 she became a principal at Architects Northwest. Over the next 15 years she held a variety of positions including architect-in-residence for the Washington County Education Service District, architect-in-residence for the Department of Defense Schools in Asia, and coordinator for the Oregon Arts Commission.[2]

Awards

Marjorie Wintermute received several awards in her lifetime for her contribution to education and the profession, including the Gold Medal from the Heart Association, a Gulick Award, a Portland Historic Landmarks Commission Award, and the Oregon Governor's Award for the Arts.[2] She was named a Fellow of the American Institute of Architects.[3]

Books
  • Students, Structures and Space (1978)
  • Blueprints – A Built Environmental Education Program (1983)
  • Architecture as a Basic Curriculum Builder (1991)[2]

References
  1. Clausen, Meredith L. (1994). Pietro Belluschi: Modern American Architect. MIT Press. p. 114. ISBN 0-262-03220-1.
  2. "MWintermute". AFO. Architecture Foundation of Oregon. Retrieved 9 March 2015.
  3. "MatriArchs- Pioneering Woman Architects of Oregon". Architecture Foundation of Oregon. May 13, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2017.
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