Beverly Willis
Beverly Willis | |
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| Born | February 17, 1928 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S. |
| Died | October 1, 2023 (aged 95) Branford, Connecticut, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Hawaiʻi |
| Occupation | Architect |
| Buildings | Manhattan Village Academy: New York, New York San Francisco Ballet Building: San Francisco, California Union Street Shops: San Francisco, California Yerba Buena Gardens: San Francisco, California Aliamanu Valley Community: Honolulu, Hawaii |
| Projects | Computerized Approach to Residential Land Analysis: CARLA |
Beverly Willis FAIA (February 17, 1928 – October 1, 2023) was an American architect who played a major role in the development of many architectural concepts and practices that influenced the design of American cities and architecture. Willis' achievements in the development of new technologies in architecture, urban planning, public policy and her leadership activities on behalf of architects are well known. Her best-known built-work is the San Francisco Ballet Building in San Francisco, California. She was a co-founder of the National Building Museum, in Washington, D.C., and founder of the Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation, a non-profit organization working to change the culture for women in the building industry through research and education.