She earned an undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Oregon in 1932 and a master's degree in architecture from Washington University in St. Louis in 1933. She was a professor of architecture at the University de San Andres in La Paz, Bolivia, from 1942 to 1944. In 1950 she and three colleagues formed Keyes, Smith, Satterlee, and Lethbridge, a significant modernist Washington DC firm. From 1963 to 1983, she practiced in her own firm, Cloethiel Woodard Smith & Associates. Her firm was a training ground for many architects. She was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1944 and was the sixth woman inducted into the American Institute of Architects.
She earned an undergraduate degree in architecture from the University of Oregon in 1932 and a master's degree in architecture from Washington University in St. Louis in 1933. She was a professor of architecture at the University de San Andres in La Paz, Bolivia, from 1942 to 1944. In 1950 she and three colleagues formed Keyes, Smith, Satterlee, and Lethbridge, a significant modernist Washington DC firm. From 1963 to 1983, she practiced in her own firm, Cloethiel Woodard Smith & Associates. Her firm was a training ground for many architects. She was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 1944 and was the sixth woman inducted into the American Institute of Architects.
Bio by: Loretta Castaldi
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